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== Modifying a VMware Server Virtual Disk Configuration ==
The current configuration of a virtual disk may be viewed and modified by logging into the VI Web Access interface and selecting the virtual machine to which the disk is attached from the ''Inventory'' panel. Once the workspace updates to reflect the selected virtual machine, locate the disk drive from the ''Hardware'' panel, click on it and select ''Edit...'' from the menu. This will display the hard disk settings dialog as illustrated in the following figure:
[[Image:vmware_virtual_disk_settings.jpg|Editing the settings for a VMware Server virtual disk]]
An important point to note is that many of the settings will be read-only (and consequently grayed out) if the selected, or any other virtual machine which shares the disk, virtual machine is currently powered on. In addition, the ''Increase capacity...'' link shown in the above figure will not be visible if the virtual machine. To make changes to configuration values, or to increase disk capacity, it will be necessary to power off all virtual machines that utilize the virtual disk.
== Enlarging a VMware Server Virtual Disk ==
The capacity of a virtual disk may be increased using the disk settings dialog (described above). As with most other virtual disk settings, a disk may only be increased in size when all virtual machines sharing disk are powered off. Once this is achieved, select a virtual machine which uses the virtual disk from the ''Inventory'' panel of the VI Web Access interface, click on the required hard disk from the ''Hardware'' panel and select ''Edit...'' from the menu. Once the disk settings dialog appears, click on the ''Increase capacity...'' link to display the disk capacity fields as illustrated in the following figure:
[[Image:vmware_server_increase_virtual_disk_size.jpg|Increasing the size of a VMware Server 2.0 virtual disk]]
The current size of the virtual disk is listed, together with two text boxes for the amount by which the disk is to be increased and the new capacity. Both are specified in GB, and either may be used to increase the size of the virtual disk. The amount of space available for allocation to the virtual disk is dictated by the available space on the ''datastore'' in which the virtual disk file resides. The current free space on the datastore also listed beneath the capacity text boxes. The increase in virtual disk capacity cannot exceed this value.
== Shrinking a VMware Server Virtual Disk ==
== Removing a VMware Server Virtual Disk ==
