Specifications

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any hardware, see Configuring a Virtual Machine’s Hardware in the VMware GSX
Server Administration Guide.
Creating a New Virtual Disk
1. To create a new virtual disk, decide whether you want the disk to be IDE or SCSI.
The wizard suggests the recommended type. Then under IDE type or SCSI type,
click Blank. The Virtual Disk Configuration page appears.
2. In the Disk File field, enter the location and name of the virtual disk. Make sure
the virtual disk has a .vmdk extension.
3. In the Capacity field, specify the size of the virtual disk in Gigabytes (GB). By
default, GSX Server preallocates the space for the virtual disk when you create it.
The virtual disk can be as small as 0.1GB (100MB). A SCSI virtual disk can be as
large as 256GB; an IDE virtual disk can be as large as 128GB. The default is 4GB.
4. Specify the virtual device node in the Virtual IDE Node or Virtual SCSI Node list
as appropriate.
5. Decide if you want to make this virtual disk an independent disk. Under Disk
Mode, check Independent, then check Persistent or Nonpersistent.
Independent disks are not included in a snapshot.
Caution: The independent disk option should be used only by advanced users
who need it for special-purpose configurations.