VMware VirtualCenter 1.4.x Support DocumentationDocumentation | Knowledge Base | Discussion Forums Creating New Virtual MachinesThis chapter describes how to create virtual machines through the New Virtual Machine Wizard. This wizard walks you through the steps required to define a virtual machine. This chapter includes information on setting parameters based on the guest operating system used and the resources allocated. After you create the virtual machine, you must install the guest operating system and install VMware Tools. This chapter contains the following sections: To perform the activities described in this chapter, the user must have administrator privileges on the host machine. Virtual machines created through VirtualCenter have root ownership. This allows VMware processes running on the managed host with root privileges. These processes can take action (create files, spawn other processes, etc.) "as root" if they decide that it is appropriate. VirtualCenter sends commands to these processes. It uses the vpxuser login and password to authenticate the commands, such as, to prove to the managed host processes that the commands are coming from a legitimate VirtualCenter. On ESX Server systems, the root password is needed in the initial connection process is to prove that you have the necessary permissions for creating a vpxuser login/password. On GSX Server or VMware Server, where virtual machines do not run as Administrator, the user specifies which account to use for accessing the system. |
