Make introductions to VMware docs consistent

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@@ -8,17 +8,13 @@ server hardware. With VMware ESXi, you can create, configure, manage, and run
|CLOSIA| virtual machines in the cloud.
This section shows you how to create a new :abbr:`VM (Virtual Machine)` and
manually install |CL| into it with VMware ESXi 6.5. If you would prefer to
use a preconfigured |CL| VMware disk image instead, see
manually install |CL| into it with VMware ESXi 6.5.
If you would prefer to use a preconfigured |CL| VMware disk image instead, see
:ref:`vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image`.
Some of the advantages of
installing |CL| into a new VM is that it provides you flexibility in configuring,
for example: its size, the number of partitions, bundles, etc.
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Manually installing |CL| into a new VM provides you some additional flexibility in
configuring during installation, for example: disk size, the number of partitions, bundles, etc.
If you would prefer to use a preconfigured |CL| VMware image instead,
see :ref:`vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image`.
@@ -28,7 +24,15 @@ see :ref:`vmware-esxi-preconfigured-cl-image`.
VMware also offers a type 2 hypervisor called `VMware Workstation Player`_
which is designed for the desktop environment.
Visit :ref:`image-types` to learn more about the available images.
See :ref:`vmw-player-preconf` or see :ref:`vmw-player`
Visit :ref:`image-types` to learn more about all available images.
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Download the latest Clear Linux installer ISO
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@@ -7,22 +7,26 @@ Run preconfigured Clear Linux\* image as a VMware\* ESXi guest OS
of server hardware. With VMware ESXi, you can create, configure, manage,
and run |CLOSIA| virtual machines at scale.
This section shows you how to deploy a preconfigured |CL| VMware image on
VMware ESXi 6.5.
This section shows you how to deploy a preconfigured |CL| VMware
:abbr:`VM (Virtual Machine)` image on a VMware ESXi 6.5 host.
If you would prefer to perform a manual installation of |CL| into a new
VMware ESXi :abbr:`VM (Virtual Machine)` instead, see
:ref:`vmware-esxi-install-cl`. Visit :ref:`image-types` to learn more about
the available images.
:ref:`vmware-esxi-install-cl`.
.. note::
VMware also offers a type 2 hypervisor called `VMware Workstation Player`
which is designed for the desktop environment.
See :ref:`vmw-player-preconf` or see :ref:`vmw-player`.
Visit :ref:`image-types` to learn more about all available images.
We will perform these steps:
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:depth: 1
Download the latest Clear Linux VMware image
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