How to Create a Virtual Hard Disk by Using VMware

A virtual machine (VM) includes a virtual hard disk (VHD) file that stores the contents of the physical hard drive. It can be stored in a separate location and is transferable, so it can be copied to any physical server. The VHD contains an exact copy of the data and the structure of the data. So, it appears as if the created disk and files are on a physical disk. In this article, we are going to discuss how to create a virtual Hard Disk by using VM ware.

We need to create a virtual hard disk for many purposes. For example, you are an engineer and want to use both Windows and Linux at a time. You are also using the Best Laptop for engineering that needs both Linux and Windows operating systems. You need to create a virtual hard disk by using VMware to use both Windows and Linux operating systems in a single Laptop.

How to Create a Virtual Hard Disk by Using VMware

To create and add a new, empty virtual hard drive to a Windows virtual machine:

1. Shut down the virtual machine.
2. Go to Virtual Machine 
3. Click on Settings
4. Click Add Device
5. Go to New Hard Disk
6. Click Next.
7. Click Create a new virtual disk and click Next.
8. To go to the Disk Capacity screen, specify the space you want and how you want the file to be stored.
9. Click Next
10. Select the location to store the virtual disk in the storage folder of the virtual machine.
11. Click Finish
12. Power on the virtual machine.
13. Initialize and format the new drive.

To initialize and format the new drive in Windows Vista/Windows 7/ Windows Server 2008:

1. In the Start menu, type diskmgmt.msc and click OK
2. Right-click the disk to be initialized and then click Initialize Disk. Windows prompts you to initialize the disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it
3. Select MBR and click OK
4. Right-click the unallocated space and click New Simple Volume
5. Click Next
6. Enter the size of the partition (in MB) and click Next
7. Select a drive letter and click Next
8. Select the file system type and volume name
9. Click Next
10. Click Finish. Windows prompts you to format the drive
11. Click Format

You can visit this website to download VMware.