VMware

2009 Mar 02

Login to VMware

Workspace

Create New VM

• Go to your workspace
• Click the "New Configuration Button"
• In the new window:
  • Give the VM a unique name
  • Select the deployment lease
  • Select the storage lease
  • Select the fencing Policy
  • Choose the template to create the machine from
  • Give it a name
  • Select if it will be a Full Clone or a linked Clone
  • Leave other settings alone
  • FYI multiple VMs cab added by using the "Add VM" button
• Click OK
• From here either deploy the machine and turn it on, or edit the hardware

Deploy a VM

Once a VM is deployed, it can no longer have its hardware adjusted. You will need to undeploy the machine before you will be able to make any new changes.

• Hover Mouse over the "Configuration Name" in the workspace window
• Select "Deploy" or "Deploy with Defaults"
  • When Deploy is selected you can set fencing options, lease options and resource pool
  • The Default uses the following settings:
    • Not fenced
    • Power on after deployment
    • Any available resource pool
    • "Never Expire" for deployment lease

Once a machine is deployed you can go to the console of the VM by clicking on the thumbnail of the desktop next to the VM's name.

Undeploy a VM

From the workspace screen:

• Hover mouse over the VM's name
• Select either "undeploy save state" or "undeploy discard state"
  • Save state save the contents of RAM to a file so that when the machine is re-deployed, it comes up in the last known state
  • Discard state does not save the RAM to disk and will bring the machine up in a clean RAM state

Delete a VM

In order to delete a VM, it must be in a power off state and undeployed.

• From the workspace window, hover the mouse over the VM's name
• Undeploy VM or select the Delete VM button

Library

How to save configuration to Library

Once you have created a configuration that you want to save and continually make new configurations from, you can save the VM to the Library.

From the workspace screen:

• Hover mouse over VMs name
• Select "Capture Configuration to Library"
• Give the configuration a name

Creating a configuration from the Library

• Click the Library Button
• Select "Capture Configuration to Library"
• Hover mouse over name
• Select "Clone to My Workspace"
• Give it a unique name
• Click OK

Templates

Publish

References

IT expert (on site):

Name: Gary Kendzerski
Tel: 408-4237-3454
Email: Gary.Kendzerski@arc.com, gkendzerski@lansg.com

Introduction to VMware View Manager
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Administration Guide, V3.0
Command Line Tool For View Manager

Programs:

VMware Server (for Administrators only)