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Procedure

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This section describes the procedure for creating a VM and provides an overview of VM features.

Flowchart for VM Creation and Management

Procedure Description

Step

Operation

Description and Reference[2]

Configuration Before Creation

Resource Pool Creation

For detailed instructions on how to create a VM resource pool, see the Configuration Before Creation > Resource Pool Creation section in the [Product Name] VM Management Guide.

Resource Pool Connection

For detailed instructions on how to connect to a VM resource pool, see the Configuration Before Creation > Resource Pool Connection section of the [Product Name] VM Management Guide.

Image Creation

For detailed instructions on how to create the image required for VM deployment, see the Configuration Before Creation > Image Creation section of the [Product Name] VM Management Guide.

Network Creation

For detailed instructions on how to create the network environment for VMs, see the Configuration Before Creation > Network Creation section of the [Product Name] VM Management Guide.

Creation

Information Collection

For detailed instructions on how to collect the business and resource information required for VM creation, see the Creation > Information Collection section of the [Product Name] VM Management Guide.

VM Creation

For detailed instructions on how to create a VM, see the Creation > VM Creation section of the [Product Name] VM Management Guide.

vmTools Installation

For detailed instructions on how to install vmTools on a VM to improve resource utilization, see the Creation > vmTools Installation section of the [Product Name] VM Management Guide.

Data Disk Initialization

For detailed instructions on how to initialize a newly added data disk on a VM, see the Creation > Data Disk Initialization section of the [Product Name] VM Management Guide.

Use and Management

Lifecycle Management

For detailed instructions on how to perform full lifecycle management operations on a VM, including starting, stopping, restarting, and destroying it, see the Use and Management > Lifecycle Management section of the [Product Name] VM Management Guide.

Migration and Scheduling

For detailed instructions on how to migrate VMs across run locations and schedule resources, see the Use and Management > Migration and Scheduling section of the [Product Name] VM Management Guide.

Resource and Configuration Changes

For detailed instructions on how to adjust the resources and configuration (including the CPU, memory, disk, and network) of a VM, see the Use and Management > Resource and Configuration Changes section of the [Product Name] VM Management Guide.

Attribute and Tag Management

For detailed instructions on how to manage the name, description, tags, and other attributes of a VM, see the Use and Management > Attributes and Tags section of the [Product Name] VM Management Guide.

Snapshot Management

For detailed instructions on how to create, restore, and delete snapshots for a VM, see the Use and Management > Snapshots section of the [Product Name] VM Management Guide.

Backup Management

For detailed instructions on how to back up a VM and recover the VM from backup, see the Use and Management > Backups section of the [Product Name] VM Management Guide.