def _write_vmx_file(self):
        """
        Writes pairs to the VMware VMX file corresponding to this VM.
        """

        try:
            self.manager.write_vmx_file(self._vmx_path, self._vmx_pairs)
        except OSError as e:
            raise VMwareError('Could not write VMware VMX file "{}": {}'.format(self._vmx_path, e))