Specifications

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Using an Existing Virtual Disk
1. To add an existing virtual disk, decide whether the disk is IDE or SCSI. Then under
IDE type or SCSI type, click Blank. The Virtual Disk Configuration page appears.
2. In the Disk File field, enter the location for the virtual disk.
3. Specify the virtual device node in the Virtual IDE Node or Virtual SCSI Node list
as appropriate.
4. 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 the snapshot.
Caution: The independent disk option should be used only by advanced users
who need it for special-purpose configurations.
You have two options for an independent disk. You can make the disk
Persistent, which means that changes are immediately and permanently written
to the disk. Or you can make the disk Nonpersistent, which means that changes
to the disk are discarded when you power off or reset the virtual machine.
5. Continue with step 5 under Creating a New Virtual Machine from the VMware
Management Interface on page 50.