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Chapter 7 Running Virtual Machines
Setting Snapshot Power Off Options
Youcansetavirtualmachinetoautomaticallyreverttothesnapshot,ortoaskyou
whetheryouwanttoreverttothesnapshot,wheneveryoupoweroffthevirtual
machine.
To set a snapshot power off option
1IntheCommandssectionofthevirtualmachine’sSummarytab,clickConfigure
VM.
2ClicktheSnapshottab.
3 Selectoneof
thefollowingoptionsintheWhenpoweringoffsection:
JustpoweroffPowersoffwithoutmakinganychangestothesnapshot.
ReverttosnapshotRevertstothecurrentsnapshot,sothevirtualmachine
alwaysstartsinthestateitwasinwhenthecurrentsnapshotwastaken.
Revertingtothesnapshotdiscardschanges.Forexample,aninstructormight
needtodiscardstudentanswersforacomputerlessonwhenavirtualmachine
ispoweredoffattheendofclass.
AskmeEverytimeyoupoweroffavirtualmachine,youarepromptedto
specifywhetheryouwanttojustpowerofforreverttothecurrentsnapshot.
4ClickOKtosaveyourchangesandreturntotheSummarytab.
Changing Virtual Machine Advanced Settings
Thissectiondescribeshowtoconfigureadvancedvirtualmachinesettings,including
thefollowing:
WhatkindofinformationiscollectedwhileVMwareServerisrunning.
Enablinganddisablinglogging.
Disablingaccelerationifaprogramcannotberuninyourvirtualmachine.
EnablingVirtualMachineInterface(VMI)paravirtualizationtoincrease
performanceonhoststhatsupportparavirtualization.
SpecifyingwhetherandhowvirtualizedMMUsupportisused
Modifyingvirtualmachineconfigurationfileparameters.
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OTEDonotchangeanyconfigurationfileparametersunlessyouareinstructed
todosointhedocumentationorbyVMwaretechnicalsupport.