Default memory, hard disk, guest OS settings

[halr9000]

Can anyone tell me if and where the default settings for new VMs is documented? I'm using the powershell toolkit to perform some tests and I've found that a new VM created with the bare minimum of parameters results in a VM with 256MB, 4GB disk, a NIC card and a few other tidbits. I'd like to know how those settings were determined. Anybody know?

Hal Rottenberg

Co-Host, PowerScripting Podcast (http://powerscripting.net)

[Texiwill]

Hello,

They were provided as part of the tools to create VMs. So in essence they were determined by VMware as the minimal system to create if you choose all the defaults.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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[halr9000]

Ok, so I think you are saying it depends on the Guest OS type? That's helpful, but still does not tell me what those values are. Any idea?

Hal Rottenberg

Co-Host, PowerScripting Podcast (http://powerscripting.net)

[Texiwill]

Hello,

Unfortunately no. I have not seen such a document. Most people want more than the minimums.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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Author of the book 'VMWare ESX Server in the Enterprise: Planning and Securing Virtualization Servers', Copyright 2008 Pearson Education. CIO Virtualization Blog: http://www.cio.com/blog/index/topic/168354, As well as the Virtualization Wiki at http://www.astroarch.com/wiki/index.php/Virtualization