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Chapter 5 Working with Configurations Summary of Configuration Operations Table 5‐1 summarizes the operations for configurations. To access the options, move the pointer over a configuration name and use the mouseover menu. The displayed options depend on whether the configuration is currently deployed or undeployed. Table 5-1. Configuration Options Operation Description Capture to Library Captures the configuration and saves it to the configuration library. Checkout Checks out a copy of a configuration from the configuration library and moves it to the Workspace. Clone Makes a quick copy of this configuration and moves it to the Workspace. Instead of copying an entire virtual hard disk, Lab Manager creates a delta disk. This operation addresses virtual machine proliferation by using "referential provisioning." This process involves storing new changes but referring back to a chain of delta disks. For each change, Lab Manager freezes the original delta disk and creates a new one. Copy Creates a complete (deep) copy of the configuration. Copies include all of the delta disks. Typically, you do not copy a configuration unless you need to dismantle the storage and move the virtual machine configuration to a different server. This operation takes a longer time than the clone operation. Delete Deletes a configuration. Deploy Registers and runs the virtual machines of a configuration on the Managed Server pool. Deploy with defaults Deploys a configuration with the default user preferences. Details Enables you to view details about virtual machines in the configuration. Export Exports a configuration to a directory on the network. Force Undeploy Forces the undeploy operation to occur after an undeploy operation fails. You might know of a problem (for example, the Managed Server system is down) but you forcefully need to clean the Workspace area. Import Imports the configuration from directory on your network. LiveLink Creates a URL for a configuration in the configuration library. Lab Manager can email this URL to another user. When a user clicks the URL, the configuration returns to an active state. Make Private Makes this configuration accessible only for you and administrators. VMware, Inc. 81

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Chapter 5
Working with Configurations
Summary of Configuration Operations
Table 5
‐
1 summarizes the operations for configurations. To access the options, move the
pointer over a configuration name and use the mouseover menu.
The displayed options depend on whether the configuration is currently deployed or
undeployed.
Table 5-1.
Configuration Options
Operation
Description
Capture to Library
Captures the configuration and saves it to the configuration library.
Checkout
Checks out a copy of a configuration from the configuration library
and moves it to the Workspace.
Clone
Makes a quick copy of this configuration and moves it to the
Workspace.
Instead of copying an entire virtual hard disk, Lab Manager creates a
delta disk. This operation addresses virtual machine proliferation by
using “referential provisioning.” This process involves storing new
changes but referring back to a chain of delta disks. For each change,
Lab Manager freezes the original delta disk and creates a new one.
Copy
Creates a complete (deep) copy of the configuration. Copies include all
of the delta disks. Typically, you do not copy a configuration unless
you need to dismantle the storage and move the virtual machine
configuration to a different server.
This operation takes a longer time than the clone operation.
Delete
Deletes a configuration.
Deploy
Registers and runs the virtual machines of a configuration on the
Managed Server pool.
Deploy with defaults
Deploys a configuration with the default user preferences.
Details
Enables you to view details about virtual machines in the
configuration.
Export
Exports a configuration to a directory on the network.
Force Undeploy
Forces the undeploy operation to occur after an undeploy operation
fails. You might know of a problem (for example, the Managed Server
system is down) but you forcefully need to clean the Workspace area.
Import
Imports the configuration from directory on your network.
LiveLink
Creates a URL for a configuration in the configuration library. Lab
Manager can email this URL to another user. When a user clicks the
URL, the configuration returns to an active state.
Make Private
Makes this configuration accessible only for you and administrators.