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Booting from RAW Disk Supported Only on IDE Drives
Details
What are the drive type limitations for booting an operating
system on a RAW disk?
Solution
Booting a virtual machine from a SCSI raw disk is not supported.
For more information, see Configuring Dual- or Multiple-Boot SCSI
Systems to Run with VMware GSX Server or VMware Workstation.
Booting a virtual machine from a raw disk is recommended only
for expert users. Virtual disks are portable, perform well and are
easier to use and implement.
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