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Add Disk: VMware vCenter

The Add Disk action type lets you add a disk to a virtual machine.

The Details section of the action definition contains the following fields:

Virtual Center

Specifies the name of the server on which VMware vCenter resides. Select one from the drop-down list.

Datacenter

Specifies the name of the data center in VMware vCenter where the virtual machine resides. Select one from the drop-down list.

Virtual Machine

Specifies the name of the virtual machine for which to add a disk. Select one from the drop-down list.

Datastore

Specifies the name of the datastore associated with the ESX server for the selected VM. Select one from the drop-down list.

Drive Size

Specifies the size of the additional disk. Enter a value and select MB or GB from the drop-down list.

SCSI Controller

Specifies the SCSI controller to use to create the additional disk. Select one from the drop-down list.

Thin Provisioning check box

Specifies whether to enable thin provisioning.

Disk Mode

Specifies the disk mode. Select one of the following from the drop-down list:

• Persistent
• Independent Persistent
• Independent Non-persistent

Require Approval

Select to specify that the ticket requires approval by a third party.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Auto close ticket on approval/rejection

Select to close the ticket after it is approved or rejected.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Ticket Types

Select a valid ticket type from the drop-down list. Depending on your configuration, valid types include:

• Default
• Incident
• Problem
• Request

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Templates

Specifies the template to use to create a ticket. Select a template from the drop-down list. Depending on the ticket type selected, the form is populated with corresponding values.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.