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===Part 2: Adding Additional Virtual Hard Drives===
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[[Image:ssm2.png|thumb|right|200px|Issue the '''ssm list''' command to view available hard disk space available for the '''centos2''' VM. ]]
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[[Image:add_virtual_disk.png|thumb|400px|right|You can add virtual hard disks for a VM by changing to the '''Details''' section for the VM (as opposed to ''console''), click '''Add Hardware''', fill information in the '''Add New Virtual Hardware''' dialog box and clicking '''Finish'''.]]
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Let's say that you have run out of disk space on your '''centos3''' VM, and you need more space on the root file-system in order to host more web-pages, or to support a larger database. What are your options? Getting a replacement hard-drive would probably require re-installation of the operating system and/or backing up and restoring data on the old hard disk.
