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13 Best Practices for Implementing VMware vSphere in a Dell PS Series Storage Environment | TR1091 | v1.3
5. For VMs that are supported, change the controller type from LSI to a Paravirtual SCSI adapter for
better performance.
Note: Paravirtual SCSI adapter support and configuration information is located in the VMware KB article
1010398.
6. Expand the details of the newly listed SCSI controller by clicking >.
7. In Change Type, select VMware Paravirtual from the list.
8. Expand the details of the newly listed hard disk by clicking >.
9. Select details, including desired capacity, Disk Provisioning method, and Location (datastore).
10. Change the Virtual Device Node to one of the new SCSI controllers.
11. Change the SCSI ID to the next available ID for that controller – shown in the example: SCSI(1:0).
When adding multiple hard disk devices, spread them across the up to three added SCSI controllers.