We have upgraded our servers from Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 and decided to upgrade the virtual SCSI controller from BusLogic to LSI Logic since it guarantees the significant performance boost. So, this is the way I’ve replaced the BusLogic SCSI controller with LSI Logic.
So, here’s how my virtual machine did look like before an upgrade:
In VMWare Workstation if you need to configure the BIOS POST delay you have to edit the .vmx file as follows:
bios.bootDelay = "5000"
– adds an additional 5 second boot delay
OR:
bios.forceSetupOnce = "TRUE"
– forces the VM to enter the BIOS on the next start (this parameter will be automatically reset to FALSE).
From: VMWare KB
The following examples illustrate how to use the virtual disk manager. You run the virtual disk manager from a command prompt.
Creating a Virtual Disk
To create a new virtual disk, use a command like the following:
vmware-vdiskmanager -c -t 0 -s 40GB -a ide myDisk.vmdk
This creates a 40GB IDE virtual disk named myDisk.vmdk. The virtual disk is contained in a single .vmdk file. The disk space is not preallocated.
Converting a Virtual Disk
To convert a virtual disk from preallocated to growable, use a command like the following:
vmware-vdiskmanager -r sourceDisk.vmdk -t 0 targetDisk.vmdk
This converts the disk from its original preallocated type to a growable virtual disk consisting of a single virtual disk file. The virtual disk space is no longer preallocated, and the virtual disk manager reclaims some disk space in the virtual disk so it is only as large as the data contained within it.
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