Re: Trying to define Default Parent VM, cannot see anything in the list.

Okay. That helped. Here's exactly what I did:

1. Putting in the FQDN of the vCenter server (using the vSphere client) gave me the vCenter options and UI. Thanks for that.

2. I was then able to make templates and clone.

3. I then MADE a template.

4. I then made a VM *FROM* that template.

5. I then made a snapshot. (Has to be a snapshot made via the vCenter and NOT via vSphere.. arrgh.)

6. Snapshot magically appears:   http://screencast.com/t/eBvPz7k5odZT

Thanks for the team effort !! Most appreicated.

PS I think I could have omitted step 3 and 4 and it might have still worked (HLSGet's suggestion).. but I was bent on seeing TEMPLATE and CLONE working. :-)