Specifications

Administration Guide
146 VMware, Inc.
Registering a Virtual Machine
Virtual!machines!created!on!the!server!are!automatically!registered.!If!you!imported!a!
virtual!machine!from!another!server!or!from!another!VMware!product,!or!if!you!
unregistered!a!virtual!machine,!you!can!register!it!by!completing!the!following!steps.
To register a virtual machine
1Log!into!the!management!interface!as!the!user!with!full!permissions!to
!the!virtual!
machine’s!configuration!file.
2On!the!Status!Monitor,!click!Manage!Files.!
The!file!manager!appears.
3Browse!to!the!directory!containing!the!configuration!file!(the!file!with!the!.vmx!
extension)!and!click!the!configuration!file!icon.!
The!Virtual!Machine!Registration!Status!pane!appears,!indicating!that!the!virtual!
machine!is!not!
registered.
4Click!the!register!link.!
NOTE Only!the!root!user!can!register!and!unregister!virtual!machines!through!the!
management!interface.!However,!regular!users!can!register!and!unregister!
virtual!machines!using!the!scripting!API.