Import VM

UiPath.HyperV.Activities.ImportVM

Description

Imports a virtual machine.

Project compatibility

Windows - Legacy | Windows

Configuration

Common

• DisplayName - The display name of the activity.

Destination

• Location - Indicates a different storage location for the virtual machine than the default one configured for the virtualization server. This field supports only strings and String variables.
• StorageFolder - Indicates a different storage location for the hard disk than the default one configured for the virtualization server. This field supports only strings and String variables.
• VMName - Indicates the name of the virtual machine after import. If not set, it uses the name of the source virtual machine. This field supports only strings and String variables.

Input

• CheckpointFolder - Specifies the fully qualified path of the folder where the checkpoint configurations for the virtual machine can be found. This field supports only strings and String variables.
• ImportType - Specifies the type of the import that should be performed. The possible values are Restore and Copy. The default value is None.
• VhdFolder - Specifies the full path to the folder where virtual hard disks for the virtual machine are stored. This field supports only strings and String variables.
• VMFile - Specifies the full path of the virtual machine file that should be imported. This field supports only strings and String variables.

Misc

• Private - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

Output

• VirtualMachine - Provides the details about the virtual machine.

Note: The VMFile parameter provides the path to a virtual machines' configuration file (.vmcx or .xml). This type of file represents the virtual machine that needs to be imported and should not be in use while running this activity.