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VMware ESX Server Administration Guide
Creating a Disk Partition
You can use any existing free space on your VMFS volumes to create new disk
partitions. For background on how SCSI devices are identified, see Determining SCSI
Target IDs on page 273.
Note: You cannot change any partitions set up when you installed ESX Server. These
include any volumes with a Linux file system or that are used for Linux swap space.
If a core dump file does not exist on the disk, you are offered to create one. Creating a
new volume consumes all the free space remaining on a disk. ESX Server determines
the optimum setting for the maximum file size based on the volume’s file system.
Caution: Do not place your core dump partition on a SAN disk. If the SAN cable is
removed, ESX Server becomes unstable.
To create a new partition, complete the following steps.
1. In the Disks and LUNs window, click Create Volume. You are asked how you
prefer to configure the disk.
2. Click Typical.