Adding a SCSI controller to a virtual machine (VM) in esxi

So you want to add a scsi controller and don’t see the option to install it?







1. Power off your vm.
If you don’t you will get this greyed out Virtual Device Node





2. Go to Edit and select a select a hard disk that you would like to have a different SCSI controller .
In this case its hard disk 2


3. Under virtual device node select a different scsi controller id
In this case its SCSI (1:0)
Hit ok









4. Now you should see the new controller
Click ok