2.3. Create a Virtual Machine Pool
In the previous steps we added hosts and storage to the default hardware pool. The next step is to create a Virtual Machine Pool within the default hardware pool. Virtual machines can only be created within a virtual machine pool. Assuming that you have set up hosts and storage 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 Storage volumes display on the page.
Click on the menu.
The Virtual Machine page appears in the Contents pane. If this is the first time you are setting up virtual machine pools, a message on the page prompts you to add the first virtual machine pool to the hardware pool.
Click the message on the page, or New Machine Pool. The Add New Virtual Machine Pool dialog box displays. Enter a name for the virtual machine pool. For example, in this exercise the name of the virtual machine pool is "switch".
The new virtual machine pool, "switch" displays on the Virtual Machine Pool page and in the Navigator pane.
