Add VM Disk Activity
Applies To: System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator, System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator
The Add VM Disk activity is used in a runbook to add a virtual disk to a virtual machine controlled by the VMware vSphere server. This can be used to increase the amount of disk space allocated to an existing virtual machine.
For System Center 2012 SP1: If a SCSI controller is not associated with the SCSI bus number specified in the activity, choosing a SCSI controller type will add a new controller and attach the new disk to it.
The following tables list the required and optional properties and published data for this activity.
The activity publishes all of the data from the required and optional properties into published data. Additional published data is generated based on the class that you select when you define the activity.
Add VM Disk Activity Required Properties
| Element | Description | Valid Values | Look up |
|---|---|---|---|
Disk size (GB) |
The disk size in gigabytes to allocate to the virtual machine disk. |
Integer |
No |
VM Path |
The path of the source virtual machine. |
String |
Yes |
Add VM Disk Activity Optional Properties
| Element | Description | Valid Values | Look up |
|---|---|---|---|
Datastore |
The path of the data store that will hold the new disk. |
String |
No |
SCSI Bus Number |
The SCSI bus number of the SCSI controller |
Integer |
No |
SCSI Unit Key |
The SCSI unit key of the SCSI controller |
Integer |
No |
SCSI Controller Type (available only in System Center 2012 SP1) |
The type of SCSI controller to add if one does not exist on the chosen SCSI bus. |
String |
Yes |
Add VM Disk Activity Published Data
| Name | Description | Value Type |
|---|---|---|
Datastore |
The datastore that holds the disk that was added. |
String |
Disk size (GB) |
The amount of disk size in gigabytes allocated to the virtual machine. |
Integer |
SCSI Bus Number |
The SCSI bus number setting specified |
Integer |
SCSI Unit Key |
The SCSI unit key setting specified |
Integer |
VM Path |
The path of the virtual machine that this disk belongs to. |
String |
SCSI Controller Type(available only in System Center 2012 SP1) |
The type of SCSI controller to add if one does not exist on the chosen SCSI bus. |
String |
Configuring the Add VM Disk Activity
The following procedure describes the steps required to configure an Add VM Disk activity.
To configure the Add VM Disk Activity
From the Activities pane, drag an Add VM Disk activity to the active runbook.
Double-click the Add VM Disk activity icon.
Configure the settings in the Properties tab as follows:
In the Configuration section, click the ellipsis button (...), and then select the VMware vSphere server connection that you want to use for this activity. Click OK.
In the Properties section, enter a value for each of the required properties and the applicable optional properties. If the property is Lookup-enabled, you can click the ellipsis (…) button next to the text box to browse for a value.
You can also use published data to automatically populate the value of the property from the data output by a previous activity in the workflow.
Click Finish.