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• Reload the Configuration of the virtual computer after changing the VMX file

  Hello

  If I make changes to a file on a virtual machine's .vmx in vCenter 5.5 is automatically valid configuration for the engine power vm off? I made some changes earlier and it seemed to be the case, but one of the steps that I see in some of the documents is to reload the configuration of the vm, so it can be used appropriately. So this happens automatically or not?

  Hello

  If she turned off the virtual computer, then during power on, changes to take effect.

  Concerning

  Mohammed

• Change one. File reports Oracle PLL.

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  Published by: user634631 on July 12, 2010 12:13

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  You can open the .pll libraries in the constructor of the form/report. Even as you open .fmb or RDF files.

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• Why made a small mistake on a VMX file such a pain?

  It is more a question for the developers and maybe the experts.  But why, when you make a small mistake when you change a VMX file, uploading it to the location of theVM data store, it backs up, starting then kicked with an error that gives an error stack then causes the virtual machine to do this:

  

  It seems stupid.  If I can reup the VMX corrected, you still cannot recover.  There should be some sort of refresh button, so it scans the directory and the VMX still once, realize the mistake has been corrected and then giving access to the virtual machine again.

  Only one I found today to fix this, is to click with the right button on the invalid VM in the inventory list, remove the inventory.  Go to the data store and the record of the location of the virtual machine.  Right-click on the corrected VMX file and say "Add to inventory" and follow the instructions in the wizard.

  Why that is so long winded?  What is the problem with my original suggestion to just a refresh button.  Who will be rescan him previously failed VMX file, then find there now and allowing access to the power on the virtual machine again.

  Seems strange.

  Two error put today

  isolation.tools.guestInitiatedUpgrade.disable = "FALSE".

  In the VMX file twice.

  Then second mistake (in order to correct the error, just so that I could make a guide for fixing work) was forget to replace the quotes "when they are copied from a Web site, it uses different stylized quotes that don't like VMware.

  Tiny errors, but how long breath to get the virtual dos machine.

  Why not just use the vSphere Client to make these. VMX changes. Property editor of virtual machine-> tab Options-> general in the left pane-> button Configuration settings. Add the values y and no more manual. VMX edits.

• Power supply error after converting old .vmx file

  To start, that's what I'm working with:

  VMWare ESXi 4.1.0 (and vSphere client)

  VMWare vCenter Converter Stand alone

  What I'm trying to accomplish is to take an older VMWare machine, convert it, and then add it in the new client. Problem is after I convert the old file, transfer it to the data store, then add the inventory on what it will not feed machine and I get the following error message:

  Unable to create the virtual SCSI device for scsi0:0, ' / vmfs/volumes/4d4056f3-dba3ed6f - 6 c 19.

  Could not open scsi0:0 disc: disc not supported or not valid type 7. Make sure that the disk has been imported.

  I was looking through some threads here on this forum (based on the SCSI error) and none of the fixes worked for me, because the changes were not necessary in my new .vmx file. There was one that I was full of hope on (which recommended changing the .vmx file to point to the appropriate disk), but this isn't the issue with the new .vmx file.

  To give you an idea, it is that the new file has in it:

  . Encoding = "windows-1252".
  config.version = '8 '.
  virtualHW.version = "7".
  memsize = '512 '.
  MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE".
  displayName = "Convergence".
  guestOS = "other26xlinux."
  USB. Present = 'TRUE '.
  ethernet0. Present = 'TRUE '.
  ethernet0. AddressType = 'generated '.
  ethernet0. ConnectionType = "bridged".
  ethernet0.startConnected = 'TRUE '.
  Ethernet1. Present = 'TRUE '.
  Ethernet1. AddressType = 'generated '.
  Ethernet1. ConnectionType = "hostonly".
  Ethernet1.startConnected = 'TRUE '.
  ide0:0. Present = 'TRUE '.
  ide0:0. AutoDetect = 'TRUE '.
  ide0:0. FileName = "automatic detection".
  ide0:0. DeviceType = "cdrom-raw"
  scsi0. Present = 'TRUE '.
  scsi0.virtualDev = "free".
  scsi0:0. Present = 'TRUE '.
  scsi0:0. FileName = "Covergence.vmdk".
  scsi0:1.present = 'TRUE '.
  scsi0:1.filename = "Convergence - 0.vmdk".
  vmci0. Present = 'TRUE '.
  lsilogic.noDriver = "FALSE".
  EHCI. Present = 'TRUE '.
  NVRAM = "Covergence.nvram."
  Priority.Grabbed = 'normal '.
  Priority.ungrabbed = 'normal '.
  scsi0:0. Redo = «»
  scsi0:1.redo = «»
  virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted".
  insulation. Tools.hgfs.Disable = 'TRUE '.
  tools.remindInstall = 'TRUE '.
  pciBridge0.present = 'TRUE '.
  Tools.Upgrade.Policy = "useGlobal".
  pciBridge4.present = 'TRUE '.
  pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
  pciBridge5.present = 'TRUE '.
  pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
  pciBridge6.present = 'TRUE '.
  pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
  pciBridge7.present = 'TRUE '.
  pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

  And here's what the old file was inside before being converted:

  #! / opt/vmware/server/bin/vmware
  config.version = '8 '.
  virtualHW.version = "4".
  numvcpus = '1 '.
  scsi0. Present = 'TRUE '.
  scsi0.virtualDev = "free".
  memsize = '512 '.
  MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE".
  floppy0. Present = "FALSE".
  USB. Present = 'TRUE '.
  Sound.Present = "FALSE".
  sound.virtualDev = "es1371.
  sound.fileName = "-1".
  Sound.AutoDetect = "TRUE".
  displayName = "convergence Session Manager.
  guestOS = "other26xlinux."
  NVRAM = "Covergence.nvram."

  #serial0.present = "FALSE".
  Serial0.filetype = 'file '.
  Serial0.filename = "ttys0.txt".

  ethernet0. Present = 'TRUE '.
  Ethernet1. Present = 'TRUE '.
  ethernet0. AddressType = 'generated '.
  Ethernet1. AddressType = 'generated '.
  Ethernet1. ConnectionType = "hostonly".
  UUID. Location = '56 4 d cf 63 ba 16 39 4f - 36 of 93 07 94 30 3 c 79'
  UUID. BIOS = "56 4 d 22 6th b3 41 36 31 - 9f ea 2d 9F 6 d 7 d d0 0F".
  ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00: 0C: d 29:9e:6: 7 d.
  ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = '0 '.
  Ethernet1.generatedAddress = "00: 0C: 29:9e:6 d: 87.
  Ethernet1.generatedAddressOffset = "10".

  scsi0:0. Present = 'TRUE '.
  scsi0:0. FileName = "SystemDrive.vmdk".
  scsi0:1.present = 'TRUE '.
  scsi0:1.filename = "SetupDrive.vmdk".

  Priority.Grabbed = 'normal '.
  Priority.ungrabbed = 'normal '.

  scsi0:0. Redo = «»
  scsi0:1.redo = «»

  virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted".
  Tools.Upgrade.Policy = "manual".

  insulation. Tools.hgfs.Disable = 'TRUE '.

  tools.remindInstall = 'TRUE '.
  checkpoint.vmState = «»

  I am new to all this installation of VMWare server so I am at a loss to know what to do to solve this problem. Any help will be appreciated.

  Welcome to the community,

  Problem is once I have converted the old file, download on the data store, and then add the machine to the inventory...

  Could you explain what exactly you were doing.

  • What is product VMware has been the virtual machine running before you converted?
  • How do you have it convert?
  • Why don't you use the converter to convert the virtual machine directly to ESXi, instead of convert and download?

  André

• Script to change vmx file

  The following script provided by vmware in KB2092807 is stuck in a loop.  After connecting to the viserver, I'll run the following:

  ForEach ($vm in (Get - VM)) {}

  $vmv = get - VM $vm | Get-View

  $name = $vmv. Name

  $guestid = $vmv. Summary.Config.GuestId

  $state = $vmv. Summary.Runtime.PowerState

  $vmx = new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec

  $vmx.extraConfig += new-Object VMware.Vim.OptionValue

  $vmx.extraConfig [0] .key = "monitor_control.enable_softResetClearTSC."

  $vmx.extraConfig [0] .value = 'TRUE '.

  If ($guestid - like ' windows8 * Guest ') {}

  ($vmv). ReconfigVM_Task ($vmx)

  If ($state - eq "receptor") {}

  $vmv. MigrateVM_Task ($null, $_.) Runtime.Host, 'highPriority', $null)

  }

  }

  }

  
  

  
  

  But the above script get into a loop and vcenter taskbar will show «Reconfigure the machine virtual vmname finished...» «and «Migrate machine virtual vmname finished...» "these messages will repeat until I have cancel the script.  Note that even if the message indicates the virtual computer to migrate the virtual machine is migrated nto.

  
  

  PowerCLI console displays the message "Type: value task: task-1711391" this message will keep scrolling by with the incrementing value by one each time until I have cancel the script. ""

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Bonus question, will of the vmx changes made with this script to apply to the virtual machine without turning off due to migration?

  
  

  Any help will be greatly appreciated.

  However, this script seems correct.

  You may display the name of the virtual machine to the screen inside the loop, what'd you give an idea if it's a loop on the same VM.

  Advanced settings can be applied even if a virtual machine is running.

  The vMotion creates a new VMX file, which is recharged and therefore changes must be picked up.

  See William post called a kitten is also bad, whenever you change a VMX by hand file

• You can edit vmx files on multiple virtual machines in a cluster to allow changes of setting delay start via RCLI or Toolkit VI?

  You can edit vmx files on multiple virtual machines in a cluster to allow changes of setting delay start via RCLI or Toolkit VI? How?

  SAs desire a lead time of 10 seconds through the virtual company composed of several VCs with multiple data centers and clusters.

  Known: we can edit the .vmx file and add: bios.bootDelay = "10000" this adds stunted ms 10000 (10 seconds) when starting

  Known: we may have to re-register or some other mechanism to apply the changes to the start on the VMS settings

  Has anyone tried to make a change of large company to bootDelay on VMS? Any help?

  The script below will do what you want. Have fun.

  -

• By script of the vmx file changes?

  I have a number of existing VMs that I want to add some advanced configuration settings. Instead of using the GUI to add the values, I would like to automate the process. My plan is to write a script that turns off the virtual machine and adds the new values (isolation.tools.x or isolation.device.x) in the vmx files. Is - this safe/advisable to do so via a script? Someone at - it an example of existing script, they would be willing to share?

  If you want to do with just the VI Toolkit itself, then you will need to do something like this

  $vm = get - View (Get - VM NameofVMtoUpdate) USER.USER
  $vmConfigSpec = new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
  $vmConfigSpec.extraconfig = new-Object VMware.Vim.optionvalue
  $vmConfigSpec.extraconfig [0]. "Key ="lefthandsideofentry"
  $vmConfigSpec.extraconfig [0]. ' Value ='rigthhandsideofentry + '.
  $vm. ReconfigVM ($vmConfigSpec)

  Where

  • NameofVMtoUpdate is the name of the virtual machine that you want to update (from the vCenter inventory)

  • lefthandsideofentry is the entrance of advanced configuration, that you want to set

  • rigthhandsideofentry is the value of the advanced configuration entry

  As an alternative some of these people who hang out on the VI Toolkit region have implemented a set of Powershell extensions for the VI toolkit available from CodePlex (http://www.codeplex.com/vitoolkitextensions). Game-TkeVmx will allow you to set values (essentially the same code as above just rolled into a function to keep your code cleaner)

• Best approach to editing on two computers

  I usually use my desktop PC to change my photos, but will be traveling and would like to be able to work on my laptop while traveling.  I wonder what is the best approach.

  As a backdrop, all my photos are in a cloud service (OneDrive in my case) which synchronizes the files in directories identical on desktop or portable.

  I have identified two approaches and would like a recommendation on which is better.

  1. Move the catalog to the cloud synchronized directory structure
     I know that I would need to make sure that I had that catalog open on one machine at a time and which would need to be sure that the synchronization is complete before starting an editing session
     
     
  2. Export a catalog of files that I would like to change and the re - import when I finished
     Because the negative files are in the same file structure, I would only export the metadata, not the negative files
     I do my editing and then re - import the catalog to my master catalog when I come back, once again, leaving only negative files.

  Is there a benefit / cost to both approaches?

  Thanks in advance.

  Andy Schlei says:

  1. Move the catalog to the cloud synchronized directory structure
     I know that I would need to make sure that I had that catalog open on one machine at a time and which would need to be sure that the synchronization is complete before starting an editing session

  I'd go with this method providing you are careful with the sync, upload in trip etc.

  Much depends on the frequency at which Exchange you between computers. More frequently, more looking to maintain the catalogue on an external drive. It's convenient when you go between the office and personal computers, but a player allows use more Lr offline, especially if you have generated a lot of intelligent insights. When I travel I use this method, and it replaced your option 2 for me.

  The method of cloud can be fine if you can wait to download sync end after the closure of Lr on the machine and wait synchronization to download complete before the opening of Lr on the other. If you are logged on a trip, and upload speed is good, then you win some backup benefits too.

  Another idea is to use the mobile features if you have a subscription to the CC. Synchronize a collection of Mobile and you can make adjustments to broad brush on tablets or phones, and adjustments will automatically return in your catalog. You can also use Lightroom Web to make some adjustments in a standard browser window, and in all cases, you can generate JPEG files if you need to send them to people.

  There are a variety of approaches and individual circumstances.

• Best approach to implement this requirement in IOM

  Hi experts
  
  We have an application (say App1) in which we use GTC DB connector available to users of the IOM. But due to some limitations in App1, communication must be changed from custom Web services one GTC.
  
  For this, we have made the following configurations
  1 introduced new mandatory fields to even your process of App1 (in accordance with the REQ.)
  
  2. clean all adapters GTC in the process of def App1 and attached the webservice of the adapters.
  
  So, after the introduction of Web services, known issues may be
  
  1 revoke user fails for existing users, because existing users already configured using conn GTC.
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  2. the same is the case for users to toggle.
  
  What would be the best approach to carry out the operations above for existing users who are already configured.
  
  We are not willing to go to create the new object of resource for the communication of webservices.
  
  Valuable insights are highly appreciated.

  Hello

  Create a new property with the necessary inputs and change the name of the property file in fvcutil.cmd or fvcutil_.cmd (depends on the appserver).

  It should work now.

  Kind regards
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• How can I get all my music files into one big file. Windows xp32 IE8 sp3

  I have over 8000 files music and video, and they are scattered all over my computer. I use RealPlayer (free) to download and convert YouTube and then I transfer on WMP11 so I can upload them in my Walkman. I have IE8 Windows xp32 SP3. I'm also an old man who knows little about computers, so I'm always screwing mine trying to decipher what are the instructions. Please... If you can help, give me instructions step by step. You can reply here or to my email... * address email is removed from the privacy *.

  Thank you.

  Hi grampsny!

  I assume you want all your music stored in one place? The default value for this should be 'my music' (which is located in the folder 'My Documents').

  1 if your music is broadcast all over the place so I guess the best way to find all these files is to click on Start then on Search

  2. now click on "all files and folders" in the left pane.

  3. in the box under "all or part of the file name" type *.mp3 and press the Search button.  If you acknowledge that all files that appear as your music files, then press and hold CTRL of your keyboard and then left click on each desired music file.

  4. now, with all of the selected files, click change and then click copy.

  5 open the 'my music' folder, and then click Edit and Paste.

  Now repeat steps 1-5 but instead of search search *.mp3, *.wma , (which is the default for Windows Media Player 11 music file).

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• Retrieve snapshots after broken vmx file has been restored

  I'm running a Win7x64 Machine (host and guest) with Workstation 7 and I came across a problem after a failed to stop... after that my host system restarted I could not start my guest operating system that the vmx file was broken.

  I created a new machine virtual and added the original virtual disk (vmdk) and could restart the virtual machine. It was only after restarting when I realized that I've revertet to the initial state of the virtual machine and all the changes that I stored in snapshots disappeared.

  So I tried to do the same steps again and instead of using the original vmdk, I tried to use the one of the last snapshot. But this was not possible (the virtual disk parent has been changed since the child was created)

  Can I do to solve this problem? the parent disk was not changed at all, but I guess that the initialization of the system created new logs etc...

  Please download the attached zip file
  extract and replace "Windows 7 x 64 Edition_workstation.bin"

  then run the cmd

  DSFI.exe "Windows 7 x 64 Edition_workstation.vmdk" 512 1024 "Windows 7 x 64 Edition_workstation.bin.

  Please note the small change in cmd!

  When you're assigning the file "Windows 7 x 64 Edition_workstation - 000004.vmdk" to your VM or simply use the vmx file attached

• Need help updated the VMX file on several Virtual Machine

  All,

  Can anyone help with a problem I'm having?  Here is a brief explanation of what is happening and what we need to solve.

  Recently we found out that we need to add a line in the file VMX of several virtual machines.  In the past, I was able to do this, but would have cold start the virtual machine for the changes to take effect.  Starts cold won't be a problem, because we can program it.

  However, no one knows a way to add this line in the file VMX virtual machines in a cluster.

  Here's the line I need added:

  Devices.hotplug = "false".

  Here is a script that was used earlier (esx 3.0 days) to keep the VM tools updated on reboot.  At this point, if the virtual machine has been turned on, this change could not do through the UI.  However, this script worked to update the .vmx file and then we have cold reboots for the changes to take effect.

  Get-viserver - < Server > - < user > - < password >

  $viview = get-Cluster-name NOMCLUSTER | Get - VM | foreach-object {get-view ($_.ID)}
  $viview | {foreach-object
  $vmConfigSpec = new-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec
  $vmConfigSpec.Tools = new-Object VMware.Vim.ToolsConfigInfo
  $vmConfigSpec.Tools.afterPowerOn = 'True '.
  $vmConfigSpec.Tools.afterResume = 'True '.
  $vmConfigSpec.Tools.beforeGuestStandby = 'True '.
  $vmConfigSpec.Tools.beforeGuestShutdown = 'True '.
  $vmConfigSpec.Tools.ToolsUpgradePolicy = "UpgradeAtPowerCycle".
  $_. ReconfigVM ($vmConfigSpec)
  }

  The exact script can be found in Disable HotPlug

• VMX file now on my desk

  I installed 3 merger on MacBook Pro, then installed Windows 7. Had problems with Internet connectivity, so followed the instructions of prior discussion that says to change the file Windoes.VMX to insert a few lines defining the Ethernet settings, I did. But before I did the editing, I saved a copy of this file on the Windows desktop. After you change the original in the file system, I rebooted and VM asked if I had copied or moved this file. I chose proposed, what I knew was probably a mistake just after checking. Windows opened and ran and my Internet connection has been created, BUT there are now a half-dozen or more VMX, VMXF, etc. of the files on my Windows desktop, I put them in the trash, so then Windows will not open. I have them leave the basket and placed on the desktop and Windows went very well. What I need to know is: How do I re-point these files to their locatoion of file system native to get them off my desktop?

  VMware Fusion of uninstalling/reinstalling does not remove Virtual Machines, or he will correct this problem.

  The file ' vm-10-09 - 10.3077.tgz "is not fixed and all that shows in your last response it is the full qualified path" / Users/Larry/Desktop/vm-10-09-10.3077.tgz "which of course I cannot see what I see advising how to solve this problem.

  I could write a paragraph or two saying... If it do, etc, etc... but to be honest, I don't want to waste my time when to have the absolute technical facts of the situation, I measure it to give explicit and specific responses and Support to collect information provides that without me having to ask a bunch of questions that some of them usually end up having to be still explain to the user.

  The key here is the Virtual Machine files on your desktop do not belong here and are not in a Package as normal file according to Virtual Machines created by VMware Fusion and at this stage the following is only conjecture...

  I think you made a copy of the configuration the target Virtual Machine's .vmx file on your desktop and then no matter what you've done I think you're done by executing the .vmx file on the desktop and then received a message saying box...

  "File not found: Windows XP Home Edition.vmdk this file is necessary to power on this virtual machine."  If this file has been moved, please provide its new location. »

  ... and then you clicked the Browse button, and sailed to and select the file "Windows XP Home Edition.vmdk" and then received a message saying box...

  "This virtual machine may have been moved or copied. In order to configure certain management and networking features, VMware Fusion needs to know if you move this virtual machine, or if you copied it. If you are unsure, answer "I copied it". »

  ... to which you answered "I moved it" and you have now two entries 'Windows XP Home Edition' on the Virtual Machine library.  One of them is the original and actual VM and the other which is just the configuration file .vmx on the desktop with the other files that are normally created to take in charge of the Virtual Machine.

  If what I've said is true, then you should be able to delete the second entry of the Virtual Machine in the Virtual Machine library and its associated files and done with it, leaving the original intact but that's why I support Information in order to review the .log files and .plist to merge file and then have the information to make an informed decision as if I was sitting in the front of the machine and could see for myself what were the technical facts of the situation.

  So if the conjecture is true, then the solution should be obvious and easy to solve.

• ESXi does not lend itself to modification of the .vmx file

  Hello

  I use an old distro from Suse Linux 32-bit on a 64-bit VM Workstation.  I modified the file vmx virtual machines with "monitor_control.disable_longmode = 1" in order to force the guest to detect as a 32-bit operating system or a 32-bit application that must run on the Suse installation used client starts correctly.

  Everything works well, but I need to do the same thing on our ESXi server company but have encountered the following problems:

  1. its possible, but not easy to modify the vmx without ssh or ftp access.  Am I missing something here?

  2. our local IT guy hesitates to start hacking the configuration files unless it had to ensure that the other virtual machines, or entire server, be affected by the change

  I would be grateful if someone could a) advise on the best way to edit files on a server ESXi and b .vmx) confirm that changing the vmx on usually file a VM guest interfere with anything else running on the host computer.

  Thanks in advance,

  RoryG

  With the virtual machine you can add parameters through the VI client.

  Settings / Options / Advanced / General - Configuration settings.