Upgrade or CHange version greyed out

[keefe]

Probably a very simple one. My Workstation is version 6, with an evaluation license.

My vmx was created with vmware server.

Now I want to upgrade the virtual machine to take advantage of usb2 etc - & the menu item for upgrade / change version is still greyed out.

What do I need?

Thanks

[KevinG]

Hi keefe,

Is the VM powered off when the Upgrade or Change version greyed out?

If so, post the .vmx file from the VM.

Do you have any snapshots?

[keefe]

Yup - powered off.

No snapshots (well not deliberately anyway).

.vmx file below.

Thanks

#!/usr/bin/vmware

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "4"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"

memsize = "1068"

scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0:0.fileName = "Windows Vista x64 Edition (experimental).vmdk"

scsi0:0.writeThrough = "TRUE"

ide1:0.present = "TRUE"

ide1:0.fileName = "/dev/hdc"

ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"

floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE"

floppy0.fileName = "/dev/fd0"

Ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

Ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"

displayName = "Windows Vista x64 Edition (experimental)"

guestOS = "longhorn-64"

priority.grabbed = "normal"

priority.ungrabbed = "normal"

powerType.powerOff = "hard"

powerType.powerOn = "hard"

powerType.suspend = "hard"

powerType.reset = "hard"

scsi0:0.redo = ""

ethernet0.addressType = "generated"

uuid.location = "56 4d 56 61 55 63 6b 7e-37 41 ea f0 65 75 1c bb"

uuid.bios = "56 4d 56 61 55 63 6b 7e-37 41 ea f0 65 75 1c bb"

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:75:1c:bb"

ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"

sound.present = "TRUE"

sound.fileName = "-1"

sound.autodetect = "TRUE"

sound.virtualDev = "es1371"

ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"

tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

usb.present = "TRUE"

usb.generic.autoconnect = "FALSE"

checkpoint.vmState = "Windows Vista x64 Edition (experimental).vmss"

usb.autoConnect.device0 = "path:5/3/3 autoclean:1"

usb.autoConnect.device1 = "path:5/3/2 autoclean:1"

extendedConfigFile = "Windows Vista x64 Edition (experimental).vmxf"

virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"

tools.upgrade.policy = "manual"

isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "TRUE"

[KevinG]

It's not suspended?

If not , try commenting out the following line

checkpoint.vmState = "Windows Vista x64 Edition (experimental).vmss"

To

\# checkpoint.vmState = "Windows Vista x64 Edition (experimental).vmss"

[keefe]

That seemed to work perfectly. Still some details to iron out.

Should I already have known this?

Should I have known the format / context of the .vmx file?

Is there documantation?

Thanks