Managing VM Files & Relocating VMs

Vmware Workstation 11    |    Intermediate
  • 11 videos | 50m 15s
  • Includes Assessment
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Learn about the files that make up your VMware Workstation virtual machine and virtual hard disk. Discover how to manage, maintain, and control access to virtual disks, and how to safely move files and folders to a new location.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Configure aspects of virtual hard disks including how to add, grow, and allocate disks
    Perform virtual hard disk maintenance tasks including compacting, expanding, defragmenting, and adding and removing vhds
    Identify the characteristics of lock files and how they affect moving a virtual disk
    Use the virtual disk manager (vmware-diskmanager) utility to manage files from the command line or by using scripts
    Encrypt a virtual machine to protect it from unauthorized use
    Restrict virtual machine configuration
  • Clean up the drive space previously occupied by virtual machines on a workstation host
    Configure a virtual machine's uuid, including options to always receive a new uuid, keep the current uuid, and override the current uuid
    Identify the features and uses of vmware player
    Move a virtual machine to other locations, including different host systems
    Export a virtual machine to ovf format

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