82:80:00:f5:9d:7c
Field
|
Options
|
Notes
|
---|---|---|
Disk Type
|
Select from System or Data options.
| This refers to the disk onto which an operating system will be installed. For "Data", the default volume type is "Preallocated" and volume format is "RAW". For "System", the default volume type is "Preallocated" in case of adding disk to a virtual server and "Sparse" (thin-provisioning) in case of adding disk to a virtual desktop. Volume format for "System" disks is calculated according to the volume type and the storage domain type. Note that only one disk can be marked "Is Bootable" from the Manager. |
Interface
| Select the network drivers, either IDE or PV. | IDE is the default selection that uses an emulation of the IDE protocol. Windows 2008 virtual machines require a IDE drivers. Select PV to use the para-virtualized drivers. |
Format
|
Select from Preallocated or Thin Provision.
|
Pre-allocated is the recommended selection for a server virtual machine, where a block of disk space is reserved for the virtual machine.
Thin Provision allocates disk space as and when the virtual machine requires it. Thin Provision is the recommended selection for a desktop virtual machine.
|
Wipe after delete
| Select if the disk is to be formatted after the virtual machine is deleted. | Selecting this option ensures that all data in the virtual machine is removed after the virtual machine is deleted. |
Is bootable
| Select if the disk is to be a bootable disk. |