The Guest OS Quiescing option is grayed out on a virtual machine using Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 guest operating system

Products

• VMware Live Recovery
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article outlines steps to enable the Guest OS Quiescing option for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.


Symptoms:

• In the vSphere Client the Guest OS Quiescing option is grayed out.
• In the Web Client the Guest OS Quiescing option is grayed out.
• The virtual machine is using a Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 guest operating system.

Environment

VMware vSphere Replication 5.1.x
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.1.x
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.0.x

Resolution

This is a known issue affecting vSphere Replication 5.1 and vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.1.1 and earlier. This issue is resolve in SRM 5.1.2. 

 

To work around the issue, enable replication as the quiescing option in vSphere Web Client 5.1.

To enable replication as the quiescing option available in the vSphere Web Client 5.1:

1. In the Inventory Tree, click VMs and Templates.
2. Right-click the powered on virtual machine.
3. Click All vSphere Replication Actions, then click Configure Replication.
4. Enter a Target Site and a Target Location.
5. Under Replication settings, select Guest OS Quiescing.

Additional Information

For more information on quiescing support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 in vSphere Replication, see Guest OS Quiescing Support.