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In some configurations, you may want to give a virtual machine direct access to a physical disk partition stored on a LUN, rather than using a virtual disk stored as a file on a VMFS. This can be useful, for example, if the virtual machine needs shared access to data stored on a physical disk.

In order for the virtual machine to access a physical disk, add a new virtual disk as described in Adding a Virtual Disk to a Virtual Machine and be sure to click System LUN/Disk.