Changing disk mode from Independent to Dependent for a Virtual Machine

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This article outlines the steps to change the Virtual Machine disk mode from Independent to Dependent. 

Resolution

To change the options for the virtual disk(s):

1. Power off the virtual machine.
2. Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings.
3. Find the affected virtual disk(s) and expand to see all the hard disk details.
4. Change the Disk Mode to Dependent.
5. Click OK to apply and save the changes to the virtual machine configuration.

Additional Information

Snapshot with memory fails with the error: "Failed to take a memory snapshot, since the virtual machine is configured with independent disks"