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Dell DL1300 Appliance User's Guide

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Performing a continuous (virtual standby) VMware workstation export

To perform a continuous (virtual standby) VMware Workstation export:

  1. In the Core Console, perform one of the following:
    • On the Virtual Standby tab, click Add to launch the Export Wizard. On the Protected Machines page of the Export Wizard, select the protected machine you want to export, and then click Next.
    • Navigate to the machine you want to export, and, on the Summary tab in the Actions drop-down menu for that machine, click Export > Virtual Standby .
  2. On the Destination page of the Export Wizard, click Recover to a Virtual Machine > VMware Workstation .
  3. Click Next.
  4. On the Virtual Machine Options page, enter the parameters for accessing the virtual machine as described in the following table.
    Text Box Description
    Target Path Specify the path of the local folder or network share on which to create the virtual machine.
    • NOTE: If you specified a network share path, enter a valid logon credentials for an account that is registered on the target machine. The account must have read and write permissions to the network share.
    User Name Enter the logon credentials for the virtual machine.
    • If you specified a network share path, you must enter a valid user name for an account that is registered on the target machine.
    • If you entered a local path, a user name is not required.
    Password Enter the logon credentials for the virtual machine.
    • If you specified a network share path, you must enter a valid password for an account that is registered on the target machine.
    • If you entered a local path, a password is not required.
    Virtual Machine Enter a name for the virtual machine being created; for example, VM-0A1B2C3D4.
    • NOTE: The default name is the name of the source machine.
    Version Specify the version of VMware Workstation for the virtual machine. You can choose from:
    • VMware Workstation 7.0
    • VMware Workstation 8.0
    • VMware Workstation 9.0
    Memory Specify the memory for the virtual machine by clicking one of the following:
    • Use the same amount of RAM as the source machine - To specify that the RAM configuration is the same as the source machine.
    • Use a specific amount of RAM - To specify how much RAM to use; for example, 4096 Megabytes (MB). The minimum amount allowed is 512 MB and the maximum is determined by the capability and limitations of the host machine.
  5. Select Perform initial ad-hoc export to perform the virtual export immediately instead of after the next scheduled snapshot.
  6. Click Next.
  7. On the Volumes page, select the volumes to export, for example, C:\ and D:\, click Next.
  8. On the Summary page, click Finish to complete the wizard and to start the export.
    • NOTE: You can monitor the status and progress of the export by viewing the Virtual Standby or Events tab.

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