Specifications

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Chapter 3 Using the VMware Management Interface
You!can!change!the!disk!mode!for!an!existing!virtual!disk!that!is!not!a!physical!disk!
on!a!LUN.!
3Click!OK!to!save!your!changes!and!close!the!window.
Configuring a Virtual Machine’s Display Settings
You!can!configure!the!display!depth!or!number!of!colors!in!a!virtual!machine.!A!higher!
color!depth!setting!slows!down!screen!redraws!and!increases!network!load!when!you!
use!a!remote!console!to!view!a!virtual!machine!across!a!network!connection.!However,!
with!greater!color!depth,!you!get!better!color
!resolution!and!fidelity,!which!may!be!an!
issue,!depending!on!the!applications!you!intend!to!run!on!the!virtual!machine.
To configure the virtual machine’s display settings
1In!the!Hardware!tab,!under!Display,!click!Edit.!
The!Display!dialog!box!appears.
2In!the!Colors!list,!select!the!display!depth!or!the!number!of!colors!you! want!
available!to
!the!virtual!machine.!
Select!256!Colors!(8!bit),!Thousands!of!Colors!(15!bit),!Thousands!of!Colors!(16!
bit),!or!Millions!of!Colors!(24!bit).
3Click!OK!to!save!your!change!and!close!the!window.
Configuring a Virtual Machine’s Generic SCSI Device
You!can!configure!any!generic!SCSI!devices!in!a!virtual!machine.!Make!sure!the!virtual!
machine!is!powered!off!and!complete!the!following!steps.