Hello my dear readers. I hope you are doing well. Today I will tell you about that how to deploy VM on vCenter. VM” can stand for different things depending on the context, but in the realm of technology, it most commonly refers to “Virtual Machine.” A Virtual Machine is a software-based emulation of a physical computer. It runs an operating system and applications just like a physical machine but is hosted on a physical machine known as the host machine.
Here are two common types of virtual machines:
- Operating System-level virtualization (Containerization):
- Examples: Docker, Kubernetes.
- Involves encapsulating an application and its dependencies into a container that can run on a host operating system. Multiple containers share the same OS kernel but are isolated from each other.
- Hypervisor-based virtualization:
- Examples: VMware, VirtualBox, Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Involves running a hypervisor on the host machine, which allows multiple guest operating systems to run on the same physical hardware. Each virtual machine is independent, with its own operating system and applications.
Virtual machines are used for various purposes, including server virtualization, testing and development environments, and cloud computing. They provide flexibility, resource optimization, and easier management of IT infrastructure. In today’s blog, I will talk you about how to deploy a VM on VMware vCenter.
first off all,you need to navigate hosts and clusters’ page. In the left side, you need to right click on your datacenter. Then select New Virtual Machine’s label.
In the window that opens, we click on the “create a virtual machine” option in the “select a creation type” step and move on to the next step.
In the next step, we determine a name and in which folder we will create it.
In the next step, choose which cluster it belongs to. We can select “Virtual-SAN-cluster”.
In the next step, In the next step, determine the storage settings to be used for the disks of our Virtual machine.
In the next step, pass this step with default.
In the next step, select the family of the operating system you want to install and the version of your operating system.
In the next step, determine the CPU, Memory, Network, Storage settings of the virtual machine. At the same time, you need to mount the iso of the operating system we want to install on our server.
In the this screen, select an ISO in storage
Last step, Review the settings and complete the process by clicking “Finish” or a similar button.
These steps contain the basic steps for creating a virtual machine in the vSphere Client interface. Note that depending on the vSphere version and your configuration, some steps may vary. Therefore, it is always a good practice to check user manuals and VMware documentation.