Enabling or disabling virtual machine logging while the virtual machine is powered on fails with the error: The attempted operation cannot be performed in the current state (Powered on)

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article gives you the changes between version ESXi 5.0, 5.1 and 5.5 in enabling virtual machine logging.

Symptoms:

• Enabling or disabling virtual machine logging while the virtual machine is powered on fails
• You see the error:
  
  The attempted operation cannot be performed in the current state (Powered on)

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5

Cause

This issue occurs due to the Enable logging option while the virtual machine is powered on being deprecated in VMware vSphere 5.1.x, 5.5.x and 6.0.x.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, configure the enable logging option while the virtual machine is powered off.

To configure the enable logging option:

1. Using the VMware vSphere Client, power off the virtual machine.
2. Right click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings.
3. Select the Options tab.
4. Click Advanced > General.
5. Under Settings, select the Enable logging option. De-select the Enable logging option to disable.
6. Power on the virtual machine.

Additional Information

在虚拟机处于打开电源状态时启用或禁用虚拟机日志记录失败，并显示错误：在当前状态 (打开电源) 下无法执行尝试的操作
仮想マシンのパワーオン時に仮想マシンのログを有効または無効にすると失敗し、次のエラーが表示される：現在の状態（パワーオン）では、試行した操作を実行できません

Impact/Risks:
Virtual machine power down required.