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Storage Workflows on page 31
With storage workflows you can perform storage-related operations.
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Storage DRS Workflows on page 31
With storage DRS workflows you perform storage-related operations, such as creating and
configuring a datastore cluster, removing a datastore from cluster, adding storage to a cluster, and so
on.
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Basic Virtual Machine Management Workflows on page 32
With basic virtual machine management workflows you can perform basic operations on virtual
machines, for example, create, rename or delete a virtual machine, upgrade virtual hardware, and so
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Clone Workflows on page 33
With clone workflows you can clone virtual machines with or without customizing the virtual
machine properties.
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Linked Clone Workflows on page 34
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.
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Linux Customization Clone Workflows on page 34
With Linux customization workflows you can clone a Linux virtual machine and customize the guest
operating system.
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Tools Clone Workflows on page 35
With tools clone workflows you can obtain customization information about the operating system of
the virtual machine, information needed to update a virtual device, and so on.
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Windows Customization Clone Workflows on page 35
With Windows customization clone workflows you can clone Windows virtual machines and
customize the guest operating system.
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Device Management Workflows on page 36
With device management workflows you can manage the devices that are connected to a virtual
machine or to a host datastore.
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Move and Migrate Workflows on page 36
With move and migrate workflows, you can migrate virtual machines.
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Other Workflows on page 37
With other workflows, you can enable and disable Fault Tolerance (FT), extract virtual machine
information, and find orphaned virtual machines.
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Power Management Workflows on page 37
With power management workflows, you can power on and off virtual machines, reboot the guest
operating system of a virtual machine, suspend a virtual machine, and so on.
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Snapshot Workflows on page 38
With snapshot workflows, you can perform snapshot-related operations.
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VMware Tools Workflows on page 38
With VMware Tools workflows, you can perform VMware Tools-related tasks on virtual machines.
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