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Hi, [#40] [2011-04-08 11:02:20.639 04728 info 'task-11'] CloneTask: AgentCloningParams: (converter.agent.params.AgentCloningParams) { [#40] dynamicType = <unset>, [#40] source =...
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Hi All,I am new to vmware technology.I am using VMware esxi 5 standard edition, but my client is using VMware esxi 4.Now I want to deploy the deployables from 5th version to 4th version.I got to...
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