The Configuration Wizard guides you through the key steps for setting up a new virtual machine, helping you set various options and parameters. You can then use the Configuration Editor (Settings > Configuration Editor) if you need to make any changes to your virtual machine's setup.
A new virtual machine is like a physical computer with a blank hard disk. Before you can use it, you need to format the virtual disk and install an operating system. The operating system's installation program may handle the formatting step for you.
Before you begin configuring your virtual machine, check the following notes and make any necessary adjustments to the configuration of your host operating system.
When you select the operating system that will run in the virtual machine, the Wizard uses this information to set appropriate default values, such as the amount of memory needed. The Wizard also uses this information when naming associated virtual machine files. It is generally not possible or advisable to run the host operating system again inside the virtual machine. Doing so may cause the host system to crash and possibly cause disk corruption if two operating systems attempt to concurrently use the same disk partitions.
Each virtual machine should have its own directory. All associated files, such as the configuration file and the disk file, are placed in this directory. Be sure to choose a directory on a local drive because virtual machine performance may suffer if your virtual hard disk is on a network drive.
You can choose from: "New virtual disk" , or "Existing physical disk" . It is recommended that you select New virtual disk.
Selecting a size of 4000 megabytes should be large enough to hold the guest operating system and all of the software that you intend to install in the virtual machine, with room for data and growth. There is no way to increase this number later, although you can use the Configuration Editor to install additional virtual disks if you run out of space in this virtual disk.
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