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title: "Create a VMware Virtual Machine"
slug: "create-a-vmware-virtual-machine"
updated: 2023-04-18T15:01:33Z
published: 2023-04-18T15:01:33Z
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# Create a VMware Virtual Machine

1. On the ESXi vSphere application, click Create a new virtual machine.
2. On the*Create a new virtual machine*dialog, click **Next**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/image-1678113995690.png)
3. On*Select a name and guest OS* dialog: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/image-1678114024813.png)
  1. Enter **Name** for the Nodegrid Manager virtual machine.
  2. For **Guest OS family**, select **Linux**.
  3. For **Guest OS version**, select Other Linux (64-Bit).
  4. Click **Next**.
4. On *Select storage*dialog table, select the virtual machine’s data storage volume. Click **Next**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/image-1678114051390.png)
5. On the *Customize settings* dialog, enter these settings (these are minimum settings – adjust as needed). Then click **Next**.
  1. **CPU**: 2
  2. **Memory**: 4GB
  3. **Hard disk**: 32GB
  4. **SCSI Controller**: LSI Logic Parallel
  5. **Network adapters**: 2 of type E1000 ![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/image-1678114076183.png)
6. On the *Ready to complete* dialog, review the details. Click **Finish**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/image-1678114105667.png)

This completes the virtual machine configuration on the ESXi server.