Modify a Virtual Machine

If you have already created one or more virtual machines, you can modify the virtual machine configurations according to your business scenarios as needed.

Before Modifying Virtual Machine Configurations

Before modifying the following configurations, you need to install VMTools on the virtual machine:

• Modify failure response policy
• Change the virtual machine password
• Modify the hostname for Windows virtual machines
• Modify time synchronization

To modify the following configurations, you need to shut down the virtual machine:

Module	Modification Item
Operating System	System Image
CPU and Memory	Number of Cores per Socket
	CPU Hot Plugging & Memory Hot Plugging
	CPU Mode
	CPU Affinity
Network Adapter	Network Adapter Multi-Queue Count
Graphics Card	Graphics Card Type
	Total Graphics Memory
General Options	Hostname
Login Options	Password
Remote Access	Console Mode
	Console Password
	USB Redirection
	SSH Key
Boot Options	BIOS Mode
	Boot Order

Modify Virtual Machine Configuration

Single Operation:

• If you only need to modify the virtual machine name and description, you can click on the Actions > Edit Name and Description in the target virtual machine page to make the changes.
• If you need to modify the Basic Information Settings and Hardware Information Settings, you can click on the Modify Configuration operation or the VM Hardware settings on the Overview page to make the changes.
• If you need to modify the Advanced Settings, you can click on the Actions > Advanced Settings in the target virtual machine page and modify the corresponding settings as needed.
• If you need to modify the virtual machine system settings, such as resetting the virtual machine, changing the group the virtual machine is located in, issuing network configurations, or changing the owner of the virtual machine, you can click on the Actions > System Settings in the target virtual machine page and modify the corresponding settings as needed.
• If you need to modify the tags bound to the virtual machine, you can click on the Actions > Tag Management in the target virtual machine page to make the changes.

Bulk Operations:

• If you need to modify the system settings of multiple virtual machines, such as resetting the virtual machines, changing the groups they are located in, or changing the owners of the virtual machines, you can do so on the child virtual machine page corresponding to the parent/grandparent resource (host, cluster, data center) of the target virtual machine. Select the target virtual machines and click on the Bulk Actions > System Settings and modify the corresponding settings as needed.
• If you need to modify the tags bound to multiple virtual machines, you can do so on the child virtual machine page corresponding to the parent/grandparent resource (host, cluster, data center) of the target virtual machine. Select the target virtual machines and click on the Bulk Actions > Tag Management to make the changes.