Updated Information

This vSphere Virtual Machine Administration document is updated with each release of the product or when necessary.

This table provides the update history of the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration documentation.

Revision	Description
11 FEB 2022	Updated the prerequisites section in Remove a USB Controller from a Virtual Machine in the vSphere Web Client.
04 JUNE 2021	Updated the NX/XD options table in Change CPU Identification Mask Settings in the vSphere Web Client.
01 APR 2021	Updated this guide to remove the Microsoft Internet Explorer references in: Export an OVF Template. Export an Item from a Content Library to Your Local Computer. Install the VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in.
12 AUG 2020	At VMware, we value inclusion. To foster this principle within our customer, partner, and internal community, we are replacing some of the terminology in our content. We have updated this guide to remove instances of non-inclusive language.
22 JUL 2019	Updated procedure in Remove a USB Controller from a Virtual Machine in the vSphere Web Client. Updated procedure in Install the VMware Remote Console Application. Updated information about the Shutdown Delay setting in Edit Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown Settings. Updated procedure in Edit Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown Settings.
22 FEB 2019	Added information about the cases when manually selected network settings are not applied to a virtual machine in Create a Customization Specification for Windows Using a Custom Sysprep Answer File in the vSphere Web Client.
16 JAN 2018	Updated procedure in Create a Customization Specification for Windows. Adjusted the procedure in Consolidate Snapshots to the vSphere Web Client user interface. Updated information about virtual machine and template names in Select the Virtual Machine Name and Folder, Select a Name and Location for the Template, and Change the Virtual Machine Name.
23 OCT 2018	Added virtual RDMA to the list of supported hardware features in hardware version 14 in Hardware Features Available with Virtual Machine Compatibility Settings. Adjusted the procedure in Upload ISO Image Installation Media for a Guest Operating System to the vSphere Web Client user interface. Removed the information that virtual machines with VMware Paravirtual SCSI controllers cannot be part of an MSCS cluster in About VMware Paravirtual SCSI Controllers. Updated the information and procedures about using a virtual machine remote console in the Using a Virtual Machine Remote Console chapter.
05 OCT 2018	Added a prerequisite step in Change the Swap File Location. Corrected Step 1 in Export an OVF Template. Added a prerequisite in Change the Virtual Disk Configuration. Updated information about the USB functionality in Avoiding Data Loss with USB Devices, USB Autoconnect Feature, and Add a USB Controller to a Virtual Machine. Updated URL in Browse VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplace.
04 MAY 2018	Added information about the consequences of increasing the size of Eager Zeroed Thick virtual disks in About Virtual Disk Provisioning Policies and in Change the Virtual Disk Configuration, Step 3. Updated information about NVMe controllers in Add an NVMe Controller. Updated Step 5 in Configure a Virtual Machine or vApp to Use a Network Protocol Profile with information about the existing limitations when selecting a Dynamic property option. Added a note in Deleting Snapshots explaining how deleting a single snapshot affects the virtual machine and other snapshots.
14 FEB 2018	Removing information about vServices in Monitoring Solutions with the vCenter Solutions Manager. Changed the description of .vmsd and .vmsn files in Virtual Machine Files.
03 OCT 2017	Fixed the broken URL in Install the VMware Remote Console Application. Added information about the consequences of a virtual hardware version upgrade in Upgrading Virtual Machines and Upgrade the Compatibility for Virtual Machines. Updated information about supported OVA-related workflows in Deploying OVF and OVA Templates. Updated procedure in Deploy an OVF or OVA Template.
EN-002631-00	Initial release.