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Extra things that can be done, not directly related to the setup of ESXi.

Enable content Copy/Paste between VMRC client and Windows/Linux Virtual Machine

For each VM you want to enable this on:

• Make sure VMware tools is installed in the VM
• Power off the VM
• Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings
• VM Options tab > Advanced > Edit Configuration:
  • Click on Add Parameter three times to give three rows
  • Fill in the Name and Value fields as mentioned below
  • OK and Save to save and exit out of the Edit Settings wizard

Name:                                 Value:
isolation.tools.copy.disable          FALSE
isolation.tools.paste.disable         FALSE
isolation.tools.setGUIOptions.enable  TRUE

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/57122