Select a Source to Configure

You can select a VMware virtual machine as the source for a configuration task.

Procedure

1	On the Specify Source page, select a source type from the drop-down menu.

Option	Action
VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine	Select VMware infrastructure virtual machine as the configuration source if your source system is a virtual machine that runs on an ESX host or on an ESX host managed by vCenter Server. a In the Specify server connection information pane, type or select the ESX host that contains the virtual machine to be configured. The Server drop-down menu contains the identifiers or locations of systems that were logged in to previously. You can type a new identifier. b Enter your user credentials in the relevant fields and click Next. All virtual machines on the selected ESX host appear in the Inventory pane. You can filter virtual machines in the Inventory pane. You can narrow the list by selecting VM List from the drop-down menu and type a machine name to search for. c Select the machine to configure.
VMware Workstation or Other VMware Virtual Machine	Select this source type if your source system is a standalone VMware virtual machine (that is, one that is a virtual machine from VMware Workstation 5.0, 6.0 and 6.5, VMware Fusion 1.0 and 2.0, VMware Player 1.0, 2.0 and 2.5, VMware Server 1.0 and 2.0, or VMware ACE 2.0 and 2.5). a Browse for the source virtual machine or image. The file type choices are limited to VMware Workstation *.vmx files.

2	(Optional) Click View Source Details to view more information about the source virtual machine.

3	Click Next.

If you selected a source virtual machine that is password protected, the Enter password pop-up window appears. Type your password and proceed to the customization page.

What to do next

On the View/Edit Options page, you can select the required configuration options.

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