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Changing the type of SCSI controller used in a Hosted virtual machine
Details
When I created my virtual machine, I selected BusLogic as the SCSI controller type. Now I want to change the controller type so I can use a virtual LSI Logic controller. How can I make this change?
Solution
Note: Versions of VMware products released prior to VMware Workstation 4.5 do not support a virtual LSI Logic SCSI controller.
To change the SCSI controller type from BusLogic to LSI Logic, or from LSI Logic to BusLogic, use a text editor to change one line in the virtual machine's configuration (.vmx ) file when it is powered off.
Find the line that begins with scsix.virtualDev , where x is replaced by the virtual controller number, and change it to specify the type of controller you want to use. If there is no such line, add a line specifying the type of controller you want to use.
Note: Before making this change, be sure you have installed an appropriate driver for the new controller in the guest operating system. You can also add another virtual disk, on an additional virtual SCSI controller, in order to boot the guest operating system with its curent controller. Once the driver is installed, and the new disk detected, the additional disk can be removed.
To specify a virtual LSI Logic controller, use the following line where x is replaced by the SCSI controller number:
scsix.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
To specify a virtual BusLogic controller, use the following line where x is replaced by the SCSI controller number:
