A.52 edit VirtualDisk

A.52 edit VirtualDisk
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Edits a virtual disk.

edit VirtualDisk instance [size=value] [shareable= { yes | no }] [name=value] [description=value]

Where instance is:

{ id=id | name=name }

This command edits a virtual disk in a storage repository.

Although none of the options are mandatory, you must supply at least one option.

The following table shows the available options for this command.

Option	Description
`size=value`	The size of the virtual disk in GiB.
`shareable=` { `yes` \| `no` }	Whether the virtual disk is shareable. Shareable disks have read/write privileges in multiple virtual machines and should be used with caution.
`name=value`	A name to identify the virtual disk.
`description=value`	Optional description for the virtual disk.
{ `id=id` \| `name=name` }	The instance of the object using either the `id` or `name` option, for example `name=MyVirtualDisk`.

Example A.70 Editing a virtual disk

OVM> edit VirtualDisk name=MyVMDisk name='New name for MyVMDisk' description='My virtual disk'

Example A.71 Resizing a virtual disk

OVM> edit VirtualDisk name=MyVMDisk size=20

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