✎ [V7] ISSUE: Guest virtual machines are not shown in AhsayOBM backup source when creating a VMware Workstation backup set [Ahsay Wiki]

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===== [V7] ISSUE: Guest virtual machines are not shown in AhsayOBM backup source when creating a VMware Workstation backup set   =====

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

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