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title: How to Pack a MED-V Image
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# How to Pack a MED-V Image


A MED-V image must be packed before it can be added to a deployment package or uploaded to the server.

**To create a packed MED-V image**

1.  Click the **Images** management button.

2.  In the **Images** module, in the **Local Packed Images** pane, click **New**.

3.  In the **Packed Image Creation** dialog box, select the virtual machine image by doing one of the following:

    -   In the **Base image file** field, type the full path to the directory where the Microsoft Virtual PC image prepared for MED-V is located.

    -   Click **Browse** to browse to the directory where the Microsoft Virtual PC image prepared for MED-V is located.

4.  Specify the name of the new image by doing one of the following:

    -   In the **Image name** field, type the desired name.

        **Note**  
        The following characters cannot be included in the image name: space " < > | \\ / : \* ?



~~~
    A new packed image will be created.

-   From the drop-down list, select an existing name.

    A new version of the existing image will be created.
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5. Click **OK**.

   A new MED-V packed image is created on your host computer with the properties defined in the following table.

**Note**  
In the **Local Packed Images** and **Packed Images on Server** panes, the most recent version of each image is displayed as the parent node. Click the parent node to view all other existing versions of the image.



**Local Packed Images Properties**

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<th align="left">Property</th>
<th align="left">Description</th>
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<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td align="left"><p>Image Name</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>The name of the packed image as it was defined when the administrator created the image.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td align="left"><p>Version</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>The version of the displayed image.</p>
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<strong>Note</strong><br/><p>All previous versions are kept unless deleted.</p>
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</tr>
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<td align="left"><p>File Size (compressed)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>The physical compressed size of the image.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td align="left"><p>Image Size (uncompressed)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>The physical uncompressed size of the image.</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>



## Related topics


[How to Install MED-V Client and MED-V Management Console](how-to-install-med-v-client-and-med-v-management-console.md)

[Using the MED-V Management Console User Interface](using-the-med-v-management-console-user-interface.md)

[Creating a Virtual PC Image for MED-V](creating-a-virtual-pc-image-for-med-v.md)