DISK Add New Volume from VMWare host

Installation of a New Physical Volume

1. Create and allocate the disk to the Linux guest on the VMWare Host.
2. On the Linux guest, rescan the scsi bus.
   1. # echo '- - -' > /sys/class/scsi_host/host#
3. Review the messages log for the new device name of the disk.
   1. # tail /var/log/messages
4. Follow the PV Install Procedure.

Further Reading

1. VMWare/Linux - Add a New Hard Disk without Rebooting