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VMware ACE Administrator’s Manual
Custom path only: What kind of disk do you want to use in the virtual machine?
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New virtual disk
This is the best selection in most cases.
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Existing virtual disk
If you want to reuse an existing virtual disk, select this option. You may want to
select this option if you are creating a virtual machine with the same operating
system and applications as one you created before but you want to apply
different policies. In most cases, if you want to reuse an existing virtual disk, it is
better to add the existing virtual machine to the project.
Custom path only: What disk type do you want to use? The wizard recommends a
selection based on the guest operating system.
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Default set by the wizard
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IDE
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SCSI
How big should the virtual disk be?
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Default (4GB)
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Custom size of _______________ GB
You can set a size between 0.1GB and 256GB for a SCSI virtual disk or 128GB for
an IDE virtual disk. The default is 4GB.
What other selections should be made on the panel for configuring the virtual disk?
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Allocate all disk space
Allocating all the space at the time you create the virtual disk gives somewhat
better performance, but it requires as much disk space as the size you specify for
the virtual disk. It makes the distribution package for your project larger —
possibly much larger. However, it ensures that your users have enough disk
space set aside for the virtual machine and do not run out of space
unexpectedly.
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Split disk into 2GB files
You should split the virtual disk if it may be stored on a FAT32 file system.
Note: Because the Microsoft installer cannot install files larger than about 4.3GB,
you should also split the virtual disk if the disk is larger than 4GB.
Custom path only: Where do you want to store the virtual disk’s files?