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Chapter 3 Using the VMware Management Interface
Configuring a Virtual Machine’s SCSI Controllers
You!can!configure!the!settings!for!the!virtual!machine’s!virtual!SCSI!controller.!These!
settings!include!the!virtual!SCSI!controller!driver!and!whether!the!SCSI!bus!is!shared!
with!virtual!or!physical!devices.
To configure the virtual machine’s virtual SCSI controller
1In!the!Hardware!tab,!under!SCSI!Controller,!click!Edit.!
The!SCSI!Controller!dialog!box!appears.
2In!the!Virtual!
Device!list,!select!the!SCSI!controller!driver!that!you!want!the!virtual!
machine!to!use,!either!vmxbuslogic!or!vmxlsilogic.
Before!you!select!a!driver,!make!sure!you!installed!the!driver!in!the!guest!operating!
system.!Otherwise,!the!guest!cannot!boot.!To!switch!to!the!vmxlsilogic!driver,!
see!“Configuring!a!Virtual!Machine
!to!Use!the!LSI!Logic!SCSI!Adapter”!on!
page 55.
3In!the!Bus!Sharing!list,!select!how!you!want!the!virtual!machine!to!share!its!bus:
! Physical!–!Share! disks!with!virtual!machines!on!any!server.
! Virtual!–!Share!disks!with!virtual!machines!on!the!same!server.
! None!–!Prevent!sharing!disks!with!other!virtual!machines.
4Click!OK!to!save!your!changes!and!close!the!window.
Configuring a Virtual Machine’s Virtual Disks
When!you!configure!an!existing!virtual!disk,!you!can!change!its!disk!mode.!You!can!
also!change!the!virtual!disk!a!virtual!machine!uses!or!create!a!new!virtual!disk!for!the!
virtual!machine.