User`s guide

VMware Stage Manager User’s Guide
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3IntheStagecolumnoftheLifecycletab,clickthethumbnailiconofthedeployed
virtualmachine.
4MovethepointeroverthevirtualmachinenameandchooseInstallVMware
Toolsfromthemenu.
5Logintotheguestoperatingsysteminsidethevirtualmachineconsole.
6ClickInstallVMware Tools.
InstallingVMware Toolstakesseveral
minutesandrequiresyoutorestartthe
virtualmachine.Formoreinformationabouttheinstallation,see
VMware Infrastructure3documentation.
Taking Snapshots and Reverting to Snapshots
Afterdeployingavirtualmachine,youcantakeasnapshotandrevertthevirtual
machinetothatsnapshotatalatertime.
Thesnapshotisacapturedvirtualmachinestateataspecificpointintime.
Stage Managerstoressnapshotspersistentlywiththevirtualmachineimage.Ifyou
undeployavirtualmachine
anddeployit,thesnapshotremains.
Onlyonesnapshotforavirtualmachineisactiveatatime.
To take a virtual machine snapshot
1Intheleftpane,clickServices.
2MovethepointerovertheservicenameandchooseDetailsfromthemenu.
3IntheStagecolumnoftheLifecycletab,clickthethumbnailiconofthedeployed

virtualmachine.
4MovethepointeroverthevirtualmachinenameandchooseSnapshotfromthe
menu.
Stage Managerturnsoffthevirtualmachineforashorttimeandthendisplaysthe
console.Athumbnailiconofthesnapshotdisplayappearsinthetop‐rightcorner
ofthepage.
To revert to a snapshot
1Intheleftpane,
clickServices.
2MovethepointerovertheservicenameandchooseDetailsfromthemenu.
3IntheStagecolumnoftheLifecycletab,clickthethumbnailiconofthedeployed
virtualmachine.