2.4. Create Virtual Machines
In the previous steps we added hosts, storage and a virtual machine pool to the default hardware pool. The next step is to create a Virtual Machines within the Virtual Machine Pool created in the previous section. Virtual machines can only be created within a virtual machine pool. Assuming that you have set up hosts, storage and the "switch" virtual machine pool as described in the previous sections, the default hardware pool in the Resource Pools Navigator is selected. The Contents page and the Hardware resource menu displays on the right-hand side of the page, the Virtual Machine Pools page displays on the page.
Select the virtual machine pool, switch, from the Navigator Pane. The Virtual Machine Pool menu and page displays in the Content pane.
Click on the menu.
The Virtual Machine Summary page appears in the Contents pane.
Click on the menu. The Virtual Machines menu displays. If this is the first time you are setting up virtual machines, a message on the page prompts you to add the first virtual machine to the resource pool.
Click the message on the page, or Add Virtual Machine. The Add Virtual Machine dialog box displays.
Enter the following for the virtual machine pool.
Name - the name of the virtual machine.
Operating System - choose from the list, for example Fedora 9 or windows-xp
CPUs - assign the number of CPUs for this virtual machine
Memory - assign how much memory can be used.
Storage - Select the storage server on which the guest is to be installed.
VNIC - leave the default, or change if required.
UUID - Accept the default, or change if required.
Click Start VM now? to start the virtual machine immediately.
Click .
The new virtual machine is created and displays on the Virtual Machine page.
