Adding an existing disk to a virtual machine

You may find it a necessity to add an existing disk (vmdk) to a virtual machine in certain use cases. This is again done through the Edit Settings wizard for the virtual machine. This task can be performed while the VM is powered-on or off.

How to do it...

1. Navigate to the VMs and Templates inventory view, select and right-click on the VM to which you intend to add an existing virtual hard disk (VMDK), and then click on Edit Settings:

2. Use the New device option available in the Edit Settings window, select Existing Hard Disk as the device option, and then click on Add.
3. Navigate to the location of the VMDK, select the appropriate VMDK file, and then click on OK to confirm the selection, as shown in the following screenshot:

Note

Prior to clicking OK, you can choose to modify a virtual device node or disk mode if necessary.