Scroll down to CD/DVD Drive 1, select Datastore ISO file then click Browse… Select the datastore to store the VM on and then click Next. Select Ubuntu Linux (64-bit) for the Guest OS version.

The new virtual machine wizard will open. With the ISO now on the ESXi host, we are ready to create the Ubuntu virtual machine. Wait for the ISO image to finish uploading then click Close. Select the Ubuntu Server ISO on your local machine.Upload the Ubuntu Server ISO to the ESXi datastoreĮnter the IP address of your ESXi host into a web browser and then login using your username and password.Įxpand the Storage tree view on the left pane and then click on the datastore you want to upload the ISO to.

The first thing we need to do is download the Ubuntu Server 18.04 ISO to your local machine and then in the next steps, we will upload it to the ESXi datastore. The following steps have been tested on an ESXi 6.7 host running on a MacBook Pro with VMware Fusion. This guide shows you how to create a Ubuntu VM on an ESXi host using the HTML5 client without vCenter Server. Perfect for development environments and practice labs. Run Linux, macOS, vSphere and more on a single PC or Mac.

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See Linux Command Line Installation Options. You must use the -custom option to specify certain configuration settings.

Familiarize yourself with the Linux command-line installation options.

Verify that the parallel port PC-style hardware option ( CONFIG_PARPORT_PC) is built and loaded as a kernel module and that it is set to m when the kernel is compiled.

Compile the real-time clock function into the Linux kernel.

See Installing the Integrated Virtual Debuggers for Eclipse.

If you plan to use the Integrated Virtual Debugger for Eclipse, install it on the host system.

See Obtaining the Workstation Pro Software and License Key.

Obtain the Workstation Pro software and license key.

See Installing Workstation Pro with Other VMware Products.

Verify that no incompatible VMware products are installed on the host system.

See Host System Requirements for Workstation Pro.

Verify that the host system meets the host system requirements.

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