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Managing VMware Server 2.0 Virtual Disks

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Removing a VMware Server Virtual Disk
== Removing a VMware Server Virtual Disk ==
 
Virtual disks are removed using the VI Web Access interface. As with previous tasks, any virtual machines which access the virtual; disk must first be powered off. Assuming this to be case, select the virtual machine to which the disk is attached from the ''Inventory'' panel, click on the disk drive in the ''Hardware'' panel and select either ''Remove'' or ''Delete from disk''. The ''Remove'' option simply removes the disk from the configuration of the currently selected virtual machine. The physical ''.vmdk'' file which represents the virtual disk remains intact in the datastore in which it was created and is available for use by other virtual machines.
 
The ''Delete from disk'' option, on the other hand, both removes the disk from the configuration of the select virtual machine and also physically removes the ''.vmdk'' file from the datastore. As such the disk is no longer available and the space it used is released.
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