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Networking: A Beginner's Guide
Virtual device node
This setting lets you choose whether VMware will
emulate a SCSI or IDE controller for the virtual hard disk you are creating,
and which virtualized controller interface number will be used. Realize
that the type of hard disk interface used on the host computer does not
matter here; VMware can run a virtual SCSI hard disk on a host computer
that has only IDE drives or vice versa. For this setting, VMware will
propose a virtual disk interface type based on the guest operating system
you chose, and you should generally accept the default choice.
Write caching
You can set the virtual hard disk to optimize write
caching to optimize for data safety or for performance. In a production
environment, where the data stored on the virtual machine is important,
you should choose Safety. If you're just experimenting with an operating
system and wouldn't mind if you lost the files stored on it, you can choose
Performance.
8. On the Network Adapter page, shown in Figure 23-9, you can choose to create
a virtual network adapter for the virtual machine. In most cases, you will need
to do this. Click Create a Network Adapter.
Figure 23-9.
Choosing whether or not to add a network adapter
Summary :
378 Networking: A Beginner's Guide Virtual device node This setting lets you choose whether VMware will emulate a SCSI or IDE controller for the virtual hard disk you are creating, and which virtualized controller interface number will be used.
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