Installation guide

CHAPTER 3 Using the VMware Management Interface to Manage Your Virtual Machines
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Changing Configuration Options
To change any of these options:
1. Power off the virtual machine and click Edit. The Options Configuration page
appears.
Note: You can change the display name when the virtual machine is powered on.
2. Make your changes, then click OK to save them.
3. Close the window.
Modifying the Configuration File Directly (Advanced Users Only)
If you need to add or change a configuration option for a virtual machine that cannot
be accessed from elsewhere in the management interface, you can edit the virtual
machine’s configuration file (the file with the .vmx extension) from the Options tab.
For example, if you want to enable repeatable resume in the virtual machine, you
would add the option to the configuration file in the manner described below.
Caution: You should not add or change any options in your configuration file unless
you have been given a specific option to add to the file in another part of the user
documentation or if you are working with VMware support to solve an issue with your
virtual machine.
To add an option to the configuration file (.vmx), make sure you are logged into the
management interface as the virtual machine user or a user with the proper
permissions to modify this virtual machine (such as the root user), then complete the
following steps.