VMware vSphere™ PowerCLI Reference: Automating vSphere Administration

Chapter 7

Configuring Virtual Machine Hardware

In this chapter, you will learn to:

• Add, Configure, and Remove Virtual Hardware
  • Changing Virtual Memory
  • Changing Memory Resources
  • Changing the Number of vCPUs
  • Changing vCPU Resources
  • Adding or Removing a Network Adapter
  • Assigning a Network
  • Adding a Virtual Disk
  • Removing a Virtual Disk
  • Extending a Virtual Disk
  • Changing Other Hardware
• Optimize Storage Usage with Thin Provisioning
  • Converting a Virtual Disk Using Storage vMotion
  • Converting a Virtual Disk in Place

After your environment is all set up and running, there comes a time when a virtual machine needs to be reconfigured. Perhaps performance is lacking and you need to throw in an additional vCPU or more memory. Or maybe your disk is running ...