Note: VMware Tools must be installed for Copy and Paste to work.
- Log in to a vCenter Server system using the vSphere Client and power off the virtual machine.
- Select the virtual machine and click the Summary tab.
- Click Edit Settings.
- Navigate to Options > Advanced > General and click Configuration Parameters.
- Click Add Row.
- Type these values in the Name and Value columns:
Name Value
isolation.tools.copy.disable false
isolation.tools.paste.disable false
- Click OK to close the Configuration Parameters dialog, and click OK again to close the Virtual Machine Properties dialog.
- Power on the virtual machine.
Note: If you vMotion a virtual machine to a host where the isolation.tools.*="FALSE"
is already set, the copy and paste options are automatically activated for that virtual machine.