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6/20/2016 Disable VMX Swapping on a Virtual Machine https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere50/advanced/print.jsp?topic=/com.vmware.vsa.doc_10/GUID959907341E54407AB3EB5EC3DC293AEF.html 1/1 Disable VMX Swapping on a Virtual Machine You can prevent virtual machines from VMX swapping to the VSA datastores by disabling VMX swapping on each virtual machine that runs in the VSA cluster. Prerequisites Power off the virtual machine before you change its settings. Procedure 1 In the vSphere Client, rightclick a virtual machine from the inventory. 2 Select the Options tab, and under Advanced, select General. 3 Click Configuration Parameters. The Configuration Parameters window appears. 4 Click Add Row. 5 Type the information required to disable the virtual machine from swapping to the VSA datastores and click OK. Name sched.swap.vmxSwapEnabled Value false 6 In the Virtual Machine Properties window, click OK to confirm the changes. VMX swapping to the VSA datastore is disabled for the virtual machine. What to do next Repeat the steps for all virtual machines in the VSA cluster. Option Action

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6/20/2016 Disable VMX Swapping on a Virtual Machine

https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere­50/advanced/print.jsp?topic=/com.vmware.vsa.doc_10/GUID­95990734­1E54­407A­B3EB­5EC3DC293AEF.html 1/1

 

Disable VMX Swapping on a Virtual Machine

You can prevent virtual machines from VMX swapping to the VSA datastores by disabling VMX swapping on eachvirtual machine that runs in the VSA cluster.

Prerequisites

Power off the virtual machine before you change its settings.

Procedure

1 In the vSphere Client, right­click a virtual machine from the inventory.

2 Select the Options tab, and under Advanced, select General.

3 Click Configuration Parameters.

The Configuration Parameters window appears.

4 Click Add Row.

5 Type the information required to disable the virtual machine from swapping to the VSA datastores and click OK.

Name sched.swap.vmxSwapEnabled

Value false

6 In the Virtual Machine Properties window, click OK to confirm the changes.

VMX swapping to the VSA datastore is disabled for the virtual machine.

What to do next

Repeat the steps for all virtual machines in the VSA cluster.

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