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Making a New Team
Use the New Team Wizard to create a team, then add virtual machines.
1. Open the New Team Wizard.
Choose File > New > Team.
Start the New team Wizard
2. Click Next to confirm the wizard.
3. Type a name and path for the Team and click Next.
Name Your New Virtual Machine Team
The default name and path are based on your default Virtual Machine location. You can type a new entry for name and path, or use the Browse button to locate the location to you store the team files.
After you have verified your entries, click Next.
4. (Optional) Add virtual machines to your team.
Add Virtual Machines to Your New Team
Click Next.
If you select No, I will add virtual Machines later, skip to step 9.
If you select Yes, the wizard continues.
5. Click Add to add virtual machines to your team.
A drop-down menu appears, from which you can select from three options:
  • New Virtual Machine — This launches the New Virtual Machine Wizard. See Simple Steps to a New Virtual Machine.
  • Existing Virtual Machine—This opens a file browser from which you can navigate the host file system to locate an existing .vmx file.
  • When you add a virtual machine to a team it can no longer be accessed outside the team. See Adding an Existing Virtual Machine to a Team.
    Note: If you select an unsupported virtual machine or one that is already a member of a team, Workstation displays an appropriate error message.
  • New Clone of Virtual Machine—This opens a file browser from which you can navigate the host file system to locate an existing .vmx file. After you select a virtual machine, Workstation launches the New Clone Wizard. See The Clone Wizard.
  • Click Next.
    6. (Optional) Add LAN segments to your team.
    See Working with Team Networks for information about LAN segments.
    Click Next.
    If you select No, I will add LAN segments later, skip to step 9.
    If you select Yes, the wizard continues.
    7. Click Add to create a LAN segment.
    You can change default names and bandwidth later. See LAN Segment/Summary for the procedure.
    Click Next.
    8. Select the network connections for each virtual machine on the team.
    Check a box to select a network connection for each virtual machine adapter. Each virtual machine can have one network connection per virtual NIC.
  • You can add or remove virtual NICs later. See NIC - Network Interface Card for more information.
  • You can change connections later. Connecting to or Changing a LAN Segment for the procedure.
  • 9. Click Finish to exit the New Team Wizard.


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