Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide
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Using the VMware Adapter
Working with Virtual Machine Templates
The
Action Definition: E-Mail
dialog displays.
The VMware Event variables that are available with the VMware Adapter are shown in , but may not apply to all
events.
events.
3.
Complete the required fields on the
Action Definition
dialog and click
OK
.
Working with Virtual Machine Templates
Using a standardized naming convention for templates, some inventory panel views do not offer the opportunity to sort
by type. Create a standard prefix for templates to help you intuitively identify them by sorting by name. Also, include
enough descriptive information in the template name to know what is contained in the template.
by type. Create a standard prefix for templates to help you intuitively identify them by sorting by name. Also, include
enough descriptive information in the template name to know what is contained in the template.
Instead of saving virtual machine templates in a completely separate inventory, VirtualCenter 2 stores templates into the
main inventory with other virtual machines. However, templates are identified by a different icon and by the ability to
prevent them from powering on. As such, templates can now be:
main inventory with other virtual machines. However, templates are identified by a different icon and by the ability to
prevent them from powering on. As such, templates can now be:
Viewed from the "Virtual Machines and Templates" or the "Hosts and Clusters" inventory views.
Quickly converted back and forth between virtual machines that can be powered on and receive updates and
templates that cannot be powered on, but can be used as the source images from which to deploy new virtual
machines.
templates that cannot be powered on, but can be used as the source images from which to deploy new virtual
machines.
Stored in monolithic (runnable) virtual disk format for quick template -t- virtual machine conversions or stored in
sparse (non-runnable) virtual disk format to conserve storage space.
sparse (non-runnable) virtual disk format to conserve storage space.
Because of this, it is not possible to programmatically identify virtual machine templates to prevent running tasks on them.
If a user tries to execute a job on virtual machine template, the output will confirm that the operation is not supported.
If a user tries to execute a job on virtual machine template, the output will confirm that the operation is not supported.
Special Characters in Names
Any / (slash), \ (backslash), character used in this name element is escaped. Similarly, any % (percent) character used
in this name element is escaped, unless it is used to start an escape sequence. A slash is escaped as %2F or %2f. A
backslash is escaped as %5C or %5c, and a percent is escaped as %25.
in this name element is escaped, unless it is used to start an escape sequence. A slash is escaped as %2F or %2f. A
backslash is escaped as %5C or %5c, and a percent is escaped as %25.