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=Set Up Direct Access to Virtualization Host Storage=
=Set Up Direct Access to Virtualization Host Storage=
A pre-requisite for accessing shared host storage in the VM is to install VMWare Tools in the VM.


Settings -> Sharing -> Enable Shared Folders -> + -> Select the local folder to share.
Settings -> Sharing -> Enable Shared Folders -> + -> Select the local folder to share.


The folder will be available after reboot.
The folder will be available after reboot.

Revision as of 19:03, 29 April 2018

Internal

Procedures

Changing the Number of CPUs Allocated to a VM

Virtual Machine -> Settings -> System Settings row -> Processors & Memory -> Processors.

Rename a VM

External

Procedure

After startup, Virtual Machine -> Settings -> General -> Click the existing name of the VM to edit the text -> Rename and click outside the text box to save.

Shutdown.

Note that renaming the VM does not change the name of any bundle file on disk.

Shrink a Sparse Disk

External

Procedure

TODO: "Clean Up Virtual Machine"

Snapshot Consolidation

https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1020000

Command-Line Virtual Machine Operations

Command-Line Virtual Machine Operations

Set Up Direct Access to Virtualization Host Storage

A pre-requisite for accessing shared host storage in the VM is to install VMWare Tools in the VM.

Settings -> Sharing -> Enable Shared Folders -> + -> Select the local folder to share.

The folder will be available after reboot.