An error occurred while taking a snapshot: Failed to quiesce the virtual machine
I am trying to clone a virtual machine but the task fails with the following error: An error occurred while taking a snapshot: Failed to quiesce the virtual machine I also see Event ID 7011 logged in the System event…
Increase the amount of startup delay to edit the BIOS of a virtual machine
If ever I need to edit the BIOS of a virtual machine I increase the boot delay to allow time to press ESC. Here’s how to do it: Log in to the vSphere Web Client Right-click on the VM…
Add CPU or RAM to a VM while it is powered on
It is possible to add CPU and memory to a virtual machine while it is powered on. This is not enabled by default but if you edit the settings of a VM you can enable Memory Hot Add and CPU…
How to clone a VM from another powered off VM in vSphere Client
1. Log into vSphere Client and ensure that you are in the VMs and Templates view 2. Locate the desired VM to clone. Right-click this VM and choose Clone 3. Enter a name for the new VM and choose an…