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The new policy is added to the list and can be applied to a virtual machine and its virtual
disks.
Assigning a storage policy to a VM
When a VM is created, the default storage policy for the selected datastore is assigned to the
VM (as shown in the figure below).
Figure 16. New Virtual Machine dialog - Select VM Storage
Changing a storage policy for a VM
You can change the storage policy for a VM while the VM is online without impacting availability.
Select the VM -> Manage -> Policies and click Edit VM Storage Policy. Select the policy to
assign to the VM and click OK as shown in the figure below.