How to Cheat at Configuring VmWare ESX Server

Chapter 3. Creating Virtual Machines and Gold Images

Solutions in this chapter

• Creating a Virtual Machine

• Creating a Template

• Deploying VM’s from a Template

• Frequently Asked Questions

Creating Virtual Machine Templates

1. To create a Template right-click the virtual machine that will be used as a template and choose New Template from this Virtual Machine... (See Figure 3.1.)

   

   Figure 3.1. Creating a New Template

2. Enter the name for the template, give the template a description, and click Next. (See Figure 3.2.)

   Figure 3.2. Entering Description

3. Choose the second ...