You are configuring a virtual machine (VM) that is running on a Windows Server 2008 R2 host server. The primary virtual disk is connected to IDE Controller 0. You need to add a virtual disk to the…

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• AAdd the virtual disk to IDE Controller 0.
• BAdd the virtual disk to IDE Controller 1.
• CAdd the virtual disk to an existing SCSI controller.
• DAdd a virtual network adapter to the VM.

• A
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• B
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• C
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• D
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Explanation

A similar scenario can occur when a virtual machine is running out of disk space and you want to add another virtual hard disk without shutting down the virtual machine. You can attach a virtual hard disk to a virtual machine without shutting down that virtual machine only if you attach it to the SCSI controller of the virtual machine. To attach a virtual hard disk to an IDE controller, you must first shut down the virtual machine. Scenario prerequisites To test this scenario, you will need the following: Complete all steps in the main section of this guide. After you complete all the steps, you will have a virtualization server and two virtual machines:Base Virtual Machine(used for creating new virtual machines) and Imported Virtual Machine. Imported Virtual Machine is running, Windows Server2008R2 is configured, and the computer name for the virtual machine is VirtualMachine1. The following procedure explains how to create and attach a virtual hard disk to the virtualization server, copy files to the virtual hard disk, and then attach the disk to a virtual machine without shutting it down. To create and connect a virtual hard disk without shutting down the virtual machine On the virtualization server, create and attach a new virtual hard disk as follows: Open Server Manager. ClickStart, point toAdministrative Tools, and then clickServer Manager. In Server Manager, in the console tree, underStorage, clickDisk Management. After the disks on the virtualization server are listed in Disk Management, in the console tree, right-clickDisk Management, and then clickCreate VHD. TheCreate and Attach Virtual Hard Disk dialog box Type or browse to the location on the virtualization server where you want to create the virtual hard disk, and type a name for it. Type a size for the virtual hard disk. SelectMBfor megabytes,GBfor gigabytes, orTBfor terabytes. Select the format of the virtual hard disk: dynamically expanding or fixed size. To create the virtual hard disk and attach it to the virtualization server, clickOK. After a few moments, the new virtual hard disk is listed in Disk Management with the other disks that are available on the virtualization server, and its state is listed asNot Initialized. To initialize the virtual hard disk, right-click the virtual hard disk, and then clickInitialize Disk. TheInitialize Disk dialog box appears. On theInitialize Diskdialog box, clickOK. After a few moments, the new virtual hard disk is initialized and listed asOnline. To create a simple volume on the virtual hard disk, right-click the virtual hard disk, and then clickNew Simple Volume. TheNew Simple Volume Wizardopens. Follow the steps in theNew Simple Volume Wizardto create the simple volume, assign it a drive letter, and perform a quick format. After a few moments, the volume in the virtual hard disk is listed asHealthy, and a drive letter is assigned to it. The virtual hard disk is now available on the virtualization server, and can be accessed to read and write information. Optionally, copy files to the virtual hard disk so that they can be made available to the virtual machine. Detach the virtual hard disk from the virtualization server, as follows: In Disk Management, right-click the virtual hard disk, and then clickDetach VHD. TheDetach Virtual Hard Disk dialog box appears. To detach the virtual hard disk, ensure that theDelete the virtual hard disk file after removing the diskcheck box is not selected, and then clickOK. After a few moments, the virtual hard disk is no longer listed in Disk Management. Attach the virtual hard disk to the SCSI controller of theImported Virtual Machinevirtual machine, On the virtualization server, open Hyper-V Manager. ClickStart, point toAdministrative Tools, and then click Hyper-V Manager. In Hyper-V Manager, underVirtual Machines, right-clickImported Virtual Machine, and then TheSettings for Imported Virtual Machinedialog box appears. In the left navigation pane, clickSCSI Controller. InSCSI Controller, clickHard Drive, and then clickAdd. A hard drive is added to the SCSI controller and is automatically selected in the left navigation pane. In theHard Driveproperties, clickVirtual hard disk (.vhd) file, and then clickBrowse. Browse to the location on the virtualization server where you created the virtual hard disk, and then clickOpen. To attach the virtual hard disk to the virtual machine, clickOK. The virtual hard disk is now available on the virtual machine, and can be accessed to read and write information. Optionally, you can detach a virtual hard disk from the virtual machine and attach it again to the virtualization server, without turning off the virtual machine, as follows: In Hyper-V Manager, underVirtual Machines, right-clickImported Virtual Machine, and then clickSettings. TheSettings for Imported Virtual Machinedialog box appears. In the left navigation pane, underSCSI Controller, click the virtual hard disk that you want to detach from the virtual machine. In theHard Driveproperties, clickRemove. To detach the virtual hard disk from the virtual machine, clickOK. The virtual disk is no longer attached to the virtual machine and can now be attached to the virtualization server. On the virtualization server, open Server Manager. ClickStart, point toAdministrative Tools, and then click Server Manager. In Server Manager, in the console tree, underStorage, clickDisk Management. After the disks on the virtualization server are listed in Disk Management, in the console tree, right-clickDisk Management, and then clickAttach VHD. TheAttach Virtual Hard Diskdialog box appears. Type or browse to the location on the virtualization server where you created the virtual hard disk, and then clickOK. After a few moments, the virtual hard disk is listed in Disk Management with the other disks that are available on the virtualization server, and its state is listed asOnline. The virtual hard disk is now available on the virtualization server, and can be accessed to read and write information.

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