Article ID:
5205
Reviewed:
2016-10-12
Product Version:
AhsayOBM: 7.5.0.0 to 7.x
OS: Windows
ATTENTION
1st January, 2022: v7 officially End-of-Life [details]
===== Problem Description =====
When creating a VMware Workstation backup set no guest virtual machines are shown in the AhsayOBM backup source.
Even though the guest virtual machines are available in the VMware Workstation UI.
Cause:
This is a VMware Workstation configuration issue, the virtual machine sharing and remote access setting have not been enabled.
===== Resolution =====
On the VMware Workstation UI:
1. Go to [Edit]>[Preferences]>[Shared VMs].
2. Click on [Enable Sharing] and then [OK] to confirm.
===== Keywords =====
VMware Workstation, virtual machine sharing, backup source, VM, configuration