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Chapter 8 Configuring Virtual Machine Hardware
Configuring SCSI Controllers
SCSIcontrollersareaddedandremovedautomaticallyasneeded.VMwareServer
supportsuptofourSCSIcontrollers.
YoucanedittheSCSIcontrollerdevicetype.
To edit an existing SCSI controller
1 SelectthevirtualmachineintheInventorypanel.
2IntheHardwaresectionoftheSummarytab,clicktheSCSIcontrollerandselect
Edit.
3ClickModifydevicetype
tochangetheSCSIcontrollerdevicetype.
ThechoicesareBusLogicorLSILogicparallelinterfaces.Forhardwareversion7
virtualmachines,youcanalsoselectLSISASserialinterface.
4ClickOK.
Configuring USB Controllers and Devices
ThissectiondescribeshowtoaddandremoveaUSBcontroller,andhowtoconfigure
USBdevicesforvirtualmachines.
Adding a USB Controller to a Virtual Machine
Youcanaddonlyonecontrollerpervirtualmachine,butthecontrollersupports
multipleUSBdevices.
To add a USB controller to a virtual machine
1FromtheAddHardwareorNewVirtualMachinewizard,clickUSBController.
ForinformationabouthowtostarttheAddHardwarewizard,see“A d d i n g
HardwaretoaVirtualMachine”onpage 137.
TheReadytoCompletepagedisplaysthehardwaresetting.
2Reviewtheconfigurationsummary,andclickFinishtocompletethewizard.
CAUTIONChangingthedevicetypebeforeyouinstallthecorrespondingdriverinthe
guestoperatingsystemmightpreventthevirtualmachinefrombooting.See“Device
TypeandNodeSettings”onpage 143.