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You can add or configure most virtual machine properties during the virtual machine creation process or
after you create the virtual machine and install the guest operating system.
You can configure three types of virtual machine properties.
Hardware
View existing hardware configuration and add or remove hardware.
Options
View and configure a number of virtual machine properties, such as power
management interaction between the guest operating system and virtual
machine, and VMware Tools settings.
Resources
Configure CPUs, CPU hyperthreading resources, memory and disks.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Virtual Machine Limitations in the vSphere Client,” on page 138
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“Virtual Machine Hardware Versions,” on page 139
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“Locate the Hardware Version of a Virtual Machine in the vSphere Client,” on page 140
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“Change the Virtual Machine Name in the vSphere Client,” on page 141
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“View the Virtual Machine Configuration File Location in the vSphere Client,” on page 141
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“Edit Configuration File Parameters in the vSphere Client,” on page 141
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“Change the Configured Guest Operating System in the vSphere Client,” on page 142
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“Configure Virtual Machines to Automatically Upgrade VMware Tools,” on page 142
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“Virtual CPU Configuration,” on page 143
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“Virtual Memory Configuration,” on page 149
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“Network Virtual Machine Configuration,” on page 153
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“Parallel and Serial Port Configuration,” on page 154
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“Virtual Disk Configuration,” on page 160
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“SCSI and SATA Storage Controller Conditions, Limitations, and Compatibility,” on page 163
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“Other Virtual Machine Device Configuration,” on page 167
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“Configuring vServices,” on page 172
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“USB Configuration from an ESXi Host to a Virtual Machine,” on page 173
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“USB Configuration from a Client Computer to a Virtual Machine in the vSphere Client,” on page 177
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“Manage Power Management Settings for a Virtual Machine,” on page 180
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