Specifications

Administration Guide
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point,!the!changes!can!be!undone!by!removing!the!redo!log.!Shut!down!the!guest!
operating!system!and!power!off!the!virtual!machine!before!deleting!that!virtual!
machine’s!redo!log.!You!can!also!commit!the!changes!to!the!main!virtual!disk!file!
using!the!commit!option!in!vmkfstools.!See!“Using!
vmkfstools”!on!page 249!for!
details.
To!change!the!disk!mode!for!a!virtual!disk,!see!“Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine’s!Virtual!
Disks”!on!page 109.!
Deleting a Virtual Machine Using the VMware
Management Interface
You!can!delete!a!virtual!machine!only!if!you!are!the!root!user,!the!owner!of!the!
configuration!file,!or!if!you!have!the!correct!permissions!to!the!configuration!file!or!the!
directory!where!the!configuration!file!is!located.!
When!you!delete!a!virtual!machine,!the!files!associated!with!it—that!is,
!located!in!the!
same!directory—are!deleted.!These!files!include!its!configuration!file!(the!.vmx!file),!log!
file,!and!nvram!file.!The!redo!log!and!any!lock!files!are!not!deleted.
Any!virtual!disks!that!are!not!associated!with!another!registered!virtual!machine!on!the!
host!can!be!deleted!as!well,!or
!you!can!save!them!for!future!use.!The!directory!
containing!these!files!is!also!deleted,!unless!any!disk!files!or!other!files!not!deleted!still!
remain.
To delete a virtual machine
1In!the!VMware!Management!Interface,!find!the!virtual!machine!you!want!to!delete,!
if!the!virtual!machine!is!powered!on!or!suspended,!power!it!
off.
2Click!the!arrow!to!the!right!of!the!terminal!icon!(!!)!to!access!the!virtual!machine!
menu.
3 Choose!Delete!Virtual!Machine.