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Therecord/replayfeatureallowsyoutorecordallofaWorkstation5.x,6.x,or7.0virtual
machine’sactivityoveraperiodoftime.Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics:
“UsesoftheRecord/ReplayFeature”onpage 257
“PhysicalandVirtualHardwareRequirements”onpage 258
“ConfigureRecord/ReplayforaVirtualMachine”onpage 259
“CreateaRecording”onpage 264
“ReplayaRecording”onpage 265
“UsinganExecutionTraceFileofaRecording”onpage 266
“MaintenanceTasksforUsingRecordings”onpage 268
Uses of the Record/Replay Feature
UnlikeWorkstation’smovie‐capturefeature,therecord/replayfeaturerecordsallthe
processorinstructionsofthevirtualmachinethroughoutthetimeoftherecording.This
featurehelpssoftwaredevelopersandQAengineerstorecordabugandattacha
debuggerwhilereplayingtherecording.
Afteryouenabletherecord/replayfeatureforavirtualmach
ine,clic
ktheRecord
buttoninthetoolbartostarttherecordingandclickStoptoendtherecording.Youcan
makemultiplerecordingsandusethesnapshotmanagertoname,delete,andplay
them.Whileyouaremakingarecordingyoucaninsertreplaysnapshotstoreturnto
eventsandre
playthem
.Tomarkapointofinterestintherecordingyoucanadda
marker.Youcanalsomakeanexecutiontracefileofarecording,torecordeventsthat
occurduringtherecording.
Recording and Replaying
Virtual Machine Activity
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