Thank you for the response.
I apologize, maybe I didn't provide enough context. I am not able to enable or modify this line item within the GUI. It prohibits me from making the changes, which I assume is due to the VMX being locked as the Guest VM is powered on.
I was hoping to see if there was a way to "stage" the command in order to allow for the change to be made while it is powered on, but not go into effect into the next reboot or power cycle.
Does the VM need to be powered off nonetheless to make this change?
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Original Message:
Sent: Feb 19, 2026 01:18 AM
From: Nathan Watts
Subject: VRMC Lock Requirements
you can use Power CLI to add these option to the VMX but a full power cycle will be required of the VM to read and apply the changes in the vmx file.
In the past, to ensure these options are applied on new VMs, I created a template with required configurations and this was used for all VM creations.
I think this may be what you require, https://developer.broadcom.com/powercli/latest/vmware.vimautomation.core/commands/set-vm
Original Message:
Sent: Feb 18, 2026 03:00 PM
From: Khanh Nguyen
Subject: VRMC Lock Requirements
Hello,
We are currently reviewing the VMware Hardening guide, and for P0 we are reviewing the vm-8.vmrc-lock line item.
Does the Guest VM itself need to be completely powered off in order to satisfy this line item? Or is there a way to enable this through Power CLI in any way?
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