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Chapter 5 Working with Configurations
To access configurations in the Archive tab
1Intheleftpane,clickServices.
2MovethepointerovertheservicenameandchooseDetailsfromthemenu.
3ClicktheArchivetab.
Performing Configuration Operations
ConfigurationoperationsoccurintheLifecycleorArchivetabs.
Ifaparticularoperationappearsinaconfigurationmenu,theappearanceindicatesthe
stateofoneormorevirtualmachinesinthatconfiguration,asfollows:
 IfUndeploy‐SaveStateorUndeploy‐DiscardStateappearsinaconfiguration
menu,atleastonevirtualmachineintheconfigurationisdeployed.
 IfDeployappearsinaconfigurationmenu,atleastonevirtualmachineinthe
configurationisundeployed.
 IfPowerOnappearsinaconfigurationmenu,atleastonevirtualmachineinthe
configurationisoff.
Operationsforaconfigurationmightnotaffectallitsvirtualmachines,asfollows:
 IfyoustartthePowerOnoperation,virtualmachinesthatarealreadyturnedon
areunaffected.
 IfyoustarttheRevertoperation,onlythevirtualmachinesthathaveasnapshot
setarereverted.
Creating Configurations
Creatingaconfigurationinvolvesdefiningconfigurationpropertiesandaddingvirtual
machinestotheconfiguration.YoucanaddvirtualmachinesbasedonStage Manager
templates.
Thisoperationinvolvesspecifyingastoragelease.See“ReviewingtheResource
CleanupTab”onpage 103.
OnlyStageManageradministratorshaveaccesstoanImportVMfromVirtualCenter
optionwhen
creatingaconfiguration.See“ImportingVirtualMachinesfrom
VirtualCentertoNewandExistingConfigurations”onpage 61.