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vm: note about read-only details (apache#206)
Signed-off-by: Abhishek Kumar <abhishek.mrt22@gmail.com>
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source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst

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Advanced VM Instance Settings
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Each user VM has a set of "details" associated with it (as visible via listVirtualMachine API call) - those "details" are shown on the "Settings" tab of the VM in the GUI (words "setting(s)" and "detail(s)" are here used interchangeably).
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Each user VM has a set of "details" associated with it (as visible via listVirtualMachine API call) - those "details" are shown on the "Settings" tab of the VM in the GUI (words "setting(s)" and "detail(s)" are here used interchangeably).
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The Settings tab is always present/visible, but settings can be changed only when the VM is in a Stopped state.
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Some VM details/settings can be hidden via "user.vm.blacklisted.details" global setting (you can find below the list of those hidden by default).
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The Settings tab is always present/visible, but settings can be changed only when the VM is in a Stopped state.
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Some VM details/settings can be hidden for users via "user.vm.blacklisted.details" global setting. VM details/settings can also be made read-only for users using "user.vm.readonly.details" global setting. List of default hidden and read-only details/settings is given below.
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.. note::
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Since version 4.15, VMware VM settings for the ROOT disk controller, NIC adapter type and data disk controller are populated automatically with the values inherited from the template.
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When adding a new setting or modifying the existing ones, setting names are shown/offered in a drop-down list, as well as their possible values (with the exception of boolean or numerical values).
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Read-only details/settings that are hidden by default:
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Details/settings that are hidden for users by default:
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- rootdisksize
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- cpuOvercommitRatio
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- memoryOvercommitRatio
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- cpuOvercommitRatio
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- memoryOvercommitRatio
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- Message.ReservedCapacityFreed.Flag
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Details/settings that are read-only for users by default:
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- dataDiskController
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- rootDiskController
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An example list of settings as well as their possible values are shown on the images below:
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|vm-settings-dropdown-list.PNG|

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