Sometime we need to have different time managed by our Virtual Machines. In that case see instruction below
Edit "vmx" file with below params:
tools.syncTime = "FALSE" time.synchronize.continue = "FALSE" time.synchronize.restore = "FALSE" time.synchronize.resume.disk = "FALSE" time.synchronize.shrink = "FALSE" time.synchronize.tools.startup = "FALSE" checkpoint.vmState.readOnly = "FALSE"
Add the params not present in the configuration file.
Comments (13)
Oct 13, 2011
Alan Lugiai says:
Cool trick!Cool trick!
Oct 13, 2011
Disponibile says:
Beautiful Now I don't have to wait forever for a license file from some people.....Beautiful
Now I don't have to wait forever for a license file from some people...
Oct 13, 2011
Alan Lugiai says:
License files are useless 4 u!License files are useless 4 u!
Oct 28, 2011
Disponibile says:
This is not workingThis is not working
Oct 29, 2011
Francesco Falanga says:
What is that not working... The VM syncronize the hour yet or there is a license...What is that not working... The VM syncronize the hour yet or there is a license error.
Oct 30, 2011
Disponibile says:
I cannot see my .vmx file... However I can see it when I start my VM and I can c...I cannot see my .vmx file... However I can see it when I start my VM and I can change it BUT when I restart and I log back into the VM, it hasn't saved! I think this is because when you start the VM it locks the .vmx file.
I've also tried to use terminal on the mac to get to the vmx file. On windows I can get to the .vmx file "Z:\Randall On My Mac\Documents\Virtual Machines\Windows Server 2008 R2 x64.vmwarevm\Windows Server 2008 R2 x64.vmx" But on mac it says that "Windows Server 2008 R2 x64.vmwarevm" is not a directory..
Help pleaaasssseeee
Oct 30, 2011
Francesco Falanga says:
If you want, we can try to solve the issue tomorrow morning. Today I'm busy, bec...If you want, we can try to solve the issue tomorrow morning. Today I'm busy, because is my daughter's birthday :-).
Nov 02, 2011
Disponibile says:
Yes PLEASEYes PLEASE
Nov 07, 2011
Disponibile says:
Francesco, where are you? Any chance you could help me with this today? PLEASE.....Francesco, where are you? Any chance you could help me with this today? PLEASE...?
Nov 07, 2011
Disponibile says:
Nevermind...I found it!! Unbelievable !!!! You have to first shut down and then ...Nevermind...I found it!! Unbelievable !!!! You have to first shut down and then right click on the VM --->> "show package contents"
Feb 03, 2012
Disponibile says:
Oh no, this is not working again, different problem.. When I make any change t...Oh no, this is not working again, different problem..
When I make any change to the .vmx file I get an error....
"The application cannot be found"
Please help!!
Dec 18, 2012
Alfonso Paciolla says:
The previous article is about the VMware Fusion for Mac OS X, to perform the sam...The previous article is about the VMware Fusion for Mac OS X, to perform the same operations on Windows (VmWare Workstation) below the steps to follow:
Disabling Synchronization VmWare Workstation 8.x and higher (Windows systems)
If VMware Tools is installed in a guest operating system,the VMware Tools daemon corrects the host operating system clock after these events occur, even if periodic time synchronization is turned off.
In order to maintain a fictitious time,perform the following procedure:
STEP 1:
Turn off the virtual machine, enter the bios. (VM - Power - Power On the Bios)
Entered to Bios
Change the system date, exit and restart to Bios saving changes.
STEP 2:
you must set the following options to FALSE.
Edit "vmx" file with below parameters :
time.synchronize.continue = FALSE
time.synchronize.restore = FALSE
time.synchronize.resume.disk = FALSE
time.synchronize.shrink = FALSE
time.synchronize.tools.startup = FALSE
time.synchronize.resume.host = FALSE
If this parameters not present in the configuration file,add them.
STEP 3:
You can turn off periodic synchronization from the graphical VMware Tools control panel within the guest operating system. (VM - Setting - Options - VmWare Tools)
Note :
All versions of VMware Tools make one-shot corrections of the virtual machine clock in certain cases,even if periodic synchronization is turned off.
In these cases repeat the first and the second step
Dec 20, 2012
Bartolomeo Sorrentino says:
Alfonzo thanks for contributionAlfonzo thanks for contribution