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CHAPTER 4 Creating Projects
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Adding a Virtual Machine to a Project
In VMware ACE Manager, you create a project first, then create a virtual machine
within the project. You cannot create a new virtual machine outside the context of a
project.
Once a virtual machine exists, you may add it to as many projects as you wish.
You may also add virtual machines created with certain other VMware products.
Virtual machines created with the following products may be used in VMware ACE
Manager projects:
• VMware Workstation 4.x
• VMware GSX Server 3.x
See Checklist: Adding a Virtual Machine on page 63 for a worksheet you can use to
gather the information you need when you create a new virtual machine.
Caution: You should not change the name of a virtual machine in a project after you
have created and distributed a package that includes the virtual machine. VMware
ACE uses the name of a virtual machine to determine certain important settings,
especially the name of the folder where the virtual machine is installed on the end
user's computer. If you change the name of a virtual machine after you have
distributed a package to end users, then create an update package using the new
virtual machine name, the package installer attempts to install the update into a
folder with a name based on the new virtual machine name. The update does not
work properly, because the update is not installed into the folder used for the earlier
install.
You may continue directly from the New Project Wizard to the Add Virtual Machine
Wizard. Or you may start the Add Virtual Machine Wizard from the project summary
display. To start the wizard from the project summary display, click Add.
Adding an Existing Virtual Machine
When the Add Virtual Machine Wizard starts, take the following steps to add an
existing virtual machine to the project: