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Adding an Existing Virtual Machine

If you already have a virtual machine, but it is missing from the list of virtual machines registered in Parallels Management Console, you can add it to this list using Add Existing Virtual Machine Assistant (or Add Existing Virtual Machine Wizard if Parallels Management Console is installed on a Windows or Linux computer).

To add an existing virtual machine to the list of registered virtual machines:

  1. Choose Add Existing from the File menu to launch Add Existing Virtual Machine Wizard.
  2. In the Introduction window, click Next. If you do not want the Introduction window to appear in future, select Always skip introduction.
  3. In the Select a Virtual Machine window, locate the virtual machines you want to add to the list:
    • You can set the path to a specific virtual machine's configuration file (config.pvs). Select the Add a specific virtual machine option, and type the path in the File field or click the Choose button and navigate to the necessary file. Click Add and go to Step 5.
    • You can find all virtual machines in a specific folder. Select the Search for virtual machines in this folder option, type the path to the necessary folder in the Start from field or click the Choose button, and navigate to it. Click Search.

      Specifying Location

    If you chose Search for virtual machines in this folder, the wizard displays all unregistered virtual machines it could find in the specified folder. Select the virtual machines you want to add. You can use the Select All Delete VM Wizard - Select All and Clear All Delete VM Wizard - Clear All buttons at the bottom of the window to select and deselect all virtual machines at once.

    Selecting Virtual Machines

    Review the selection, and click Add.

  4. Click Finish to exit the assistant.