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Create a New Virtual Machine

Use this procedure to create a new virtual machine using the VMware Infrastructure Client. Use four processors for each virtual CA Enterprise Log Manager server to achieve acceptable performance.

To create a virtual machine

1. Access the VMware Infrastructure Client.
2. Right-click the ESX host in the left pane and select New Virtual Machine to invoke the new virtual machine wizard. This action displays a configuration type dialog.
3. Select Custom configuration and click Next. A name and location dialog appears.
4. Enter a name for the CA Enterprise Log Manager server you will install on this virtual machine and click Next.
5. Specify the storage settings for your virtual machine and then click Next.

   Verify that your storage settings are large enough for your CA Enterprise Log Manager server. We recommend a minimum of 500 GB.

   Note: You will set up additional virtual disk drives to store collected event logs in another procedure.

6. Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32 bit) as your Guest Operating System and click Next.
7. Select 4 as the number of virtual processors from the drop-down list, Number of virtual processors.

   Your physical host server must be able to devote four, physical CPUs exclusively to this CA Enterprise Log Manager instance. Click Next.

8. Configure the virtual machine memory size and then click Next. The minimum acceptable memory size for CA Enterprise Log Manager is 8 GB or 8192 MB.
9. Configure your network interface connection (NIC).CA Enterprise Log Manager requires at least one network connection. Select NIC x from the available NIC list, and set the Adapter value to Flexible.

   Note: You do not have to configure a separate NIC for each CA Enterprise Log Manager server hosted on this physical server. However, you do have to allocate and assign a static IP address for each one.

10. Select the option, Connect at Power On, and then click Next. The I/O Adapter Types dialog appears.
11. Select LSI Logic for the I/O Adapter and then click Next. The Select a Disk dialog appears.
12. Select the option, Create a new virtual disk, and then click Next. A disk capacity and location dialog appears.
13. Specify your Disk Capacity and Location and then click Next. An advanced options dialog appears.

    You can either store this disk with your virtual machine or you can specify another location. We recommend a minimum of 500 GB.

14. Accept the default values for the Advanced Options and click Next.
15. Confirm your settings and click Finish to create the new virtual machine.