How to Create a Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation

The New Virtual Machine Wizard guides you through the key steps for setting up a new virtual machine on any hypervisor, you set various options and parameters for that virtual Machine. You can then use the virtual machine settings editor (VM > Edit Settings) if you need to make any changes to your virtual machine’s setup like increase RAM, Change Network type (NAT/Bridge/Host only), Increase harddisk etc.
You can details idea about Virtual machine from here
1. Start VMware Workstation from windows client.
Windows hosts: Double-click the VMware Workstation icon on your desktop or use the Start menu (Start > Programs > VMware > VMware Workstation).

1. Start the New Virtual Machine Wizard.

When you start VMware Workstation,  create a new one from  File > New > Virtual Machine to begin creating your virtual machine.


2. The New Virtual Machine Wizard presents you with a series of screens that you navigate using the Next and Prev buttons at the bottom of each screen. At each screen, follow the instructions, then click Next to proceed to the next screen.

3. Select the method typical/Custom you want to use for configuring your virtual machine. basically used Custom for customized configuration. Otherwise you need to change later

4. Select the method of platform for hardware compatibility

5. Select Installation media/method. If you want to install from CD/DVD then chose “installer disk”. If you want to install from image/ISO then chose “installer Disk Image file (iso)”.
Note: For Windows server 2012 R2 you need select “I will install operating system Later”

6. Select Operating system type like Microsoft windows/Linux/Solaris etc from operating system list:

7. Choose a server/machine Name what you want Like If you want to make a Domain controller the you can mentioned name “DC” and select machine store location via browse

8. Select hardware firmware type BIOS/EFI

9. Select Number of Processor, Core etc. from drag menu

10. Set Virtual Machine memory size/ RAM size

11. Choose Network type

12. Select I/O controller type as LSI logic SASS

13. Specify the type of the virtual disk.

14. Specify the  virtual disk as create new. If have existing HDD then choose existing and link that HDD

15. Specify the capacity of the virtual disk.

16. Specify the location of the virtual disk’s files.

17. Click Finish. If need to change then click customize hardware option and set changes

18. Your virtual machine is ready now: