01 Working with ESXi Create a Virtual Machine

01 Working with ESXi Create a Virtual Machine

Install ESXi on a VM

Set up the lab environment students have to configure the ESXi machine top of the ESXi

Currently, students have access to the TALOS network, and inside that students have to set up their Lab Environment. as shown in the figure.
01 will be the main Physical server. 
02 is the virtual servers that will create and configured to use in the lab environment.

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How to create a Virtual machine in TALOS

First, log in to the Talos network and select the Approved resources pool, or you can create your own resource pool (this is not a must)then it will help to manage the Virtual machines.

 Select New Virtual machine 

Then in the new window Select Create a new Virtual machine  

Click Next

Then Add a Virtual name Select the Approved Location to save the machine  

Click Next

Then Add a Virtual name Select the correct resources pool (If you have or create one )

Click Next

 

Select the Correct Storage to save the virtual the machine in this scenario NET701_SF_ds  is the storage

Click Next

Select the suitable ESXi version (Version can change higher or lower depending on the server ) here the Main server is 6.5 (TALOS) so select the 6.5 and later 

Click Next

 

In this Window select the Operating System. If the virtual machine is going to configure apart from Window or Linux then from the list select.

Guess OS Family  Other

Guess OS version VMware ESXi6.5 or later 

Note after selecting the VMware there will be a warning message  as below ignore it 

Click Next

Customize hardware in the virtual machine. Chane the configuration depending on your requirement  

Important: In the CPU Section Under Hardware Virtualization put the tick for 
Expose hardware assisted virtualization to the guest OS

This setting will help when installing the Vceneter in Future labs. 

If you need to add more components or New devices Click Add New Device 

Then from the list select the device that you want to add a Hard disk Network card etc..

Under the CD/DVD Drive Browse the ISO and select the OS that you're going to install 

Important Put the Tick to the Connect At Power on.

In VM Options (Next to the Viral Hardware Tab), under that tab select the Boot option and change it from EFI to BIOS (Ignore the error message) 

Click Next

The final step of creating the virtual machine is, it will show the summary of the machine that we are going to create

Click Finish to create the machine

After creating the machine you will be able to see the machine in your dashboard

To switch on the Machine click the Green color play button.

Critical Thinking 

This is the first Lab for VM and it all about creating the VM Machine According to the Lab guide we have to create a VM machine for continue in the Labs, we are Using NMIT TALSO network to complete our Labs as I mention beginning of this post its top of three layers .In the Lab guide it only Bare Metal installation and configuration but we are doing these lab top of three layers.

Most important thing is when you create the VM machine in the Hardware configuration section we must enable the Virtualization in CPU section it will help to continue in the Future Labs.