sas2018 Install Windows Seer 2012 a8 Vital Machine in VMware Workstation Reader Viow www.mustbegeek.com Install Windows Server 2012 as Virtual Machine in VMware Workstation 4 minutes Hyper V is one of the hottest feature of Windows Server 2012, You will definitely want to install Hyper V sener role and play around with it. Installing Hyper V role in server 2008 in VMware Workstation was difficult until VMware released VMware Workstation 9, Here | will show you how to install Windows Sener 2012 as virtual machine in VMware workstation 9 with Hyper V ready. So let's get going Before installing Windows Server 2012 as virlual machine in VMware workstation you might want to make sure following things, 1, At least 2 GB memory or more for Hyper V and nested VM installation. 2, Processor that have Intel VT technology supported and enabled, 3, At least 50 GB hard drive space or more for Hyper V virtual machine installation, | am installing Server 2012 on my laptop running core i7 2670 processor with 16 GB RAM and 750 GB. HOD with Windows 7 Ultimate. Here are the steps. Open VMware Workstation application from desktop. | am running VMware Workstation 9, Click from the Menu and select New Virtual Machine chrome -vaonsionlecabig mg llomevreraelin:nhidatareaderindextiml 7458sas2018 Install Windows Sever 2012 a8 Virtual Machine in VMware Workstation: Reader Viow New Virtual Machine Wizard [ Welcome to the New Virtual Machine Wizard What type of configuration do you nant? ‘Typical (feconmended) Create a Workstation 9.0 vrtual machine ina few easy steps © custom (advanced) Create a virtual macine with advanced = options, such asa SCSI controler type, Te virtual disk type and conparibly with A rer) oiler Vlvare products Here choose Custom option and click Next button, \irtual machne hardware compatiity Hardnare compatbility: Workstation 8.0 Choose Workstation 9 as hardware compatibility and click Next button, Under quest OS installation ‘option, choose install operating system later. Click Next button. "New Virtual Machine Wizard Select a Guest Operating System \Which operating system wil be nstaled on ths virtual machine? Guest operating system © Vicrasoft Viindows Lire Novell NetWare SunSolars veware ESx Other Version Hyper-V (unsupported) chrome-exersionocabifogmndm dllomiicoraelimeinhidateaderindexin7d=58 26sas2018 Install Windows Seer 2012 a8 Vital Machine in VMware Workstation Reader Viow Here | will choose Microsoft Windows as guest operating system and Hyper V as version. Click Next. Now name the virtual machine and browse the location to store this virtual machine and click Next button. Processor Configuration. Spedfy the number of processors for ths virtual machine Processors Number of processors i = Nunberof cores per processer: | z Total processor cores: 4 Under processor configuration, | wil select 4 cores per processor and click Next, Memory for the virtual Machine ow much memory would you ke to use for this nrtual machine? Speafy the amauntof memory allocated to this virtual machine. The memory size meee e4ce ‘Memory for this virtual machine: 6144 [5] NB as ee 8 Gd neem enon 208 | 15636MB cael s || ee ete oer Sts ciom |G Gsm nia: a2 ore os Cseaac) Creme) Ecene) | will select 6 GB of memory since | will be installing Hyper V and virtual machines under it, After configuring memory click Next. chrome -vaonsionlecabig mg llomevreraelin:nhidatareaderindextiml 7458sas2018 Install Windows Sever 2012 a8 Virtual Machine in VMware Werktation Reader Viow Network Type What type of network do you want 1 add? Nebiork connection Use bred networking Give the quest operating system direct access to an extesnalEthemet network, The guest musthave its own IP address on the external network. (© Use network address rarslaton (NAT) Give the guest operating system accece to the hort computes dial-up or external Ethemet network connection ising the hosts IP adcress, Usehost-only networking Connect the quest operating system toa pivate virtual retnorkon the host compute. Do not usea network comection In network type option choose NAT so that you can use Internet within the virtual machine. Then click Next button, Under /0 controllers type leave the default, LSI Logic SAS, Click Next button, ‘New Virtual Machine Wizerd Select a Disk \Which dsk do you want to use? Disk © Creete new virtual disk | virtual di is composed of one or more files on the host fil system, hich tll appear as single har dik tothe quest operating system. Virtual disks caneasly be copied or moved on the same host or between hosts. In select disk option, choose create new virtual disk and click Next button. In disk type, choose SCSI and click Next button. ‘Specify Disk Capacity Howlarge do you want the dik tebe? oman dk (2): ae] Recommended size for Hyper-V (unsupported): 60 GB Now, specify the disk capacity. | wil enter 90 GB so that | will have enough space to install vitual machines in Hyper V. Then click Next button, Browse the location where you want to save the disk file, Click Next button chrome -vaonsionlecabig mg llomevreraelin:nhidatareaderindextiml 7458sas2018 Install Windows Sever 2012 a8 Virtual Machine in VMware Warton: Reader Viow Ready to Create Virtual Machine Click Finish to creste the virtual mactine. Then you can instal Hyper: (unsupported), The virtual machine vill be ceated withthe folowing settings: Name: Window Server 2012 - Location: E\Document Backup’s\My Document\Virtual Mach Version Workstation 9.0 Operating Syst... Hyper-V (unsupported) Hard Dick: 90 G8, Split Memory: eu MB oi Now you can see all the information in one place. If you think something is not right then you can click back and edit it. Click Finish button. Now click edit virtual machine settings to configure installation file of Server 2012. (Window Server 2012 D> Power on thie virtual machine SEA vitus! machine cettings As you can see below picture, select CD/DVD under device and browse the location of |SO installation fle of Server 2012, Virtual Mechine Stings a Hardware [opsors] Devee Senay, Device stata SEivenory coe [leomecte Da Preceesos 4 [leomeceat poner on Bardia Gest) soe Goma wa Usin fie EN Backua's\Berver saeco: roe Auiodetect (© Use physical ve _ pie aT Co sound cae ute detect @ vse 150 mage fe Srncr Present “Ey aececsener i250 + ‘Boaioy Ao cect (severed. ‘After configuration click OK button and click power on this vual machine. You can now start installing Windows Server 2012. chrome -vaonsionlecabig mg llomevreraelin:nhidatareaderindextiml 7458Insta Windows Sener 2012 as Virtua Machine in VAtware Workstation Reader View Windows Setup =] 8 Windows Server 2012 Language to instal BICEP CnC English (United States) = os ll ‘After installation completes you can start using Windows Sener 2012. You can also and The following two tabs change content below. Bipin is a freelance Network and System Engineer with expertise on Cisco, Juniper, Microsoft, VMware, and other technologies. You can hire him on Follow Bipin Gir on Bipin enjoys writing articles and tutorials related to Network technologies. Some of his certifcations are, MCSE:Messaging, JNCIP-SEC, JNCIS-ENT, and others. chvome-exersin lecaifogmndmdlloneiceraelimlnhidataeadeindextin 76-59 66