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You can create one by completing the following quickstart: [Creating your first private cloud](/vmware-engine/docs/create-private-cloud).\n2. Established a secure connection from your on-premises network to the private\n cloud using one of the following options:\n\n - [Connect an on-premises network to a VMware Engine private cloud](/vmware-engine/docs/networking/howto-connect-to-onpremises)\n - [Connect using a point-to-site VPN connection](/vmware-engine/docs/concepts-vpn-gateways)\n3. Created a subnet on your private cloud. You can create one by completing the\n following quickstart:\n [Creating your first subnet](/vmware-engine/docs/quickstart-network-segment).\n\nAccess the vCenter client from the Google Cloud console\n-------------------------------------------------------\n\n1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the **Private clouds** page.\n\n [Go to Private clouds](https://console.cloud.google.com/vmwareengine/privateclouds)\n2. Click **Select a project** and then select the organization, folder, or project where\n the vCenter client is located.\n\n3. Click the private cloud you want to access.\n\n4. Under **Management Appliances**, click the URL for the vCenter server.\n\n5. To open the vSphere client, click the **Launch** button for the vSphere\n client type. For ISO upload, use the vSphere HTML5 client.\n\n6. When prompted, enter your sign-in credentials. As a reminder, you can\n [retrieve generated credentials](/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-platform/howto-access-vsphere-client#sign-in) from\n the private cloud details page.\n\n| **Note:** Using the Flex client for ISO or vSphere template uploads can result in an error.\n\nUpload an ISO or vSphere template\n---------------------------------\n\nProvide installation media for your VM by uploading an ISO file or a vSphere\ntemplate:\n\n1. Obtain the ISO or vSphere template that you want to upload to vCenter to create a VM and have it available on your local system.\n2. In vCenter, click the **Storage** icon and select **vsanDatastore** . Click **Files \\\u003e New Folder**.\n3. Create a folder called *ISOs and templates*.\n4. In your new folder, click **Upload files**.\n5. Follow the on-screen instructions to upload the ISO.\n\nCreate a VM in the vCenter client\n---------------------------------\n\nCreate your new VM in vCenter, and attach it to a workload network segment:\n\n1. In vCenter, click the **Hosts and clusters** icon.\n2. Right-click **Workload** and select **New virtual machine**.\n3. Select **Create new virtual machine** and click **Next**.\n4. Name the machine, select the **Workload VM** 's location, and click **Next**.\n5. Select the **Workload** compute resource and click **Next**.\n6. Select **vsanDatastore** and click **Next**.\n7. Keep the default ESXi compatibility selection and click **Next**.\n8. Select the guest OS of the ISO for the VM that you are creating and click **Next**.\n9. Select hard disk and network options.\n10. Under **New CD/DVD Drive** , select **Datastore ISO file**.\n11. Select the workload network segment that you created in NSX. This must not be the VMware Engine management appliances subnet.\n12. A selection window opens. Select the file you previously uploaded to the **ISOs and templates** folder and click **OK**.\n13. Review the settings and click **OK** to create the VM.\n\nThe VM is added to the workload compute resources and is ready for use. The\nbasic setup is now complete. You can power on your VM and install the operating\nsystem. You can start using your private cloud similar to how you would use your\non-premises VM infrastructure.\n\nThe following sections contain optional information about setting up DNS and\nDHCP servers for private cloud workloads and modifying the default networking\nconfiguration.\n\nConfigure other tools and products (optional)\n---------------------------------------------\n\nYou can further expand the capabilities of your private cloud environment by\ninstalling and configuring other tools and products such as\n[VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)](/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-ecosystem/howto-disaster-recovery-srm). By doing so,\nyou gain access to other methods of disaster recovery, replication, or other\nfunctions to protect your VM.\n\nSome tools and products used with your private cloud might require a user to\nhave administrative privileges in vSphere. In those cases, use one of the\n[solution user accounts](/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-platform/howto-solution-user-accounts) provided for you in your\nprivate cloud.\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- Learn how to set up [VPN gateways](/vmware-engine/docs/concepts-vpn-gateways) on the VMware Engine network."]]