VMware 4817V62 Administration Guide - Page 282

vSphere Basic System Administration Table 23-1. Scheduled Tasks (Continued) Scheduled Task Description Deploy a virtual machine Creates a new virtual machine from a template on the specified host or cluster. Export a virtual machine Exports virtual machines that vCenter Server manages to managed formats or hosted formats. The export process converts the source to a virtual machine in the format you specify. This scheduled task is available only when VMware vCenter Converter is installed. Import a virtual machine Imports a physical machine, virtual machine, or system image into a virtual machine that vCenter Server manages. This scheduled task is available only when VMware vCenter Converter is installed. Migrate a virtual machine Migrate a virtual machine to the specified host or datastore by using migration or migration with VMotion. Make a snapshot of a virtual machine Captures the entire state of the virtual machine at the time the snapshot is taken. Scan for Updates Scans templates, virtual machines, and hosts for available updates. This task is available only when VMware vCenter Update Manager is installed. Remediate Downloads any new patches discovered during the scan operation and applies the newly configured settings. This task is available only when VMware vCenter Update Manager is installed. You create scheduled tasks by using the Scheduled Task wizard. For some scheduled tasks, this wizard opens the wizard used specifically for that task. For example, if you create a scheduled task that migrates a virtual machine, the Scheduled Task wizard opens the Migrate Virtual Machine wizard, which you use to set up the migration details. Scheduling one task to run on multiple objects is not possible. For example, you cannot create one scheduled task on a host that powers on all virtual machines on that host. You must create a separate scheduled task for each virtual machine. After a scheduled task runs, you can reschedule it to run again at another time. Create a Scheduled Task To schedule a task, use the Scheduled Task wizard. Required privilege: Schedule Task.Create Tasks You can schedule a limited number of tasks by using the vSphere Client. If the task to schedule is not available, use the VMware Infrastructure API. See the vSphere SDK Programming Guide. CAUTION Do not schedule multiple tasks to be performed at the same time on the same object. The results are unpredictable. Prerequisites The vSphere Client must be connected to a vCenter Server system to schedule tasks. Procedure 1 In the navigation bar, click Home > Management > Scheduled Tasks. The current list of scheduled tasks appears. 2 In the toolbar, click New. 282 VMware, Inc.