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@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ installing |CL| into a new VM is that it provides you flexibility in configuring
for example: its size, the number of partitions, bundles, etc.
We will perform these steps:
#. Download the latest |CL| installer ISO
#. Verify the integrity of the |CL| image
#. Uncompress the |CL| image
#. Upload the |CL| installer ISO to the VMware server
#. Create and configure a new VM
#. Install |CL| into the new VM
#. Reconfigure the VM's settings to boot the newly-installed |CL|
#. Power on the VM and boot |CL|
#. Download the latest |CL| installer ISO.
#. Verify the integrity of the |CL| image.
#. Uncompress the |CL| image.
#. Upload the |CL| installer ISO to the VMware server.
#. Create and configure a new VM.
#. Install |CL| into the new VM.
#. Reconfigure the VM's settings to boot the newly-installed |CL|.
#. Power on the VM and boot |CL|.
If you would prefer to use a pre-configured |CL| VMware image instead,
If you would prefer to use a preconfigured |CL| VMware image instead,
see :ref:`vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image`.
.. note::
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Upload the Clear Linux installer ISO to the VMware server
Figure 1: VMware ESXi - Navigator > Storage
#. Click the :guilabel:`Create directory` button and name the directory as `ISOs`.
#. Click the :guilabel:`Create directory` button and name the directory `ISOs`.
See Figure 2.
.. figure:: figures/vmware-esxi/vmware-esxi-install-cl-2.png
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Create and configure a new VM
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In this section, you will create a new VM, configure its basic parameters such
as drive size, number of CPUs, memory size, and attach the |CL| installer ISO.
as drive size, number of CPUs, memory size, and then attach the |CL| installer ISO.
#. Under the :guilabel:`Navigator` window, select :guilabel:`Virtual Machines`.
See Figure 4.
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ as drive size, number of CPUs, memory size, and attach the |CL| installer ISO.
.. note::
The |CL| installer ISO needs a minimum of 2GB of RAM to work properly.
The memory size can be reduced after installation is completed, if
desired, because a minimum |CL| installation can function on as little as
128MB of RAM. See :ref:`system-requirements` for more details.
You can reduce the memory size after the installation completes if you want,
because a minimum |CL| installation can function on as little as 128MB of RAM.
See :ref:`system-requirements` for more details.
#. Set :guilabel:`Hard disk 1` to the desired capacity. See Figure 9.
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ as drive size, number of CPUs, memory size, and attach the |CL| installer ISO.
#. Attach the |CL| installer ISO. For the :guilabel:`CD/DVD Drive 1` setting,
click the drop-down list to the right of it and select the :guilabel:`Datastore ISO file`
option. Then select the |CL| installer ISO :file:`clear-[version number]-installer.iso`
that was previously uploaded to the VMware server. See Figure 10.
that you previously uploaded to the VMware server. See Figure 10.
.. figure:: figures/vmware-esxi/vmware-esxi-install-cl-10.png
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@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Install Clear Linux into the new VM
Reconfigure the VM's settings to boot the newly-installed Clear Linux
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After |CL| has been installed using the installer ISO, it must be dettached so
After |CL| has been installed using the installer ISO, it must be detached so
it will not run again. Also, in order to boot the newly-installed |CL|, you must
enable UEFI support.