VMware Tab

This tab of the VMware Workstation / Server 2 / vSphere / Player action specifies the machine and command properties.

Command: The virtual machine command to perform.

Command Type	Minimum Version
Start, stop, reset, suspend, upgrade, install tools	Workstation 5.0, Server 1.0, ESXi 3.5
Snapshots	Workstation 5.5, Server 1.0, ESXi 3.5
Guest OS	Workstation 6.0, Server 2.0, ESXi 3.5
Register, unregister, clone	Server 2.0, ESXi 3.5 (Workstation not supported)
VProbes, recording, replay	Workstation 6.5, ESXi 3.5 (Server not supported)
Pause, unpause, capture screen, variables	Workstation 6.5, Server 2.0, ESXi 3.5

Virtual machine: The virtual machine filename to operate on (required for all commands except List virtual machines).

Host OS username: Username in guest OS (optional).

Guest OS password: Password in guest OS (optional).

Snapshot, program, script, share, filename, directory, or process ID: Required for snapshot, recording, replay, variables, capture screen, and guest OS commands.

Command/category	Value
Snapshots	Snapshot name
Run Program	Program to run
Run Script	Interpreter path
File	Filename in guest
Directory	Directory in guest
Share	Share name
Process	Process ID
Begin recording	Snapshot object name
Begin replay	Snapshot object name
Variables	runtimeConfig (.vmx file) or guestEnv (environment variable)
Capture screen	Output path on host
Load VProbes script	Text of VProbes script
Clone	Destination .vmx file path

Program arguments, script text, host path, destination path, or new filename: Required for Run program, Run script, File copy, variables, and share commands.

Command/category	Value
Run Program	Program arguments
Run Script	Script text
File	Filename in host
Share	Host path
Variables	Variable name
Clone	Full or linked

Variable value: Required for Write variable command.

Command/category	Value
Write variable	Variable value
Clone	Snapshot name (optional)