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Rename virtual machine
Renames an existing virtual machine on the vCenter Server system or host and
not on the datastore.
Set virtual machine
performance
Changes performance settings such as shares, minimum and maximum values,
shaping for network, and disk access of a virtual machine.
Unregister virtual
machine
Removes an existing virtual machine from the inventory.
Upgrade VM Hardware
(force if required)
Upgrades the virtual machine hardware to the latest revision that the host
supports. This workflow forces the upgrade to continue, even if VMware Tools
is out of date. If the VMware Tools is out of date, forcing the upgrade to
continue reverts the guest network settings to the default settings. To avoid
this situation, upgrade VMware Tools before running the workflow.
Upgrade virtual machine
Upgrades the virtual hardware to the latest revision that the host supports. An
input parameter allows a forced upgrade even if VMware Tools is out of date.
Wait for task and answer
virtual machine question
Waits for a vCenter Server task to complete or for the virtual machine to ask a
question. If the virtual machine requires an answer, accepts user input and
answers the question.
Clone Workflows
With clone workflows you can clone virtual machines with or without customizing the virtual machine
properties.
You access the clone workflows from Library > vCenter > Virtual Machine management > Clone.
Clone virtual machine
from properties
Clones virtual machines by using properties as input parameters.
Clone virtual machine,
no customization
Clones a virtual machine without changing anything except the virtual
machine UUID.
Customize virtual
machine from properties
Customizes a virtual machine by using properties as input parameters.
Linked Clone Workflows
With linked clone workflows, you can perform linked clone operations such as restoring a virtual machine
from a linked clone, creating a linked clone, and so on.
You access the linked clone workflows from Library > vCenter > Virtual Machine management > Clone >
Linked Clone.
Restore virtual machine
from linked clone
Removes a virtual machine from a linked clone setup.
Set up virtual machine
for linked clone
Prepares a virtual machine to be link cloned.
Linked clone, Linux with
multiple NICs
Creates a linked clone of a Linux virtual machine, performs the guest operating
system customization, and configures up to four virtual network cards.
Linked clone, Linux with
single NIC
Creates a linked clone of a Linux virtual machine, performs the guest operating
system customization, and configures one virtual network card.
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