VMware GSX Server 2.5.2Features | Documentation | Knowledge Base | Discussion Forums GSX Server requires that each virtual machine's configuration file be registered before it can be accessed by VMware Remote Consoles and the VMware Management Interface. When you create a new configuration file with the New Virtual Machine Wizard (Windows hosts), Configuration Wizard (Linux hosts) or VMware Management Interface, whether for a new or an existing virtual machine, the configuration file is registered automatically with GSX Server. When you register a virtual machine, you can easily connect to the virtual machine as the configuration file associated with the virtual machine appears in the VMware Management Interface, the Virtual Machine Name list in the local console (Windows hosts only) and the Connect to VMware Virtual Machine dialog box that appears when you connect to a virtual machine with the VMware Remote Console.
In the local console on a Windows host, a registered virtual machine appears in the Virtual Machine Name list with a hand icon (
If you are using a virtual machine created on another host machine, or that you migrated from another VMware product, you must register the configuration file by choosing one of the following procedures below. For more information about migrating virtual disks and virtual machines, see Moving and Sharing Virtual Machines. If you do not have a current need for a virtual machine, but do not want to delete it, you can unregister it instead. An unregistered virtual machine no longer appears in the VMware Management Interface. This sections describes the following topics: |
) while an unregistered virtual machine appears without the hand icon (
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