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Configuring a Virtual Disk

You can configure settings for a virtual disk when its virtual machine is powered off. To do so:

1. Connect to the virtual machine with a console. Make sure the virtual machine is powered off.
2. Select Settings > Configuration Editor from the console.
3. Click the + sign next to IDE Drives or SCSI Devices.
4. Select the device node for the virtual hard disk you want to modify. For example, select the P-M device node.
5. On the right-hand side, you can change the following settings:
   • The disk file used to save the contents of the virtual machine.
   • The disk mode used for the virtual disk.
   • If you are connecting to a virtual machine on a Linux host, whether or not write caching is enabled for the disk.

You can also defragment your virtual disk by clicking the Defragment button.

Related Topics:

• Disk modes that can be used for virtual disks
• Adding a new virtual disk to a virtual machine

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