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6 Click OK.
Change the SCSI Device Configuration in the vSphere Web Client
You can change the physical device and configure the virtual device node. This is useful if you no longer
need an existing device and want to connect to another device.
To prevent data congestion, you can assign a SCSI device to a SCSI controller and virtual device node other
than the default. The new device is assigned to the first available virtual device node on the default SCSI
controller, for example (0:1). Only device nodes for the default SCSI controller are available unless you add
additional controllers.
For SCSI controller and virtual device node behavior, see “SCSI and SATA Storage Controller Conditions,
Limitations, and Compatibility,” on page 125.
Prerequisites
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Power off the virtual machine.
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Required privilege: Virtual machine.Configuration.Raw device
Procedure
1 Right-click a virtual machine in the inventory and select Edit Settings.
2 On the Virtual Hardware tab, expand SCSI device.
3 From the Connection drop-down menu, select the physical SCSI device to connect to.
4 (Optional) From the Virtual Device Node drop-down menu, select the virtual device node.
5 Click OK.
Add a SCSI Device to a Virtual Machine in the vSphere Web Client
To use peripheral SCSI devices, such as printers or storage devices, you must add the device to the virtual
machine. When you add a SCSI device to a virtual machine, you select the physical device to connect to and
the virtual device node.
The SCSI device is assigned to the first available virtual device node on the default SCSI controller, for
example (0:1). To avoid data congestion, you can add another SCSI controller and assign the SCSI device to a
virtual device node on that controller. Only device nodes for the default SCSI controller are available unless
you add additional controllers. If the virtual machine does not have a SCSI controller, a controller is added
when you add the SCSI device.
For SCSI controller and virtual device node assignments and behavior, see “SCSI and SATA Storage
Controller Conditions, Limitations, and Compatibility,” on page 125.
Prerequisites
Required privileges: Virtual machine.Configuration.Raw device
Procedure
1 Right-click a virtual machine in the inventory and select Edit Settings.
2 On the Virtual Hardware tab, select SCSI Device from the New device drop-down menu and click
Add.
The SCSI device appears in the Virtual Hardware devices list.
3 Expand New SCSI device to change the device options.
4 (Optional) From the Virtual Device Node drop-down menu, select the virtual device node.
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