topic Re: Backing up a VM in VMware Workstation Player Discussions https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Backing-up-a-VM/m-p/623014#M5988 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Unlike Workstation or Server, Player does not support any scripting/command line/API interface. Player is designed for user-interactive VMs. If you have a VM which is more of a service/non-interactive guest, you may be better off using the VMware Server product.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:47:27 GMT RDPetruska 2007-03-02T14:47:27Z Backing up a VM https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Backing-up-a-VM/m-p/623013#M5987 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a VM image running on a W3K server box. It's a debian linux VM with TWiki installed in it. I need to be able to back up the VM but can't do it while it is running. What are my options for saftely shuting down a VMWare Player from script so that I can write a backup script to run from windows.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:13:21 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Backing-up-a-VM/m-p/623013#M5987 Sleazy 2007-03-02T14:13:21Z Re: Backing up a VM https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Backing-up-a-VM/m-p/623014#M5988 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Unlike Workstation or Server, Player does not support any scripting/command line/API interface. Player is designed for user-interactive VMs. If you have a VM which is more of a service/non-interactive guest, you may be better off using the VMware Server product.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:47:27 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Backing-up-a-VM/m-p/623014#M5988 RDPetruska 2007-03-02T14:47:27Z Re: Backing up a VM https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Backing-up-a-VM/m-p/623015#M5989 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>OK, so what is my cheapest option that would allow for scriptable reboots?</P><P></P><P>and what is my best option with out price as a factor and why?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:00:29 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Backing-up-a-VM/m-p/623015#M5989 Sleazy 2007-03-02T15:00:29Z Re: Backing up a VM https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Backing-up-a-VM/m-p/623016#M5990 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Maybe schedule shutdown from inside VM, script backup and startup Player from Windows?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:01:08 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Backing-up-a-VM/m-p/623016#M5990 Peter_vm 2007-03-02T15:01:08Z Re: Backing up a VM https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Backing-up-a-VM/m-p/623017#M5991 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Well, VMware Server is also free. So, I guess that would be your cheapest option. <img id="smileywink" class="emoticon emoticon-smileywink" src="https://communities.vmware.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-wink.png" alt="Smiley Wink" title="Smiley Wink" /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:01:20 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Backing-up-a-VM/m-p/623017#M5991 RDPetruska 2007-03-02T15:01:20Z Re: Backing up a VM https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Backing-up-a-VM/m-p/623018#M5992 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks everyone!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:27:27 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/Backing-up-a-VM/m-p/623018#M5992 Sleazy 2007-03-02T15:27:27Z