Creating and Migrating Virtual Machines

Generate a new virtual machine (VM) on a system by creating a new VM, migrating an existing VM or physical machine (PM) directly over the network, or importing an Open Virtualization Format (OVF) file or Open Virtualization Appliance (OVA) file from an existing VM.

To create a new VM (without an existing source VM or PM), see Creating a New Virtual Machine.

To copy an existing VM for the purpose of creating a new VM or creating a duplicate VM for troubleshooting, see Copying a Virtual Machine.

To back up a running VM for the purpose of recovering the VM in the event of a failure, see Backing Up a Running Virtual Machine and Recovering a Virtual Machine from a Backup.

To migrate or import a VM from another system, or to restore a VM on the same system, see one of the following topics:

• Migrating a Physical Machine or Virtual Machine to a System

  Use the P2V client (virt-p2v) to transfer a PM or VM directly over the network to a new VM on the system.

• Exporting a Virtual Machine

  Use the ztC Edge Console to export the source VM to OVF and VHD files on a network share.

• Importing an OVF or OVA File

  Use the ztC Edge Console to import OVF and VHD files from another ztC Edge system to the ztC Edge system, or to import OVF and VHD files or an OVA file from a VMware vSphere-based system to the ztC Edge system.

• Replacing/Restoring a Virtual Machine from an OVF File

  Use the ztC Edge Console to import OVF and VHD files back to the same system to overwrite and restore an existing VM from a previous backup copy.