Configure the following settings in the VM Options tab of the Customize hardware page.
Boot Options
Configure the following sections under this section.
Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
Firmware | BIOS | Boot the machine with BIOS firmware. |
EFI | Boot the machine with UEFI firmware. |
For instructions on configuring the selected boot mode, see the next section, Configuring the boot mode on VMware vSphere.
VMware Tools
Configure the following sections under this section.
Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
Synchronize Time with Host > Synchronize at startup and resume (recommended) | Enabled | Synchronize guest time to the host at VM startup, power‑on, resume from suspend, snapshot revert, or snapshot restore. |
Synchronize Time with Host > Synchronize time periodically | Disabled | See the Configuring Time Synchronization Between Guest and Host Operating Systems section in the VMware online documentation. |