6.5.1

Prerequisites
Verify that the virtual machine hardware version is 11 or higher.
Procedure
1 In the Answer Question dialog box, click Show virtual machines.
2 Select all the virtual machines that you want to apply this answer to.
3 Click OK.
Adding and Removing Virtual Machines
You add virtual machines to the vCenter Server inventory through their managed hosts. You can remove
virtual machines from vCenter Server, from their managed host’s storage, or from both.
Adding Existing Virtual Machines to vCenter Server
When you add a host to vCenter Server, it discovers all the virtual machines on that managed host and
adds them to the vCenter Server inventory.
If a managed host is disconnected, the already discovered virtual machines continue to be listed in the
inventory.
If a managed host is disconnected and reconnected, any changes to the virtual machines on that
managed host are identified, and the vSphere Web Client updates the list of virtual machines. For
example, if node3 is removed and node4 is added, the new list of virtual machines adds node4 and
shows node3 as orphaned.
Remove Virtual Machines from vCenter Server
When you remove a virtual machine from the inventory, you unregister it from the host and
vCenter Server, you do not delete it from the datastore. Virtual machine files remain at the same storage
location and you can later re-register the virtual machine by using the datastore browser. This capability is
useful if you need to unregister a virtual machine to edit the virtual machine's configuration file. The ability
to remove a virtual machine and maintain its files is useful when you have reached the maximum number
of virtual machines that your license or hardware allows.
Prerequisites
Verify that the virtual machine is turned off.
Procedure
1 Right-click the virtual machine, and select Remove From Inventory.
2 To confirm that you want to remove the virtual machine from the inventory, click OK.
vCenter Server removes references to the virtual machine and no longer tracks its condition.
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