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2. Do one of the following:
• If you are adding the LSI Logic adapter to a new virtual machine that is
configured for a BusLogic adapter (which has a guest operating system other
than Windows Server 2003), switch the original BusLogic adapter to the LSI
Logic adapter by changing this line:
scsi<n>.virtualDev = "vmxbuslogic"
to
scsi<n>.virtualDev = "vmxlsilogic"
• If you are adding the LSI Logic adapter to an existing virtual machine that is
configured for a BusLogic adapter, add the LSI Logic adapter with no devices
after the BusLogic device. For example, if you have one SCSI adapter in the
virtual machine already, the configuration file looks something like this:
###
### SCSI devices
###
# SCSI controller scsi0
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "vmxbuslogic"
scsi0:1.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:1.name = "vmhba0:6:0:1:win2k.dsk"
scsi0:1.mode = "persistent"
To add the LSI Logic adapter, type the following lines after the BusLogic device
information:
scsi1.present = "TRUE"
scsi1.virtualDev = "vmxlsilogic"
3. Save your changes, then close the configuration file.
With the LSI Logic SCSI adapter added to the virtual machine’s configuration, now it
must be recognized by the guest operating system. Windows and Linux guest
operating systems differ in how you can proceed. Follow the appropriate steps below.
For new Linux virtual machines (using the appropriate kernel), you can now install the
guest operating system, which will be configured for using the LSI Logic adapter
automatically. No other steps are necessary. For an existing Linux virtual machine,
complete the steps under Configuring the LSI Logic SCSI Adapter in a Linux Guest
Operating System on page 62.