Creating a virtual machine

To create a virtual machine, perform the following steps:

  1. Click on the New icon in VirtualBox Manager:
    Creating a virtual machine

    Figure B.7

  2. In the wizard, name the virtual machine and specify the operating system version; then, click on Continue:
    Creating a virtual machine

    Figure B.8

  3. In the next window, specify the amount of memory to be allocated to the virtual machine and click on Continue. A minimum of 4096 MB of RAM is recommended:
    Creating a virtual machine

    Figure B.9

  4. In the next window, click on Continue to create a virtual hard disk:
    Creating a virtual machine

    Figure B.10

  5. A hard disk wizard will appear that allows you to specify the virtual hard disk type. Choose the default VDI image type and click on Continue:
    Creating a virtual machine

    Figure B.11

  6. The next step of the wizard allows you to specify whether the disk should grow dynamically as data is added up to the maximum size or be fully allocated at creation. Choose your preference and click on Continue:
    Creating a virtual machine

    Figure B.12

  7. Lastly, provide a name for the virtual hard disk file and the size of the disk to be created. For this book, a minimum of 8 GB is recommended:
    Creating a virtual machine

    Figure B.13

  8. Click on the Create button to complete the creation of the virtual machine. The virtual machine will be listed in VirtualBox Manager:
    Creating a virtual machine

    Figure B.14

Repeat these steps as necessary to create additional virtual machines that will serve as compute01 and compute02.

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