How to modify the .vmx ESXi 4

I get the following message in my event log: not enough of video RAM. The maximum resolution of the virtual machine will be limited to 1520 X 1140 to 16 bits per pixel. Use the maximum resolution configured 2360 x 1170 16 bits per pixel, increase the amount of video RAM allocated to the virtual machine of setting svga.vramSize = "16708800" in the virtual machine configuration file.

I guess I need to use the vSphere CLI app to make this change?

I am able to get the path to the .vmx the CLI, but am not sure what to do next to actually modify the file.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated...

You can use of the vCLI alive to copy the vmx file locally then upload again.  You can also use the data browser for this store.  If you change the virtual machine, you can also set the video memory on this screen (select the virtual device of video card).

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