FreeNAS 8.0 – Configuring A VMware Server Virtual Machine

FreeNAS 8.0 – Configuring A VMware Server Virtual Machine

Configuring A VMware Server Virtual Machine

This article provides the steps on how to configure a new Virtual Machine on a VMware Server 1.0.8 host for testing FreeNAS.

To configure a new Virtual Machine for testing FreeNAS perform the following steps :-

  • In the VMware Console create a New Virtual Machine
  • Select Typical Configuration and then click on Next
  • Select Other and from the drop down box select FreeBSD 64-bit and then click on Next
  • Name the Virtual Machine and set the Location as desired and then click on Next
  • Configure the Network Connection to the desired network and then click on Next
  • Create a new virtual disk of the desired size and then click on Finish