VMware vSphere: Add a new disk to a virtual machine

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This set of directions will walk you thru setting up a new virtual disk on a VM.

Steps

1. Open the Edit Settings page on the VM you want to add a disk to




2. Add the new disk




3. Set size of new disk


Now the VM will have a new disk that can be formatted and used like normal.