The use of virtual machines is commonplace now. Virtual machines allow you to study various programs and operating systems without affecting your computer, and if a virtual machine stops working, this does not affect the operation of the main computer in any way. The main thing in a virtual machine is the files of the virtual disks, since all of your data is stored on them. And it often happens that the initially allocated space for a virtual disk is not enough.
Necessary
- - Computer;
- - VMware virtual machine;
- - VMware Converter utility.
Instructions
Step 1
The problem with the lack of space on the virtual disk can be partially solved by adding an additional virtual disk, although this option is not always suitable. VMware is one of the most popular virtual machines. Next, we will consider how you can solve this problem for her.
Step 2
The best and one of the easiest methods to increase the size of an existing virtual disk is to use the VMware Converter utility. This converter is free and does not modify the original virtual disk file. The program creates a new virtual machine and then copies all data from the old virtual machine to the newly created one. You can specify the size of the virtual hard disk in the new machine whatever you want. After checking the functionality of the created virtual machine, you can delete the old one.
Step 3
Download and install VMware Converter on the virtual machine where you want to change the hard disk. Select Physical machine as the program runs on the virtual machine itself. In the Source Login window, specify This local machine.
Step 4
After the Source Data window appears, the disks assigned to your virtual machine will be displayed. Next, specify the new size where it says Type Size in GB. After that select Destination ESX host, this host can be the same as the source. Provide a name for the new virtual machine. It should be different from the original virtual machine, but after checking and removing the old machine, you can change it. Click Finish to start the process.
Step 5
The end time of the process of transferring information from one virtual machine to another depends on the amount of data used. After the end of the process, turn off the old virtual machine, turn on and boot the new one, and check that it works correctly. If everything is fine, you can delete the original virtual machine and rename the new one if necessary.
