Specifications

Administration Guide
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cIn!the!Capacity!field,!specify!the!size!of!the!virtual!disk!in!MB.!The!default!
entry!indicates!the!lesser!of!either!4000MB!or!the!amount!of!free!space!
available!on!the!volume.
d Select!the!appropriate!SCSI!ID!in!the!Virtual!SCSI!Node!list.
eUnder!Disk!Mode,!click!Persistent,!Nonpersistent,!Undoable,!
or!Append.!
See!“Using!Disk!Modes”!on!page 135.
! Click!Existing!to!add!an!existing!virtual!disk!to!the!virtual!machine.!Specify!
the!following:
aIn!the!VMFS!Volume!list,!choose!the!volume! on!which!the!virtual!disk!is!
located.
bIn!the!VMware!Disk!Image!list,!select!the!virtual!disk!you!want.!The!size!of!
the!virtual!disk!appears!in!the!Capacity
!field.!You!cannot!change!this!value.
c Select!the!SCSI!ID!in!the!Virtual!SCSI!Node!list.
dUnder!Disk!Mode,!click!Persistent,!Nonpersistent,!Undoable,!or!Append.!
See!“Using!Disk!Modes”!on!page 135.
! Click!System!LUN/Disk!to!allow!the!virtual!machine!to!access!a!physical!disk!
stored!on!a!LUN.!Specify!the!following:
a Select!Use!Metadata!to!enable!access!to!the!disks!metadata!file!information.!
b Choose!the!Metadata!File!Location.!
cEnter!a!name!in!the!Metadata!File!Name!field.!
d Select!the!SCSI!ID!in
!the!Virtual!SCSI!Node!list.!
e Choose!the!Compatibility!of!the!guest!operating!system:
Physical!–!Gives!the!guest!operating!system!direct!disk!access.!
Virtual!–!Lets!you!choose!a!disk!mode!for!the!guest!operating!system.
10 Click!Next.
The!Hardware!tab!for!this!virtual!machine!appears.
You!can!change!the!default!settings!ESX!Server!assigned!to!the!virtual!machine!
(such!as!the!disk!mode,!network!card,!color!depth!and!any!remov able!devices)!or!
configuration!items!you!specified.!To!change!hardware,!see!“Configuring!a!Virtual!
Machine’s!Hardware”!on!page 102.