It should be okay for both CentOS 8 headless server and CentOS 8 server with graphical user interface.Ī new VM should be created. For CentOS 8 server with graphical user interface, you should assign at least 4 GB of memory.Īlso, set the virtual hard disk size to at least 20 GB. If you want to run CentOS 8 headless server on the VM, then 1-2 GB of memory should be okay. Now, select the number of CPU you want to assign to the VM. Now, select a datastore where you want to put the VM data and click on Next. Now, type in a name for the VM, select Guest OS family to Linux and Guest OS version to CentOS 8 (64-bit). Now, select Create a new virtual machine and click on Next. Now, you have to create a new Virtual Machine (VM) where you can install CentOS 8.įirst, go to the Virtual Machines section and click on Create / Register VM. It may take a while to complete.Īt this point, the CentOS 8 ISO image should be uploaded.Ĭreating a VMware ESXi Virtual Machine for CentOS 8 Installation: The CentOS 8 ISO image is being uploaded. Now, select the CentOS 8 ISO image from your computer and click on Open. To upload the CentOS 8 ISO image, select the iso/ directory and click on Upload. This is where I will upload the CentOS 8 ISO image. Now, type in iso in the Directory name field and click on Create directory.Ī new directory iso/ should be created. Now, select a datastore where you want to upload the CentOS 8 ISO image and click on Create directory. Once the CentOS 8 ISO installation image is downloaded, you have to upload it to your VMware ESXi server.įirst, login to the ESXi web client and click on Datastore browser from the Storage section. Uploading CentOS 8 Installation ISO Image to VMware ESXi Datastore: Your browser should start downloading CentOS 8 ISO installation image. Now, click on a mirror link that is geographically closer to you. Downloading CentOS 8 ISO Installation Image:įirst, visit the official website of CentOS and click on CentOS Linux DVD ISO as marked in the screenshot below. In this article, I am going to show you how to install CentOS 8 on a VMware ESXi virtual machine. VMware ESXi is a great virtualization solution from VMware. You can easily install it on your computer and run virtual machines in it.
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