VMware vCloud Director Cookbook

Resizing a VM hard disk

This recipe shows you how to resize a hard disk of a VM in vCloud.

Getting ready

We need a VM that we can resize.

How to do it...

Depending on the way the VM has been provisioned, the resizing is different.

Not fast-provisioned VMs

If your VM has to be provisioned on an OvDC that is not enabled for fast provisioning, the following recipe works with a powered on VM:

1. Log in to your organization.
2. Click on My Cloud and then double-click on the vApp that contains the VM you want to resize.
3. Right-click on the VM whose hard disk you want to resize and select Properties.
4. Click on Hardware, and you should see the following screenshot:
   
5. Enter ...