Working with Virtual Machines in Library View
You can clone, deploy, repair, or remove a virtual machine that is stored in the library. In Library view, you also can convert a VMware virtual machine to a VMM virtual machine after adding the VMware virtual machine's configuration files to the library.
Viewing Virtual Machines in the Library
When you store a virtual machine in the library, the virtual machine is displayed in Library view. However, the configuration file and virtual hard disks for the virtual machine are not added to the library.
To view virtual machines that are stored in the library:
- To view virtual machines on a specific library server. In the navigation pane, expand Library Server, expand the library server that stores the virtual machines, and click VMs and Templates.
- To view all virtual machines. In the navigation pane, click Library Server to display all resources in the library. To limit the display to virtual machines, under Filters, expand Type, and then click Virtual Machine.
Virtual Machine Actions
You can perform the following actions on virtual machines that are stored in the library:
- Convert Virtual Machine—To convert a VMware virtual machine to a VMM virtual machine, you must first add the VMware configuration file to the library. The conversion is performed in library view. For more information, see How to Convert a Virtual Machine to a VMM Virtual Machine.
- Clone—Use this action to create a new virtual machine based on an existing virtual machine. You can clone a virtual machine that is stored in the library or a deployed virtual machine that is stopped. The cloned virtual machine has the same computer name as the source virtual machine, and you cannot make changes to the operating system settings. For more information, see How to Clone a Virtual Machine.
- Deploy—Use this action to deploy a virtual machine on a host. For more information, see How to Deploy a Virtual Machine.
- Repair—You can repair a virtual machine by returning it to its state before the last action was performed on it, retrying the action, or, if you resolved an issue such as a missing file outside Virtual Machine Manager, by refreshing the metadata for the virtual machine to update its status. For more information, see How to Repair a Virtual Machine.
- Remove—Use this action to remove a virtual machine and delete its files from the library server. For more information, see How to Remove a Virtual Machine.