How to Modify the Properties of a Guest Operating System Profile
You can modify any existing Virtual Machine Manager guest operating system profile if you want to change settings for one or more components on that profile. After you make changes, any new virtual machines that are created by using that profile will use the updated settings.
Changes made to a stand-alone guest operating system profile affect only the profile itself. Changes do not affect any existing virtual machines that were created earlier by using this profile, nor do they affect settings on a template into which this stand-alone profile was imported earlier. No association is maintained with the guest operating system profile after a virtual machine or template is created.
Similarly, if you import a stand-alone guest operating system profile into a template and then modify guest operating system configuration settings on the template, these changes do not affect the original stand-alone guest operating system profile.
Use the following procedure to navigate to the guest operating system profile whose properties you want to modify.
To modify a guest operating system profile
Use one of the following methods to locate the existing guest operating system profile that you want to modify:
Stand-alone guest operating system profile. In Library view, click the Profiles node in the navigation pane, right-click the guest operating system profile in the results pane that you want to modify, click Properties, and then click the Guest OS tab.
Guest operating system profile on a template. Use one of the following methods to locate a template:
Option 1: In Library view, click Library Server, and then under Filters, click Templates. Right-click the template in the results pane whose guest operating system profile settings you want to modify, click Properties, and then click the OS Configuration tab.
Option 2: In Library view, expand the Library Server node in the navigation pane, navigate to the library server on which the template you want is stored, click VMs and Templates, right-click the template in the results pane whose guest operating system profile settings you want to modify, click Properties, and then click the OS Configuration tab.
Use one or more of the following procedures to modify guest operating system configuration settings to be used for virtual machines that are created by using this profile:
How To Configure Guest Operating System Profile General Settings
How to Configure Guest Operating System Profile Networking Settings
See Also
Concepts
About Guest Operating System Profiles
How to Create a Guest Operating System Profile
How to Remove a Guest Operating System Profile