VSphere Client enables the "copy" and "Paste" options

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http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2074735

Cause

This issue occurs because in VSphere Client 4.1 and later versions, the copy and paste options are disabled by default for security purposes.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, you must enable the "copy" and "Paste" options using VSphere Client. Alternatively, you can use RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to connect to a Windows virtual machine.

To enable the copy and paste options for a specific virtual machine, do the following:
Note: This process enables copy and paste in the file, but cannot copy the file itself.

Note: VMware Tools must be installed for the copy and paste options to function correctly. For more information, see Installing VMware Tools in a Windows virtual machine (1018377).
    1. Log on to the VCenter Server system using VSphere Client and turn off the virtual electromechanical source.
    2. Select the virtual machine, and then click the Summary tab.
    3. Click Edit Settings .
    4. Navigate to Options > Advanced > General , and click Configure Parameters .
    5. Click Add Row .
    6. Type the following values in the name and value columns:

      Name Value
      Isolation.tools.copy.disable FALSE
      Isolation.tools.paste.disable FALSE


      Note : These options override any settings that are made in the VMware Tools Control Panel of the client operating system.

    7. Click OK to close the Configuration Parameters dialog box, and then click OK again to close the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box.
    8. Open the virtual electromechanical source.

Note : If you use VMotion to migrate a virtual machine to a provisioned isolation.tools.*="FALSE" host, the copy and paste options for this virtual machine are automatically activated.

To enable the copy and paste options for all virtual machines in the Esxi/esx host, do the following:

    1. Log on to the Esx/esxi host as the root user.
    2. Create a backup of the/etc/vmware/config file.
    3. Open the file with a text editor /etc/vmware/config .
    4. Add the following entries to the file:

      Vmx.fullpath = "/BIN/VMX"
      isolation.tools.copy.disable="FALSE"
      isolation.tools.paste.disable="FALSE"


    5. Save and close the file.

      The copy and Paste options are enabled only when the virtual machine restarts or the next time it resumes, or when the virtual machine is shut down and started for the change to take effect. This operation must be done on the virtual machine side, not the client operating system side.

Note : These options do not continue to exist after the host upgrade. If you upgrade to a new version after you enable these options, these changes will be lost and you may need to re-enable them.

VSphere Client enables the "copy" and "Paste" options

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