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Introduction

Many container settings are established during the creation process. You can review and modify these settings directly in the container using the Administrative Console.

To View Container Settings

• Select a container, and then click the Appliance Settings tab.

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The following settings appear in the tab:

Adding a Container Description

You can create a meaningful description of a container and its operation. The description has a maximum limit of 255 characters.

To Add a Container Description

1. Select a container, and then click the Appliance Settings tab.

2. Type a description of the container in the Description box.

3. Click Save.

Selecting a Startup Application

Containers can contain more than one application. Use this property to change the startup application to another application that is inside the container or on the underlying operating system.

To Select a Startup Application

1. Select a container, and then click the Appliance Settings tab.

2. Enter the full path of the container startup application in the Default App field. Enclose the path in quotation marks ("") if it includes spaces or an ampersand (&).

3. Click Save.

If you click the Run command button and a default application is not specified for a container, the VirtaMove command prompt is displayed.

To run the default application for a container, right-click the container and select Run Default App.

Specifying a Path for a Config-on-the-fly File

To Specify a Path for a Config-on the-fly File for a Container

1. Select an undocked container, and then click the Appliance Settings tab.

2. In the Config File Path field, specify the path to the Config-on-the-fly file.

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3. Click Save.

Showing Custom Scripts When They Run

When you create a container, several scripts are created in the Container\Scripts folder as follows:

AfterDock.cmd

AfterStart.cmd

AfterStop.cmd

AfterUndock.cmd

BeforeDock.cmd

BeforeStart.cmd

BeforeStop.cmd

BeforeUndock.cmd

Script files can be customized to execute commands, call other batch files, make configuration changes, or make modifications to the system environment to support the applications and services in the container.

Do not rename script files.

Custom scripts can be run before and after docking, starting and stopping container services, and undocking containers.

For example, you can edit the BeforeDock.cmd script to add or remove a user or group from the container:

To add a user

To remove a user

To add a group

To delete a group

To add a user to a group

To remove a user from a group

To Show Custom Scripts When They Run

1. Select a container, and then click the Appliance Settings tab.

2. Under Initialization, select Show Custom Scripts When They Run.

3. Click Save.

To Show Custom Scripts When They Run Using the CLI

• Run the following:

  virtapedit c:\mycontainers\mynotes CPROP_SHOW_SCRIPTS Y

To Change the Home Directory of a Script

Scripts (for instance, AfterDock.cmd) execute from the VirtaMove installation path (for example, C:\Progam Files\VirtaMove). You may wish scripts to execute from the directory in which they exist, such as the container’s scripts directory.

• Add the following to the first line of the .cmd file:

  cd /d %~dp0

  This will change the Home directory to the directory in which the batch file is located.

Showing Container Properties in Scripts

All the container properties, including the source computer’s IP address, appear as environment variables in scripts.

For example, edit the Scripts/BeforeDock.cmd file as follows:

Then, dock the container, and run the following:

Locking or Unlocking a Container

You can lock a selected container to make sure that it is not modified during the migration process. Modifications could result in the application not running correctly after the tether process. You can then unlock the container once you're done.

To Lock a Container

1. Select a container, and then select Tools>Lock/Unlock VAA.

2. Enter a password in the first field. Take note or remember this password for when you want to unlock the container.

3. Confirm the password in the second field, then click OK.

To Unlock a Container

1. Select the locked container, and then select Tools>Lock/Unlock VAA.

2. Enter the password you created to lock the container, then click OK.