VMware ACEFeatures | Documentation | Knowledge Base | Discussion Forums Running the Completed Virtual MachineBefore you create a package for deployment, you may wish to run the virtual machines in your project. There are two ways to run a virtual machine from VMware ACE Manager. You can power on the virtual machine directly in the VMware ACE Manager interface. Or you can click Run in VMware ACE to view a virtual machine as your end users will see it, running in the VMware ACE interface. When you run the virtual machine in the VMware ACE interface from within VMware ACE Manager, authentication policies are not applied. Click Run in VMware ACE on the VMware ACE Manager display for the virtual machine. This launches the VMware ACE interface and runs the virtual machine in it. For a more thorough test of the virtual machine as your end users will see it, you should create a package and install it on another computer. Note: You can run any virtual machine directly in VMware ACE Manager to be sure the guest operating system and applications perform as expected. However, a virtual machine running in VMware ACE Manager does not respect any policies that restrict its functionality. When you run a virtual machine in the VMware ACE interface, the virtual machine is affected by any changes you make while you are running it. In addition, when you quit the VMware ACE interface, the virtual machine is suspended, not shut down and powered off. If a virtual machine is suspended on one host computer, it cannot be resumed reliably on a host computer with different hardware. Use the VMware ACE Manager to check the virtual machine's configuration and to be sure that the virtual machine is powered off, not just suspended, before you create a package including the virtual machine.
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