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VMware ESX Server Administration Guide
1. On the Options tab for the virtual machine, click the link under Verbose Options.
2. Click Add. Create an option called scsi0:8.present and set its value to true.
3. Click Add. Create an option called scsi0:8.name and set its value to
<vmfsname>:<diskfilename>.dsk.
In these entries, scsi0 refers to the first SCSI controller and 8 is the device ID.
4. Click OK to save your changes and close the configuration file.
By default, the virtual disk is created in persistent mode. To change the disk mode,
click the Hardware tab. Edit the disk as described in Configuring a Virtual Machine’s
Virtual Disks on page 123.
Using a Physical (Raw) Disk in a Virtual Machine
In some configurations, you may want to give a virtual machine direct access to a
physical disk partition stored on a LUN, rather than using a virtual disk stored as a file
on a VMFS. This can be useful, for example, if the virtual machine needs shared access
to data stored on a physical disk.
In order for the virtual machine to access a physical disk, add a new virtual disk as
described in Adding a Virtual Disk to a Virtual Machine on page 128 and be sure to
click System LUN/Disk.