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To be able to copy and paste between the guest operating system and the remote console, you must enable the Copy and Paste options using the vSphere Client. Alternatively, you can use RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to connect to the Windows virtual machines. | To be able to copy and paste between the guest operating system and the remote console, you must enable the Copy and Paste options using the vSphere Client. Alternatively, you can use RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to connect to the Windows virtual machines. | ||
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To enable this option for a specific virtual machine: | To enable this option for a specific virtual machine: | ||
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#Log into a vCenter Server system using the vSphere Client and power off the virtual machine. | #Log into a vCenter Server system using the vSphere Client and power off the virtual machine. | ||
#Select the virtual machine and click the Summary tab. | #Select the virtual machine and click the Summary tab. | ||
Revision as of 07:43, 5 October 2011
Starting with vSphere 4.1, the Copy and Paste options are, by default, disabled for security reasons.
To be able to copy and paste between the guest operating system and the remote console, you must enable the Copy and Paste options using the vSphere Client. Alternatively, you can use RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to connect to the Windows virtual machines.
To enable this option for a specific virtual machine:
- Log into a vCenter Server system using the vSphere Client and power off the virtual machine.
- Select the virtual machine and click the Summary tab.
- Click Edit Settings.
- Navigate to Options > Advanced > General and click Configuration Parameters.
- Click Add Row.
- Type these values in the Name and Value columns:
isolation.tools.copy.disable – false isolation.tools.paste.disable – false
Note: These options override any settings made in the VMware Tools control panel of the guest operating system.
Click OK to close the Configuration Parameters dialog, and click OK again to close the Virtual Machine Properties dialog.
Power on the virtual machine.