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Adding a virtual disk to a virtual machine
To add a virtual disk:
- Select File > Open and open the virtual machine
configuration file
(.cfg) you want to
modify.
- Select Settings > Configuration Editor from Workstation.
- Click
the + sign next to "IDE Drives" or 'SCSI Drives'.
- Select a
device node where you want to create a virtual hard disk. For example, P-M. If
there is not currently a hard disk configured for that device node, the
description reads "P-M Not Installed".
- Select Virtual
Disk from the "Device Type" field.
- Select a
mode for the virtual disk from the "Mode" field. >> More information on disk
modes
- In the "Name"
field, enter a path to the location where you want to store information about
this virtual disk. Be sure to select a locaion on your host hard drive.
- If you
want to disable write caching, select the "Disable write caching" option.
- In the "Capacity
(MB)" field, enter a maximum size for the disk file.
- Click Install.
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