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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
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| 3 | <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="create-vm-wizard-name-os">
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| 4 | <title>Create Virtual Machine Wizard: Name and Operating System</title>
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| 5 |
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| 6 | <body>
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| 7 | <fig id="fig-create-vm-name">
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| 8 | <title>Creating a Virtual Machine: Name and Operating System</title>
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| 9 | <xref href="images/create-vm-1.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp">
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| 10 | <image href="images/create-vm-1.png" width="10cm" placement="break">
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| 11 | <alt>Creating a Virtual Machine: Name and Operating System</alt>
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| 12 | </image>
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| 13 | </xref>
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| 14 | <image platform="ohc" href="images/create-vm-1.png" width="10cm" placement="break">
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| 15 | <alt>Creating a Virtual Machine: Name and Operating System</alt>
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| 16 | </image>
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| 17 | </fig>
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| 18 | <p>
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| 19 | Use this page to specify a name and operating system (OS) for
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| 20 | the virtual machine and to change the storage location used for
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| 21 | VMs.
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| 22 | </p>
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| 23 | <p>
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| 24 | You can also choose to disable the unattended guest operating
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| 25 | system install feature. See also
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| 26 | <xref href="create-vm-wizard-unattended-install.dita#create-vm-wizard-unattended-install"/>.
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| 27 | </p>
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| 28 | <p>
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| 29 | The following fields are available on this wizard page:
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| 30 | </p>
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| 31 | <ul>
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| 32 | <li>
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| 33 | <p><b outputclass="bold">Name.</b> A name for the new
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| 34 | VM. The name you enter is shown in the machine list of
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| 35 | <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> and is also used for the virtual machine's files
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| 36 | on disk.
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| 37 | </p>
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| 38 | <p>
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| 39 | Be sure to assign each VM an informative name that describes
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| 40 | the OS and software running on the VM. For example, a name
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| 41 | such as <codeph>Windows 10 with Visio</codeph>.
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| 42 | </p>
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| 43 | </li>
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| 44 | <li>
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| 45 | <p><b outputclass="bold">Folder.</b> The location where
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| 46 | VMs are stored on your computer, called the
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| 47 | <i>machine folder</i>. The default folder
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| 48 | location is shown.
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| 49 | </p>
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| 50 | <p>
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| 51 | Ensure that the folder location has enough free space,
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| 52 | especially if you intend to use the snapshots feature. See
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| 53 | also <xref href="vboxconfigdata-machine-folder.dita">The Machine Folder</xref>.
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| 54 | </p>
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| 55 | </li>
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| 56 | <li>
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| 57 | <p><b outputclass="bold">ISO Image.</b> Select an ISO
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| 58 | image file. The image file can be used to install an OS on
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| 59 | the new virtual machine or it can be attached to a DVD drive
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| 60 | on the new virtual machine.
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| 61 | </p>
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| 62 | </li>
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| 63 | <li>
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| 64 | <p><b outputclass="bold">Type and Version.</b> These
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| 65 | fields are used to select the OS that you want to install on
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| 66 | the new virtual machine.
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| 67 | </p>
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| 68 | <p>
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| 69 | The supported OSes are grouped into types. If you want to
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| 70 | install something very unusual that is not listed, select
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| 71 | the <b outputclass="bold">Other</b> type. Depending
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| 72 | on your selection, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will enable or disable
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| 73 | certain VM settings that your guest OS may require. This is
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| 74 | particularly important for 64-bit guests. See
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| 75 | <xref href="intro-64bitguests.dita#intro-64bitguests"/>. It is therefore
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| 76 | recommended to always set this field to the correct value.
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| 77 | </p>
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| 78 | <p>
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| 79 | If an ISO image is selected and <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> detects the
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| 80 | operating system for the ISO, the
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| 81 | <b outputclass="bold">Type</b> and
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| 82 | <b outputclass="bold">Version</b> fields are
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| 83 | populated automatically and are disabled.
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| 84 | </p>
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| 85 | </li>
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| 86 | <li>
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| 87 | <p><b outputclass="bold">Skip Unattended
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| 88 | Installation.</b> Disables unattended guest OS
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| 89 | installation, even if an ISO image is selected that supports
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| 90 | unattended installation. In that case, the selected ISO
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| 91 | image is mounted automatically on the DVD drive of the new
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| 92 | virtual machine and user interaction is required to complete
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| 93 | the OS installation.
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| 94 | </p>
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| 95 | <p>
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| 96 | The unattended installation step in the wizard is skipped.
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| 97 | </p>
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| 98 | <note>
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| 99 | <p>
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| 100 | This option is disabled if you do not select an
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| 101 | installation medium in the <b outputclass="bold">ISO
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| 102 | Image</b> field.
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| 103 | </p>
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| 104 | </note>
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| 105 | </li>
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| 106 | </ul>
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| 107 | <p>
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| 108 | Click <b outputclass="bold">Next</b> to go to the next
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| 109 | wizard page.
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| 110 | </p>
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| 111 | </body>
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| 112 |
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| 113 | </topic>
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