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Importing a Template from VMFS Storage, To import a template from VMFS storage ESX Server machine

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VMware® Lab Manager User's Guide Importing a Template from VMFS Storage If you have an existing virtual machine on an ESX Server system, you can use the Import from VMFS option to place that virtual machine under Lab Manager control. Because you are moving the virtual machine and not copying it, the original virtual machine is lost in this process. If you need the original virtual machine, make a copy of it. The original virtual machine remains registered under the VI Client but is no longer available. You can use the VI Client to unregister the virtual machine. See the VMware Infrastructure 3 documentation for information on unregistering a virtual machine. NOTE The Import from VMFS option does not work for a virtual machine with an absolute path to its .vmdk file or a virtual machine that has snapshots. Delete any snapshots prior to importing a template from VMFS storage. To check if you have an absolute path to the .vmdk file, use a text editor to open the .vmx file, look for the line that points to the virtual disk (.vmdk), and verify that the value does not start with a forward slash (/). To import a template from VMFS storage (ESX Server machine) 1 In the left pane, click Templates. 2 Click the Import from VMFS button. 3 Enter the information for the template: a Select the server hosting the .vmx file. b Enter the path to .vmx file (for example, [storage1] abc/abc.vmx). c Enter a name. d (Optional) Enter a description. e Specify whether VMware Tools is installed on the template. If you select this check box, the Install VMware Tools button no longer appears on the virtual machine console. You can still access the option to install VMware tools through the mouseover menu on the virtual machine console. f Specify a time to undeploy the template. If an administrator sets a system‐wide lease time, a user without administrator privileges cannot override the value but can extend the lease to any value up to the value set by the administrator. 54 VMware, Inc.

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VMware® Lab Manager User’s Guide
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VMware, Inc.
Importing a Template from VMFS Storage
If you have an existing virtual machine on an ESX Server system, you can use the
Import from VMFS
option to place that virtual machine under Lab Manager control.
Because you are moving the virtual machine and not copying it, the original virtual
machine is lost in this process. If you need the original virtual machine, make a copy of
it.
The original virtual machine remains registered under the VI Client but is no longer
available. You can use the VI Client to unregister the virtual machine. See the VMware
Infrastructure 3 documentation for information on unregistering a virtual machine.
To import a template from VMFS storage (ESX Server machine)
1
In the left pane, click
Templates
.
2
Click the
Import from VMFS
button.
3
Enter the information for the template:
a
Select the server hosting the
.vmx
file.
b
Enter the path to
.vmx
file (for example,
[storage1]abc/abc.vmx
).
c
Enter a name.
d
(Optional) Enter a description.
e
Specify whether VMware Tools is installed on the template.
If you select this check box, the
Install VMware Tools
button no longer
appears on the virtual machine console. You can still access the option to
install VMware tools through the mouseover menu on the virtual machine
console.
f
Specify a time to undeploy the template.
If an administrator sets a system
‐
wide lease time, a user without
administrator privileges cannot override the value but can extend the lease to
any value up to the value set by the administrator.
N
OTE
The
Import from VMFS
option does not work for a virtual machine with an
absolute path to its
.vmdk
file or a virtual machine that has snapshots. Delete
any snapshots prior to importing a template from VMFS storage.
To check if you have an absolute path to the
.vmdk
file, use a text editor to open
the
.vmx
file, look for the line that points to the virtual disk (
.vmdk
), and verify
that the value does not start with a forward slash (
/
).