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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input parameter allows a forced upgrade even if VMware Tools is out of date.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 can access the clone workflows from Library > vCenter > Virtual Machine management > Clone in the
Workflows view of the Orchestrator client.
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 can access the linked clone workflows from Library > vCenter > Virtual Machine management > Clone
> Linked Clone folder and its subfolders in the Workflows view of the Orchestrator client.
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.
Create a linked clone of a
Linux machine 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.
Create a linked clone of a
Linux machine with a
single NIC
Creates a linked clone of a Linux virtual machine, performs the guest operating
system customization, and configures one virtual network card.
Create a linked clone of a
Windows machine with
multiple NICs and
credential
Creates a linked clone of a Windows virtual machine and performs the guest
operating system customization. Configures up to four virtual network cards
and a local administrator user account.
Create a linked clone of a
Windows machine with a
single NIC and credential
Creates a linked clone of a Windows virtual machine and performs the guest
operating system customization. Configures one virtual network card and a
local administrator user account.
Create a linked clone
with no customization
Creates the specified number of linked clones of a virtual machine.
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