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Never — The virtual machine does not expire.
After x days from installation — The virtual machine runs for the specified
number of days after the package is installed, then cannot be used.
On this date — The virtual machine runs until and on the specified date. It
cannot be used after the specified date.
If the virtual machine is set to expire, you may also specify a script used to renew the
virtual machine. Click Set to open a dialog box that lets you locate the plug-in script
file and specify the command line for running the script. You may also specify a
timeout interval in case the script does not run to completion. For details on creating
scripts, see Writing Plug-In Policy Scripts on page 244.
You may customize the expiration message, enable a warning message, set the time
when the warning message first appears and customize the text of the warning
message.
Setting Copy Protection Policies
Select Copy protection from the Policy list to ensure that virtual machines can run
only from the location where they are originally installed.
Select Copy protect this virtual machine to restrict the virtual machine so it can run
only from the location where it is installed by the package installer. If you select this
restriction and the virtual machine is copied or moved to a new location, it cannot run
from that new location.