How to Create a Hardware Profile

1. Open the Library workspace.

2. On the Home tab, in the Create group, click Create, and then click Hardware Profile.

   The New Hardware Profile dialog box opens.

3. On the General tab, in the Name box, enter a name for the hardware profile. For example, enter 8 GB 2 processor server.

4. Click the Hardware Profile tab, and then configure the desired settings. For example, you can configure the following settings:

   • The number of processors
     
     
   • The amount of static or Dynamic memory
     
     
   • The logical network
     
     
   • Whether to make the virtual machine highly available
     
     
   • Which capability profiles to use
     
     

     Note
     If you want to deploy the virtual machine to a private cloud, you must select a capability profile that is supported by the private cloud. For more information about capability profiles, see How to Create a Private Cloud from Host Groups.

   After you have made your selections, click OK.

5. To verify that the profile was created, in the Library pane, expand Profiles, and then click Hardware Profiles.

   The hardware profile appears in the Profiles pane.

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