read the file of configuration for the virtual machine performance

Hello

is it possible to read a file from a virtual computer vmx when it is in use? The system is vSphere 5.5

Regards Wolfgang

Edit

Please mention: I want to do with a vm running . The file is locked and I can't access it.

Go to the copy and store the virtual computer is running in data and paste the .vmx into another folder. Then you should be able to download.

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