Specifications
Basic System Administration
348 VMware, Inc.
Virtual Machine State
DeployTemplate Createsanewvirtualmachinefroma
template.
Userinterfaceelement–“Deployto
template”Filemenu,pop‐upmenu
items,VirtualMachinestab
VConly Virtual
machines
Virtual
machines
MarkAs
Template
Marksanexisting,poweredoffvirtual
machineasatemplate.
Userinterfaceelement–“Convertto
template...”Filemenu,pop‐up
menu
items,VirtualMachinestab,Summary
tab
VConly Virtual
machines
Virtual
machines
MarkAsVirtual
Machine
MarksanexistingtemplateasaVM.
Userinterfaceelement–“Convertto
VirtualMachine...”Filemenu,pop‐up
menuitems,VirtualMachinestab
VConly Virtual
machines
Virtual
machines
Modify
Customization
Specs
Creates,modifies,ordeletes
customizationspecifications.
User
interfaceelement–
CustomizationSpecificationsManager
VConly Rootfolder Rootfolder
Read
Customization
Specs
Viewsthecustomizationspecifications
definedonthesystem.
Userinterfaceelement–Edit>
CustomizationSpecifications
VConly Rootfolder Rootfolder
Table A-21. Virtual Machine Provisioning Privileges (Continued)
Privilege Name Description Affects
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object
Table A-22. Virtual Machine State Privileges
Privilege
Name Description Affects
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object
Create
Snapshot
Createsanewsnapshotfromthevirtual
machine’scurrentstate.
Userinterfaceelement–Pop‐upmenu,
toolbarbutton,Inventorymenu
HCandVC Virtual
machines
Virtual
machines
Remove
Snapshot
Removesasnapshotfromthesnapshot
history.
Userinterfaceelement–Pop‐upmenu,
toolbarbutton,Inventorymenu
HCandVC Virtual
machines
Virtual
machines