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We select “ 2 processors” and “ 2 cores per processors”, giving a total of 4 cores. Kali will be able to perform more tasks simultaneously and quicker if it is allocated more resources. Here we can start to define how many resources we give the VM. However for our releases, we use the version number in the name as it is a fixed release ( kali-linux-YYYY.N-vmware-ARCH.
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We are keeping it generic in this guide, by using “ Kali Linux” (as Kali Linux is a rolling distribution, and we update Kali Linux). This name is also used as the filename (such as the configuration, hard disk and snapshot - which is not changed from this point). The next screen is “Virtual Machine Name”, which is where you name the VM.
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We are going to be use the 圆4 image to install Kali, so we have selected 64-bit. When you see the “Guest Operating System” screen, select “ Linux”, and then the latest version of Debian for the version (as Kali is based on Debian). For more information on what image to download, we have written up a guide.
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We select “ Browse”, and navigate to the location of the ISO that we downloaded. On this screen, we select the Kali Linux image to use to install from. However, most users do not have their Kali Linux VM using all these extra resources (see screenshot below), so they wouldn’t benefit from having the latest profile, which is why we ship with a older profile.
This will remove any limitations caused by older VMware profiles. If you are using a later version of VMware than v8, upon start up, VMware will prompt about upgrading the VM. This allows for more users to benefit from Kali Linux out of the box (without having to edit the. The next screen is “Virtual Machine Hardware Compatibility”, which we use “ Workstation 8.x”. When you have the option, select “ Custom (advanced)” for the Virtual Machine Configuration, as this will allow us to have more control over the creation of the VM. Upon starting up VMware Workstation, select “ Create a New Virtual Machine”. Which is not possible if you would create it from the original VM.You will need to enable virtualization in your BIOS/UEFI for (e.g. I cannot give any promises if it works for you but I tried it on a VM with an Application server and an Oracle DB and it worked! After you change the file you can just create an OVF of it and deploy it on an ESXi 4.1 server. (For your search replace, make sure you use the double quotes!) Does it work? For example if you want to go from version "8" to version "7" you can open it in your favorite editor and search for "8" and replace it with "7".
Then you can just change the version numbers in the vmx file. I didn't find an official way but as long as you don't have features that are not supported by the version you wish to go to. Suppose you have a version 8 how do you downgrade to a version 7. If it has limitations that conflict with your features, you will need to upgrade. ESXi server) is in the compatibility list.
Next you need to find a version for which your product (e.g. So prior to selecting a version you should determine which features you need (think long-term for this!). But to choose the correct version it is easier to have a table with an overview. The wizard to create a VM provides you with all the necessary information you need. When you still need to create a new VM in workstation you should think before choosing a version. But don't panic just yet, it might be fixable. If you don't, your ESXi-server can complain about a unsupported version. When you create a VM using VMWare workstation, which you want to deploy on a ESXi server at a later moment, you should plan in advance which Version you will use for your Virtual machine (and thus your vmx config file).