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Upgrade virtual
machine
Upgrades the virtual hardware to the latest revision that the host supports.
An input parameter allows a forced upgrade even if VMware Tools is out of
date.
Wait for task and
answer virtual machine
question
Waits for a vCenter Server task to complete or for the virtual machine to ask
a question. If the virtual machine requires an answer, accepts user input and
answers the question.
Clone Workflows
With the clone workows, you can clone virtual machines with or without customizing the virtual machine
properties.
Clone virtual machine
from properties
Clones virtual machines by using properties as input parameters.
Clone virtual machine,
no customization
Clones a virtual machine without changing anything except the virtual
machine UUID.
Customize virtual
machine from
properties
Customizes a virtual machine by using properties as input parameters.
Linked Clone Workflows
With the linked clone workows, you can perform linked clone operations, such as restoring a virtual
machine from a linked clone, creating a linked clone, and others.
Restore virtual machine
from linked clone
Removes a virtual machine from a linked clone setup.
Set up virtual machine
for linked clone
Prepares a virtual machine to be link cloned.
Create a linked clone of
a Linux machine with
multiple NICs
Creates a linked clone of a Linux virtual machine, performs the guest
operating system customization, and congures up to four virtual network
cards.
Create a linked clone of
a Linux machine with a
single NIC
Creates a linked clone of a Linux virtual machine, performs the guest
operating system customization, and congures one virtual network card.
Create a linked clone of
a Windows machine
with multiple NICs and
credential
Creates a linked clone of a Windows virtual machine and performs the guest
operating system customization. Congures up to four virtual network cards
and a local administrator user account.
Create a linked clone of
a Windows machine
with a single NIC and
credential
Creates a linked clone of a Windows virtual machine and performs the guest
operating system customization. Congures one virtual network card and a
local administrator user account.
Create a linked clone
with no customization
Creates the specied number of linked clones of a virtual machine.
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