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VMware ESX Server Administration Guide
Accessing Raw SCSI Disks
You can access raw disks directly or use the vmkfstools -r command to map them to
files on VMFS-2 volumes. Once this mapping is established, you access the raw disk or
partition like a normal file. For more information on this mapping, see Using
vmkfstools on page 296, in particular, the vmkfstools -r option.
Using a Physical Disk in a Virtual Machine
In order for the virtual machine to access a physical disk or LUN, you must add the disk
to the virtual machine. This example assumes that the virtual machine’s first disk is a
virtual disk and you are adding the physical disk as the second disk.
If you want the virtual machine’s first disk to be a physical disk, see Creating a New
Virtual Machine on page 38 and select System LUN/Disk for your virtual disk.
1. Log into the VMware Management Interface as the user who owns the virtual
machine or as the root user.
The Status Monitor page appears.
2. Click the arrow to the right of the terminal icon ( ) for the virtual machine you
want to change and choose Configure Hardware.
The Hardware page for this virtual machine appears in a new browser window.