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VMware ACE Administrator’s Manual

Creating Packages to Distribute to Users

Using the VMware ACE Manager, you create projects that include

• One or more virtual machines

• An application to run the virtual machines

• A set of policies to control the capabilities of the virtual machines

You then create packages, based on the projects, to distribute to your users.

When you create a package, you include VMware ACE and one or more virtual

machines from the project. VMware ACE is the easy-to-use application that runs the

virtual machines. For more information on VMware ACE, see Installing and Running

VMware ACE on page 153.

Basic Steps

At the most basic level, you need to take the following steps to create and deploy

virtual machines:

1. Create a project. Give the project a name that makes it easy to identify. For more

information on creating projects, see Creating a Project on page 44. For a handy

checklist, see Checklist: Creating a Project on page 49.

2. Add one or more virtual machines to the project. You can add existing virtual

machines, create new virtual machines or both. For more information on adding

virtual machines, see Adding a Virtual Machine to a Project on page 51. For a

handy checklist, see Checklist: Adding a Virtual Machine on page 63.

3. Set policies for the virtual machines. You use policies to control what your users

can do with their virtual machines — for example, what network access they

have from the virtual machines and what devices on their host computers they

may use in the virtual machines. For basic information on setting policies, see

Setting Policies and Customizing VMware ACE on page 69. For a detailed

discussion of policies, see Understanding Policies on page 219.

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