VMware VirtualCenter 1.0 Support Documentation

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Changing the resource priority of the virtual machine differs from changing the settings of specific host resources. The setting here specifies the relative allocation for the virtual machine of all the hosts resources.

To deploy a virtual machine from a template as a scheduled task:

1. Display the Tasks panel.

   Click the Tasks option in the navigation bar. The list of scheduled tasks appears.

2. Start the New Task wizard. Click New in the toolbar.
3. Confirm continuing with the New Task wizard. Click Next.
4. Select the task to create.

   Click the pull-down menu and select the Change resource settings of a virtual machine option. Click Next.

   

5. Select the virtual machine whose resource settings you want to change.

   

   Select the virtual machine. Click Next.

6. Assign CPU and memory resource priority level for the virtual machine.

   

   Click the appropriate radio button. Click Next.

7. Set the time and date when you want the virtual machine to be deployed. Click Next.

   

   Click on the Later radio button, then the drop-down arrow to select a data from the displayed calendar. A red circle indicates today's date and a dark circle indicates the scheduled date.

8. Confirm creating the task.

   Optionally, specify an email address for notification when task is performed. Click Finish.

   VirtualCenter adds the new task to the scheduled task list and completes it at the designated time. When it is time to perform the task, VirtualCenter first verifies that the user who created the task still has permission to complete the task. If the permission levels are not acceptable, a message is generated and the task is not performed.