How to create a VMware vSphere virtual machine utilizing all available features

by Rick Vanover  |  September 22, 2010, 8:02am PDT  |  Image 6 of 17

Step 6: Select virtual machine version 7

For vSphere installations, definitely select a virtual machine version 7. This will be used in all virtual machines that are running on ESX or ESXi hosts version 4 or higher. It is confusing that VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3) virtual machines are a version 4 virtual machine, yet vSphere 4 virtual machines are a version 7 virtual machine. Further, version 7 is the gateway to the new vSphere features.

Step 6: Select virtual machine version 7 - Image 6 of 17

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Rick Vanover is a software strategy specialist for Veeam Software, based in Columbus, Ohio.

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Rick Vanover is a software strategy specialist for Veeam Software, based in Columbus, Ohio. Rick has years of IT experience and focuses on virtualization, Windows-based server administration, and system hardware.

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