VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 8.0

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Enable Virtual Machine Application Consistent Quiescing

To enable virtual machine application consistent quiescing on Windows 2008 or later:
  1. Start the vSphere Client, and log in to a vCenter Server.
  2. Select
    Virtual Machines and Templates
     and click the
    Virtual Machines
     tab.
  3. Right-click the Windows 2008 virtual machine for which you are enabling the disk UUID attribute, and select
    Power
     >
    Power Off
    . Wait for the virtual machine to power off.
  4. Right-click the virtual machine, and click
    Edit Settings
    .
  5. Click the
    Options
     tab, and select the
    General
     entry in the settings column.
  6. Click
    Configuration Parameters...
    The Configuration Parameters window appears.
  7. Click
    Add Row
    .
  8. In the Name column, enter
    disk.EnableUUID
    . In the Value column, enter
    TRUE
    .
  9. Click
    OK
     and click
    Save
    .
  10. Power on the virtual machine.
    Application consistent quiescing is available for this virtual machine after the UUID property is enabled.

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