A virtual machine is a software computer that, like a physical computer, runs an operating system and applications. Virtual machines are compatible with all standard x86 computers. Each virtual machine encapsulates a complete computing environment and runs independently of underlying hardware.
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VirtualMachine Management Objects and Methods Creating Virtual Machines and Virtual Machine Templates Folder.CreateVM_Task method. The method takes a VirtualMachineConfigSpec data object as input argument. VirtualMachineConfigSpec allows you to specify the attributes of the virtual machine you are creating.Configuring a Virtual Machine Folder.CreateVM_Task ) or cloning (VirtualMachine.CloneVM_Task ). You can also reconfigure a virtual machine using VirtualMachine.ReconfigVM_Task . Adding Devices to Virtual Machines VirtualMachineConfigSpec.deviceChange property, which is a VirtualDeviceSpec . You specify the host device that the virtual device should map to by using a backing object. A backing object represents the host device associated with a virtual device. Performing Virtual Machine Power Operations Registering and Unregistering Virtual Machines Customizing the Guest Operating System Installing VMware Tools Upgrading a Virtual Machine VirtualMachine.UpgradeVM_Task method. The method upgrades this virtual machine's virtual hardware to the latest revision that is supported by the virtual machine's current host. You can specify the version number as an argument. This method is useful if you want to run your virtual machine on a newer hypervisor that supports newer versions of the hardware.
