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Using either the VMware vSphere Client or Web Client (shown below), accomplish the following steps to create a Datacenter:

1. Open a web browser, and navigate to the VMware vSphere Web Client landing page.
   The VMware vSphere Web Client login dialog displays similar to below.

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   0 Figure 1 VMware vSphere Web Client Login

2. Login to vSphere Web Client using your assigned username/password (in the above example, the default username is shown).
   The Home screen displays.
   
   

3. From the navigation pane, select vCenter.

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   0 Figure 1 vSphere Web Client Home Screen

   The vCenter Home screen displays.
   
   

4. From the navigation pane, select Datacenter.

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   0 Figure 1 vCenter Home Screen

   The Datacenters screen displays.
   
   

5. Click Create New Datacenter icon.

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   0 Figure 1 Datacenters Screen

   The "New Datacenter" dialog displays.
   
   

6. Create datacenter:

   1. Select Datacenter name field, enter your datacenter name.

   2. Select your vCenter Server (or choose a datacenter folder in which to place your datacenter), and click OK.

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      0 Figure 1 New Datacenter Dialog

      The newly-created datacenter displays in the Objects screen.
      
      

7. From navigation pane, click vCenter arrow to return to the vCenter Home screen.

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   0 Figure 1 Example of Newly-Created Datacenter

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