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2. Log on with your host computer account name (or the administrator account) and enter the
password. (Use the same account that you used to install VMware Server.)
3. You see the VMware Infrastructure Web Access window, as shown in Figure D-10.

Figure D-10

VMware Infrastructure Web Access window

Notice that a certificate error is reported in Figure D-10 because this new
site does not yet have a trusted certificate. If you have this problem, you
might be able to import a certificate by clicking the Certificate Error box
at the top of the window, clicking the link for View certificates, and click-
ing Install Certificate. Another option is to talk to your network adminis-
trator about importing a certificate.

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4. Make sure your host computer is highlighted in the left pane.
5. Click the Virtual Machines tab.
6. In the right pane under the Commands heading, click Create Virtual Machine .
7. Enter the name for the virtual machine and click Next .
8. Ensure that Windows operating system is selected for the type of guest operating system,
click the operating system (in the Version list box), and click Next .
9. Set the memory size to 512 MB or higher. (1024 MB is the default when installing
Windows Server 2008.) Also, if your system has a dual- or quad-core CPU or is an SMP
system, you can select the number of processors to use. Notice, however, that you should
not reconfigure the setting for number of processors after the virtual machine is set up.
Click Next .