To expand / resize a virtual disk on a virtual machine (e.g C: drive) you need to use the
vmware-vdiskmanager utility in Windows or in linux and 3rd party software like partition magic.
To expand / resize a virtual disk on a virtual machine (e.g C: drive) you need to use the
vmware-vdiskmanager utility in Windows or in linux and 3rd party software like partition magic.
To use vmware-vdiskmanager command:
Command:
vmware-vdiskmanager -x 40GB myDisk.vmdk
Step 1:
Open the shell command or the Dos command prompt then go to the location of the vmware-vdiskmanager utility.
Directory Location:
cd usr/bin (Llocation in linux Red Hat andCentos)
cd C:Program FilesVMwareVMware server (location in windows systems)
Step 2:
To expand the disk type (Linux systems):
Linux systems:
vmware-vdiskmanager -x 12GB “/home/ftp1/2003 Enterprise Edition /Windows Server 2003.vmdk”
Windows Systems:
vmware-vdiskmanager -x 12GB “c:virtual machinesWindows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition-cl2.vmdk”
Step 3:
After the operation completed , log on to the server and use 3rd party software to resize the drive.
Note: you need to type the size of the disk after you add the extra space to it.
For example if the C: drive is 8GB and you want to add 4GB you need to type –X12GB and not 4GB.
For more information go to:
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws45/doc/disks_vdiskmanager_eg_ws.html