How to deploy VM with thick provisioned Eagerly zeo disk type using HTML client?

Question

Upto ESXi 6.0, I was using legacy C# based Desktop client to deploy my VMs. For the deployment, I was using Thick provisioned Eager Zero disk type.

Now I am using ESXi 6.5u1 and embedded HTML client to manage this host. During the deployment steps VMware ask to choose disk as thin or thick and I am using thick option to deploy my VM.

My Question

When i am using thick disk type, VM is deployed but disk become thick provisioned lazy zero. Can anyone help me to know how to deploy VM with thick provisioned eager zero disk type.

Thanks in advance !!!!

Answer 1

During one of the 'customize settings' step of the VM deployment process, expand the hard disk/s and make the change to the option you would prefer.

Answer 2

assuming you are using at least mid-size environment, the quickest way is to deploy a VM, and then perform storage-VMotion. Storage-VMotion menu allows you chose VMDK format after the operation is done.