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-====== Create VM ======
+====== Create VMWare VM ======
 <color #db5f0b>Jul 2017</color>
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-<color #ed1c24>This page is still Work in Progress - This message will be removed when page is complete.</color>
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-Some things to remember
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+====Some things to remember before you start ====
-. create vSwitch and Port Groups first
-. Create ISO folder on datastore and upload ISO first
-. Mysterious interface bug (port groups move to different interfaces)
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+. You must create your vSwitch and Port Groups first, or you won't be able to select them here
+(you can do it later).
+. Create ISO folder on datastore and upload ISO first, you can do this later, but you must do
+it before you start the VM.
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+If you are not sure what point 1 and point 2 mean, please go back to the relevant sections on this wiki to find out, it's important.
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-<color #ed1c24>Name:</color> A name you will recognise the VM by.\\
+**Name:** A name you will recognise the VM by.\\
-<color #ed1c24>Compatibility:</color> ESXi 6.5 virtual machine (unless you are using an older or newer version).\\
+**Compatibility:** ESXi 6.5 virtual machine (unless you are using an older or newer version).\\
-<color #ed1c24>Guest OS family:</color> Linux (unless you need something else).\\
+**Guest OS family:** Linux (unless you need something else).\\
-<color #ed1c24>Guest OS version:</color> (CentOS 7 (64bit).\\
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+If you are happy with your settings, click <color #ed1c24>Finish</color>.
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+==== Fix a little VMWare Bug ====
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+You will now be back at the VMWare Virtual Machines page.
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+Click on your new VM name (MFEncodingLive in this example).
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+You will see the specifics of the VM listed, if you look at the <color #ed1c24>interfaces</color>, you will see the interfaces you added, but most likely the <color #ed1c24>Port Groups</color> will be wrong (it's happened to me every time so far).
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+Click Edit at the top of the page to go back to the editable VM settings page.
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+Set the correct <color #ed1c24>Port Names</color> to correspond with the appropriate <color #ed1c24>Interface</color>.
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+Click <color #ed1c24>Save</color>.
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+You will be returned to the main ESXi Virtual Machine page.
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+Check your VM Interface settings to confirm they are now correct.
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