This article explains how to add a managed vDisk to the vDisks node under vDisk Update Management.

Note: This article is part 2 of the three articles on how to manage vDisk for automatic updates.

1. CTX137757 – How to Create a Designated Update Virtual Machine and Add a Host Connection to vDisk Update Management

2. CTX140209 – How to Add a Managed vDisk to the vDisks Node Under vDisk Update Management

3. CTX140210 – How to Create an Update Task to be Performed at a Scheduled Time in Provisioning Services

Instructions

Following are the steps to add a managed vDisk to the vDisks node under vDisk Update Management:

1. Right-click the vDisk node and select Add vDisk. Click Next on the initial screen.

2. In the following screen, select the desired Store and Provisioning Services Server (or leave default of All) and highlight the desired vDisk to be added. Click Next.

    

3. Choose the desired Host Connection from the list and type the name of the designated VM you created in Step 1.
   Note: The name is case sensitive and a machine account with that name cannot already exist in the Active Directory.

4. Click Next.

    

5. Select the OU to place the machine account for your designated VM. It will have the same name as the VM. Click Next.

   

6. Review the settings and click Finish.

   

    Your vDisk node should look similar to the following screen shot: