Installation guide

CHAPTER 4 Using the VMware Remote Console
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• To disable the running of a script, uncheck the Use Script check box.
3. Click Apply to save your settings.
Shrinking Virtual Disks with VMware Tools
The Shrink tab lets you prepare to export a virtual disk to VMware GSX Server using
the smallest possible disk files. This step is an optional part of the export process.
Virtual disks on ESX Server take up the full amount of disk space indicated by the
virtual disk’s size. In other words, the .dsk file for a 4GB virtual disk occupies 4GB of
disk space.
GSX Server works differently. Under GSX Server, virtual disk files start small — only as
big as needed to hold the data stored on the virtual disk — and grow as needed up to
the designated maximum size.
If you plan to export a virtual disk for use under GSX Server, click the Shrink tab, be
sure there is a check beside the name of the disk you plan to export, then click
Prepare to shrink.
Note: When you export the virtual disk (using the file browser in the management
interface or the vmkfstools command), a single virtual disk may be exported to
multiple .dsk files.