VMware installation Centos7 ultra-detailed process

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1. Preparation of hardware and software

Software: recommended VMware, I use VMware 12

Mirror: CentOS6, if there is no image can be downloaded from Ali cloud https://mirrors.aliyun.com/centos/

Hardware: Because it is installed centos running virtualization software on the host, so there are certain requirements for the configuration of the host machine. At least I5CPU dual-core, hard drive 500G, more than 4G memory.

2. The virtual machine is ready

1. Choose New Virtual Machine on VMware

2. A typical installation with a custom installation

Typical installation: VMware mainstream applications will be configured on the operating system of the virtual machine for the novice to very friendly.

Custom Installation: Custom install some resources can be targeted to strengthen, to remove unwanted resources. To avoid waste of resources.

Here I select Custom Installation.

3. Select the virtual machine compatibility

Here we must pay attention to compatibility, if a copy of a virtual machine to create VMware12 VM11,10 or less there will be a version incompatibilities. Compatibility is not a problem if it is open in VMware12 VMware10 the virtual machine is created.

4. Choose to install the operating system later

The operating system of choice

After installation of the operating system selected here, the right choice will be more compatible vm tools. Select here under CentOS linux

6. The virtual machine name and location

Virtual machine name is a name for yourself and find more time in the virtual machine.

VMware is the default location in the C drive, I've changed to F drive.

7. The processor and memory allocation

Processor allocation should be allocated according to their actual needs. In the course of the CPU is not enough then added. The only install CentOS demo, it core processor and 1 are selected.

Memory is to be allocated according to the actual needs. My host memory is allocated so I 8G 2G memory to the virtual machine.

8. Select the type of network connection, network connection type, a total of bridging, NAT, the host and not only four kinds of networking.

Bridge: bridge mode selected, then the relationship between the virtual machine and the host on the network is the same level, corresponding to the connection on the same switch.

NAT: NAT mode is the virtual network have to communicate confidential by the host and to the outside.

Only hosts: virtual machine and the host directly connected together

桥接与NAT模式访问互联网过程，如下图所示