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5 Import the file using these options.
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Select Now to begin the import, update, or migrate process immediately.
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Select a start date and time in the Start time drop-down menu.
Note The specified start time is the server's local time and not the local time of the user's
workstation.
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Select the number of seconds to delay each virtual machine registration in the Delay (seconds)
drop-down menu.
Note To specify no delay, leave the option blank. Selecting this option slows the import process.
Select this option when you import a large number of virtual machines.
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Select the total number of machines being registered at a given time in the Batch size menu.
Note To specify no limit, leave the option blank. Selecting this option slows the import process.
Select this option when you import a large number of virtual machines.
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If you are importing virtual machines, select Ignore managed machines to omit managed
machines during the import process.
Note By selecting this option, you can rerun the import without editing the CSV file to exclude
machines that are already successfully imported.
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If you are updating virtual machines, do not select Ignore managed machines.
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If you are migrating machines, select Ignore managed machines in the target environment so
that you can reprocess the CSV file.
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Select Skip user validation to omit validating users during the import process.
Note Selecting this option sets a machine's owner to the value listed in the Owner column of the
CSV data file without verifying that the user exists. Selecting this option can decrease the import
time.
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Select Test import to run the import process without importing machines.
Note Testing the import process allows you to test the CSV file for errors before you actually
import the machines.
6 Click OK.
The progress of the operation appears on the Bulk Import Details page.
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