VMware Workstation 12 New Virtual Machine

1. Click "create a new virtual machine"

2. Select "Custom" (you can also choose a typical model for beginners). Next step

3. Default, go straight to the next step

4. It is usually necessary to create a virtual machine first, and then install the operating system after the virtual machine is created. If any problems arise in the installation process, it is convenient to solve, so choose "install the operating system later". Next step

5. Select the type and version of the operating system you plan to install in the virtual machine. Depending on the actual situation, my virtual machine is intended to install Linux, and my system image version is Red Hat version 6, so make the following choices. Next step

6. Set the name and location of the virtual machine, customize it, and then next

7. Select the number of processor cores. The default is 1. My physical machine is a cpu quad-core. I want to build a virtual machine cluster, so I have assigned two cores. Novices can learn the default values. Next step

8. Set the virtual machine memory. My default value is 2G. Use the default value to go straight to the next step.

9. Choose the type of network connection and choose according to your needs. You can first take a look at this article on the three network modes of Vmware virtual machine. Beginners can choose the bridge mode with the simplest configuration. Next step

10. Default value next

11. Default value next

12. Select "create a new virtual disk", and next

13. Set the disk size, depending on how you use it. 20g is usually enough. It is not enough to install 10g Oracle 20g on the Linux system. It is almost 30g. Next step

14. Default next step

15. Complete