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10. Select the virtual disk to use, such as by clicking Create a New Virtual Disk (a disk on the
current computer). (The other option is Use an Existing Virtual Disk, which is a disk on a
shared drive or hard disk on a different computer.) Enter the capacity for the virtual disk, such
as 20 GB (see Figure D-11). Adjust any parameters as needed, which include the following:
• Location for the virtual disk file —A file location other than the default
• File Options —Ability to allocate disk space now and ability to split the disk into two files
• Disk Mode —Ability to create independent disks not affected by snapshots
• Virtual Device Node —Ability to select the SCSI or IDE adapter and device
• Policies —Ability to optimize for safety (the default) or for performance

Figure D-11 Configuring virtual disk properties

11. Click Next .
12. In the next window, you can add a network adapter for access over a network. Click Add a
Network Adapter . If you do not want to use the default settings for Network Connection
(Bridged) and for Connect at Power On (Yes), configure those settings. The network settings
you can configure for the Network Connection parameter are as follows:
• Bridged —This setting gives the virtual machine its own network identity (so that it is
seen as a different computer from the host), which enables other computers on the net-
work to communicate with it. The bridged setting also means the virtual machine can
access the Internet through the local network.
• HostOnly —With this setting, only the host computer and other virtual machines on the
same host can access the virtual machine, which means the virtual machine is not acces-
sible through the local network.