Vmsvc/device.diskadd

vimsh vmsvc/device.diskadd

Usage: device.diskadd vmid size controller-number unit-number datastore

Add a disk to the virtual machine with id vmid.

Size is the new disk size in kilobytes. 
Controller number is the controller number as is specified in the vmx configuration file.

Example

vim-cmd vmsvc/device.diskadd 16 5242880 scsi0 2 datastore1

See also:

• VMTN: vim-cmd vmsvc/device.diskadd syntax headaches
• Add a disk with ESXi