Will vmware power off reset vm file?
I have a question. Will vmware power off reset vmware file?
I would like to move my *.sql file from my windows to vmware linux. I heard if you want to be able to import file to vmware you must set the sharing folder in vmware file and be able to add file and folder in folder sharing session.
In order to do so I heard you have to power off the vmware file, the thing is if you power off the vmware file will the current session disappeared and must be start over from the beginning?
Thanks in advance.
vmware
asked Jan 7 at 10:15
ClientClient
1
add a comment |
I have a question. Will vmware power off reset vmware file?
I would like to move my *.sql file from my windows to vmware linux. I heard if you want to be able to import file to vmware you must set the sharing folder in vmware file and be able to add file and folder in folder sharing session.
In order to do so I heard you have to power off the vmware file, the thing is if you power off the vmware file will the current session disappeared and must be start over from the beginning?
Thanks in advance.
vmware
asked Jan 7 at 10:15
ClientClient
1
What do you mean by "power off the vmware file"? What do you mean by "current session"? Have you tried to do your own research, for example to experiment with a throwaway VM?
– gronostaj
Jan 7 at 10:20
I do not have a new iso or vmware and it takes forever to download one. Can you not just advice me if power off = reset the whole vmware current session or power off != reset the whole vmware session? I usually save the current session and afraid of it being deleted since I do not want to start over.
– Client
Jan 7 at 10:29
1
You're using unusual terms and I don't understand what you mean, so I asked for clarification.
– gronostaj
Jan 7 at 10:58
add a comment |
I have a question. Will vmware power off reset vmware file?
I would like to move my *.sql file from my windows to vmware linux. I heard if you want to be able to import file to vmware you must set the sharing folder in vmware file and be able to add file and folder in folder sharing session.
In order to do so I heard you have to power off the vmware file, the thing is if you power off the vmware file will the current session disappeared and must be start over from the beginning?
Thanks in advance.
vmware
asked Jan 7 at 10:15
ClientClient
1
I have a question. Will vmware power off reset vmware file?
I would like to move my *.sql file from my windows to vmware linux. I heard if you want to be able to import file to vmware you must set the sharing folder in vmware file and be able to add file and folder in folder sharing session.
In order to do so I heard you have to power off the vmware file, the thing is if you power off the vmware file will the current session disappeared and must be start over from the beginning?
Thanks in advance.
vmware
vmware
asked Jan 7 at 10:15
ClientClient
1
asked Jan 7 at 10:15
ClientClient
1
asked Jan 7 at 10:15
ClientClient
1
asked Jan 7 at 10:15
ClientClient
1
asked Jan 7 at 10:15
ClientClient
1
1
What do you mean by "power off the vmware file"? What do you mean by "current session"? Have you tried to do your own research, for example to experiment with a throwaway VM?
– gronostaj
Jan 7 at 10:20
I do not have a new iso or vmware and it takes forever to download one. Can you not just advice me if power off = reset the whole vmware current session or power off != reset the whole vmware session? I usually save the current session and afraid of it being deleted since I do not want to start over.
– Client
Jan 7 at 10:29
1
You're using unusual terms and I don't understand what you mean, so I asked for clarification.
– gronostaj
Jan 7 at 10:58
add a comment |
What do you mean by "power off the vmware file"? What do you mean by "current session"? Have you tried to do your own research, for example to experiment with a throwaway VM?
– gronostaj
Jan 7 at 10:20
I do not have a new iso or vmware and it takes forever to download one. Can you not just advice me if power off = reset the whole vmware current session or power off != reset the whole vmware session? I usually save the current session and afraid of it being deleted since I do not want to start over.
– Client
Jan 7 at 10:29
1
You're using unusual terms and I don't understand what you mean, so I asked for clarification.
– gronostaj
Jan 7 at 10:58
What do you mean by "power off the vmware file"? What do you mean by "current session"? Have you tried to do your own research, for example to experiment with a throwaway VM?
– gronostaj
Jan 7 at 10:20
What do you mean by "power off the vmware file"? What do you mean by "current session"? Have you tried to do your own research, for example to experiment with a throwaway VM?
– gronostaj
Jan 7 at 10:20
I do not have a new iso or vmware and it takes forever to download one. Can you not just advice me if power off = reset the whole vmware current session or power off != reset the whole vmware session? I usually save the current session and afraid of it being deleted since I do not want to start over.
– Client
Jan 7 at 10:29
I do not have a new iso or vmware and it takes forever to download one. Can you not just advice me if power off = reset the whole vmware current session or power off != reset the whole vmware session? I usually save the current session and afraid of it being deleted since I do not want to start over.
– Client
Jan 7 at 10:29
1
1
You're using unusual terms and I don't understand what you mean, so I asked for clarification.
– gronostaj
Jan 7 at 10:58
You're using unusual terms and I don't understand what you mean, so I asked for clarification.
– gronostaj
Jan 7 at 10:58
add a comment |
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
To clarify, I think you are asking:
If I "power off" a virtual machine, will I loose all of it's state?
To which the answer is: yes - just like if you were to "power off" a PC.
Don't think of it as a "VMware File", but more as a "Virtual Machine" that has:
- Configuration (stored in
*.vmxfiles) - A hard disk (stored in
*.vmdkfiles) - RAM (stored in the physical machine's RAM, and is thus volatile)
It is possible to save the VM's state and resume later, but when the VM is in this state there will be restrictions on what changes can be made to its configuration.
Bear in mind that there are plenty of other ways to get files off a VM aside from using VMware's "Shared Folders" feature. For example Windows file sharing, passing a USB memory stick to the VM, etc...
And why can't you shutdown the VM? If you really can't afford to turn it off, then you are in dangerous waters - back up any important / volatile data ASAP.
I don't believe that VMware is making your situation special, aside from the fact that you've relied on the "save state" feature far too heavily - which is akin to keeping a PC turned on all the time, and a power outage or crash being a critical situation.
answered Jan 7 at 10:41
AttieAttie
11k32544
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "3"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f1391435%2fwill-vmware-power-off-reset-vm-file%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
To clarify, I think you are asking:
If I "power off" a virtual machine, will I loose all of it's state?
To which the answer is: yes - just like if you were to "power off" a PC.
Don't think of it as a "VMware File", but more as a "Virtual Machine" that has:
- Configuration (stored in
*.vmxfiles) - A hard disk (stored in
*.vmdkfiles) - RAM (stored in the physical machine's RAM, and is thus volatile)
It is possible to save the VM's state and resume later, but when the VM is in this state there will be restrictions on what changes can be made to its configuration.
Bear in mind that there are plenty of other ways to get files off a VM aside from using VMware's "Shared Folders" feature. For example Windows file sharing, passing a USB memory stick to the VM, etc...
And why can't you shutdown the VM? If you really can't afford to turn it off, then you are in dangerous waters - back up any important / volatile data ASAP.
I don't believe that VMware is making your situation special, aside from the fact that you've relied on the "save state" feature far too heavily - which is akin to keeping a PC turned on all the time, and a power outage or crash being a critical situation.
answered Jan 7 at 10:41
AttieAttie
11k32544
add a comment |
To clarify, I think you are asking:
If I "power off" a virtual machine, will I loose all of it's state?
To which the answer is: yes - just like if you were to "power off" a PC.
Don't think of it as a "VMware File", but more as a "Virtual Machine" that has:
- Configuration (stored in
*.vmxfiles) - A hard disk (stored in
*.vmdkfiles) - RAM (stored in the physical machine's RAM, and is thus volatile)
It is possible to save the VM's state and resume later, but when the VM is in this state there will be restrictions on what changes can be made to its configuration.
Bear in mind that there are plenty of other ways to get files off a VM aside from using VMware's "Shared Folders" feature. For example Windows file sharing, passing a USB memory stick to the VM, etc...
And why can't you shutdown the VM? If you really can't afford to turn it off, then you are in dangerous waters - back up any important / volatile data ASAP.
I don't believe that VMware is making your situation special, aside from the fact that you've relied on the "save state" feature far too heavily - which is akin to keeping a PC turned on all the time, and a power outage or crash being a critical situation.
answered Jan 7 at 10:41
AttieAttie
11k32544
add a comment |
To clarify, I think you are asking:
If I "power off" a virtual machine, will I loose all of it's state?
To which the answer is: yes - just like if you were to "power off" a PC.
Don't think of it as a "VMware File", but more as a "Virtual Machine" that has:
- Configuration (stored in
*.vmxfiles) - A hard disk (stored in
*.vmdkfiles) - RAM (stored in the physical machine's RAM, and is thus volatile)
It is possible to save the VM's state and resume later, but when the VM is in this state there will be restrictions on what changes can be made to its configuration.
Bear in mind that there are plenty of other ways to get files off a VM aside from using VMware's "Shared Folders" feature. For example Windows file sharing, passing a USB memory stick to the VM, etc...
And why can't you shutdown the VM? If you really can't afford to turn it off, then you are in dangerous waters - back up any important / volatile data ASAP.
I don't believe that VMware is making your situation special, aside from the fact that you've relied on the "save state" feature far too heavily - which is akin to keeping a PC turned on all the time, and a power outage or crash being a critical situation.
answered Jan 7 at 10:41
AttieAttie
11k32544
To clarify, I think you are asking:
If I "power off" a virtual machine, will I loose all of it's state?
To which the answer is: yes - just like if you were to "power off" a PC.
Don't think of it as a "VMware File", but more as a "Virtual Machine" that has:
- Configuration (stored in
*.vmxfiles) - A hard disk (stored in
*.vmdkfiles) - RAM (stored in the physical machine's RAM, and is thus volatile)
It is possible to save the VM's state and resume later, but when the VM is in this state there will be restrictions on what changes can be made to its configuration.
Bear in mind that there are plenty of other ways to get files off a VM aside from using VMware's "Shared Folders" feature. For example Windows file sharing, passing a USB memory stick to the VM, etc...
And why can't you shutdown the VM? If you really can't afford to turn it off, then you are in dangerous waters - back up any important / volatile data ASAP.
I don't believe that VMware is making your situation special, aside from the fact that you've relied on the "save state" feature far too heavily - which is akin to keeping a PC turned on all the time, and a power outage or crash being a critical situation.
answered Jan 7 at 10:41
AttieAttie
11k32544
edited Jan 7 at 10:53
answered Jan 7 at 10:41
AttieAttie
11k32544
answered Jan 7 at 10:41
AttieAttie
11k32544
answered Jan 7 at 10:41
AttieAttie
11k32544
11k32544
add a comment |
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Super User!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f1391435%2fwill-vmware-power-off-reset-vm-file%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
What do you mean by "power off the vmware file"? What do you mean by "current session"? Have you tried to do your own research, for example to experiment with a throwaway VM?
– gronostaj
Jan 7 at 10:20
I do not have a new iso or vmware and it takes forever to download one. Can you not just advice me if power off = reset the whole vmware current session or power off != reset the whole vmware session? I usually save the current session and afraid of it being deleted since I do not want to start over.
– Client
Jan 7 at 10:29
1
You're using unusual terms and I don't understand what you mean, so I asked for clarification.
– gronostaj
Jan 7 at 10:58