esxi 4.1 Convert IDE virtual Disk to SCSI questions
I need to convert my VM's C drive to SCSI. I found an article on the VMWare site:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1016192
Unfortunately I dont understand step 1:
To convert the IDE disk to SCSI:
1.Locate the datastore path where the virtual machine resides. For example:
/vmfs/volumes/<datastore_n
What keys do I press to do this? Do I need to do this at the service console? Do I need a product I dont have. I have the vSphere that comes with ESXi. Can somebody point me in the direction to perform this?
Note: I am practicing on a test box with test VM's. I can reinstall to bare metal with no problem if mess it up. But I will need to do a production box afterwards.
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1016192
Unfortunately I dont understand step 1:
To convert the IDE disk to SCSI:
1.Locate the datastore path where the virtual machine resides. For example:
/vmfs/volumes/<datastore_n
What keys do I press to do this? Do I need to do this at the service console? Do I need a product I dont have. I have the vSphere that comes with ESXi. Can somebody point me in the direction to perform this?
Note: I am practicing on a test box with test VM's. I can reinstall to bare metal with no problem if mess it up. But I will need to do a production box afterwards.
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Danny McDaniel
yeah, you'll need to get to the console, either directly or remotely. using tech support mode in esxi 4.1 (http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1017910)
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OK. Sorry for this one: I'm on the console, the screen says Tech support has been disabled by he admin. What key do I press to exit this screen?
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Alt-F2. Thanks.
The vmware standalone converter method is better. Less stuff to mess with on the ssh console. Less prone to errors, too.
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I couldnt find the fields to change the adaptor type on the converter (they turned out to be on the same screen as the CPU attributes) so I created a new virtual disk, booted a partition copier, copied the disks, and removed the old disk. Took about an hour. Also used converter to make a VM with the disks the way I wanted them. Thanks.