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<p>Scripted edit of VMX file by Craig Baltzer</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>=== Scripted edit of a VMX file ===<br /> author: Craig Baltzer<br /> ==== Description ====<br /> Craig shows here how you can adjust keys and values in a scripted manner for the hardware configuration of your virtual machine.<br /> <br /> ==== Code ====<br /> $vm = Get-View (Get-VM +NameofVMtoUpdate+).ID<br /> $vmConfigSpec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec<br /> $vmConfigSpec.extraconfig += New-Object VMware.Vim.optionvalue<br /> $vmConfigSpec.extraconfig[0].Key=&quot;lefthandsideofentry&quot;<br /> $vmConfigSpec.extraconfig[0].Value=&quot;rigthhandsideofentry&quot;<br /> $vm.ReconfigVM($vmConfigSpec)<br /> <br /> Where<br /> <br /> * NameofVMtoUpdate is the name of the VM you want to update (from the vCenter inventory)<br /> * lefthandsideofentry is the advanced configuration entry you want to set<br /> * rigthhandsideofentry is the value for the advanced configuration entry<br /> <br /> ==== Location ====<br /> <br /> [http://communities.vmware.com/thread/189302 VMTN: Scripted edit of a VMX file]<br /> <br /> [[Category: PowerCLI]] [[Category: VM Management]]</div>

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