User's Manual

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9.1. VM Boot Behavior ...................................................................................................... 31
9.1.1. Persist (XenDesktop - Private Desktop Mode) .................................................... 31
9.1.2. Reset (XenDesktop - Shared Desktop Mode) ..................................................... 31
9.2. Making the ISO Library Available to XenServer Hosts .................................................... 31
9.3. XenServer Tools ......................................................................................................... 32
9.4. Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) provider ................................................ 33
9.5. Connecting to a Windows VM Using Remote Desktop .................................................. 33
9.6. Time Handling in Windows VMs ................................................................................. 34
9.7. Time Handling in Linux VMs ....................................................................................... 34
9.8. Installing a VM from Reseller Option Kit (BIOS-locked) Media ....................................... 35
9.9. Preparing for Cloning a Windows VM Using VSS .......................................................... 36
9.10. Assigning a GPU to a Windows VM (for Use with XenDesktop) .................................... 37
10. Importing the Demo Linux Virtual Appliance ............................................ 40
10.1. Useful Tests ............................................................................................................. 40
11. Importing and Exporting VMs ................................................................... 42
11.1. Supported Formats ................................................................................................... 42
11.1.1. Open Virtualization Format (OVF and OVA) ..................................................... 43
11.1.1.1. Selecting OVF or OVA Format .............................................................. 44
11.1.2. Disk Image Formats (VHD and VMDK) ............................................................. 44
11.1.3. XVA Format ................................................................................................... 44
11.1.4. XVA Version 1 Format .................................................................................... 45
11.2. Operating System Fixup ............................................................................................ 45
11.3. The Transfer VM ...................................................................................................... 46
11.4. Importing VMs ......................................................................................................... 46
11.4.1. Importing VMs from OVF/OVA ....................................................................... 47
11.4.2. Importing Disk Images ................................................................................... 49
11.4.3. Importing VMs from XVA ............................................................................... 50
11.5. Exporting VMs ......................................................................................................... 51
11.5.1. Exporting VMs as OVF/OVA ............................................................................ 51
11.5.1.1. Exporting VMs as XVA ......................................................................... 53