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BTATE71
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Vsphere and Increasing Memory on a VM

Hello,

We just took over a client where the IT person was fired. They have 2 VMWare servers setup. I can access the VM clients but when I try and increase the memory it says you have restricted editing capabilities.

The previous IT guy made a change 2 weeks ago for my company on one of the machines increasing memory and CPU. Now all of the sudden he doesn't know the PW to Vsphere.

I am assuming I need to login to Vsphere to make this change for a VM?

We are using VMWare VCenter Single Sigh on.

Also is there any other place he could make this change without logging into Vsphere?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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npadmani
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Please add some more details, like your vSphere version, and VM hardware version (you can get this from summary tab in your vSphere client or web client), and the exact error message that you are getting while trying to edit vm settings (if possible, attach screenshot of the error)

Narendra Padmani VCIX6-DCV | VCIX7-CMA | VCI | TOGAF 9 Certified
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NavalgundRaj
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Hi

You mean to say you wanna reset vcenter pwd

There is great article. Resetting vcenter pwd even if you have forgetting pwd.

Regards

Raj

Note: If you found this correct or answer useful please consider the use of the Correct buttons to award points. Regards Basavaraj.R Navalgund
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hussainbte
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If you have the root password for ESXi host on which the VM is registered, you can shutdown the VM and edit the vmx and increase the memory.

1) vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms | grep <vmname>

2) vim-cmd vmsvc/power.shutdown <vmid from step 1>

3) cd vm directory </vmfs/volumes/datastore/vmfolder>

4) edit the parameter using vi editor "memSize = "5120"

5) power on the VM.

If you found my answers useful please consider marking them as Correct OR Helpful Regards, Hussain https://virtualcubes.wordpress.com/
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BTATE71
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Thanks guys for the help. Here is some additional info. We are using Vsphere 6 Essentials. I have included a screenshot of the web access i cannot log into as the IT admin that got fired said he did not have the PW even though he built the box.

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