Prepare to capture VMs

Before you capture a VM

1. Obtain the details of the networks that the VM belongs to (VLAN tag, network address, netmask), and the IP address(es) of the VM

2. Identify or create these networks and IPs in Abiquo, unless the VM is only in a default private network that Abiquo will manage

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3. You will need to add the captured VM to a virtual datacenter (VDC), so if necessary, create a VDC. In order to do this, you will need to have already added a hypervisor of the same type as the one you are capturing from.

   1. If the VM uses a public IP, purchase the appropriate public IP. Go to Virtual datacenters → select virtual datacenter → Network → Public and click the + Add button

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4. If you wish to add a new cost code to the VM, create the cost code in Pricing view before you capture the VM