You can change or add virtual machine configuration parameters when instructed by a VMware technical support representative, or if you see VMware documentation that instructs you to add or change a parameter to fix a problem with your system.
Important: Changing or adding parameters when a system does not have problems might lead to decreased system performance and instability.
The following conditions apply:
- To change a parameter, you change the existing value for the keyword/value pair. For example, if you start with the keyword/value pair, keyword/value, and change it to keyword/value2, the result is keyword=value2.
- You cannot delete a configuration parameter entry.
Caution: You must assign a value to configuration parameter keywords. If you do not assign a value, the keyword can return a value of 0 or false, which can result in a virtual machine that cannot power on.
Procedure
- Right-click a virtual machine in the inventory and select Edit Settings.
- Click the Advanced Parameters tab.
- (Optional) To add a parameter, enter an attribute name and value for the parameter and click Add.
- (Optional) To change a parameter, enter a new value in the Value text box for that parameter and click
to confirm changes. - Click OK.
