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Chapter 3 Using the VMware Management Interface
The!log!shows!the!date!and!time!the!event!occurred!and!an!explanation!of!the!event.!
Some!events!have!a!symbol!associated!that!corresponds!to!the!type!of!event!that!
occurred.!
!–!Indicates!a!question!or!a!warning!was!generated!by!the!virtual!machine.!
!–!Indicates!an!error!occurred!in
!the!virtual!machine.!
Click!the!tabs!at!the!top!of!the!page!to!view!more!information!about!the!virtual!
machine.
Modifying Virtual Machine Peripherals
A!virtual!machine’s!peripheral!devices!can!be!viewed!and!modified!through!the!
management!interface.!This!section!provides!an!overview!of!the!configuration!
modification!options.!
The!changes!you!can!make!include:
! “A d d i n g !More!than!Six!SCSI!Virtual!Disks!to!a!Virtual!Machine,”!next
! “Using!a!Physical!(Raw)!Disk!in!a!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 132
! “Using!Parallel!Ports!in!a!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 133
! “Using!Serial!Ports!in!a!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 134
! “Using!Disk!Modes”!on!page 135
Adding More than Six SCSI Virtual Disks to a Virtual Machine
You!can!add!up!to!six!virtual!SCSI!disks!on!a!single!SCSI!controller!to!a!virtual!machine!
using!the!VMware!Management!Interface.!To!do!so,!log!in!to!the!management!interface!
as!a!user!with!the!permissions!to!configure!the!virtual!machine,!click!the!link!to!the!
virtual!machineʹs
!name,!and!click!Hardware!next!to!Configuration!in!the!virtual!
machine!summary.!Click!Add!Device,!and!follow!the!wizard!to!add!a!new!Hard!Disk.
To!add!more!than!six!disks!to!the!same!controller!(up!to!eight!more),!you!must!edit!the!
virtual!machine’s!configuration!file!directly.!Device!ID
!7!is!used!by!the!SCSI!controller,!
so!you!cannot!use!that!ID!for!a!virtual!disk.!
CAUTION These!procedures!involve!modifying!a!virtual!machine’s!configuration!file!
settings!directly.!Only!advanced!users!should!do!this.!Consider!backing!up!
the!configuration!file!(.vmx)!before!making!changes.