Merge pull request #266373 from ankitaduttaMSFT/hotdisk

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Author: ttorble

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+---
+title: Enable replication for an added VMware virtual machine disk in Azure Site Recovery
+description: This article describes how to enable replication for a disk added to a VMware virtual machine that's enabled for disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery
+ms.author: ankitadutta
+author: ankitaduttaMSFT
+ms.topic: how-to
+ms.date: 02/23/2024
+ms.custom: engagement-fy23
+ms.service: site-recovery
+---
+
+# Enable replication for a disk added to a VMware virtual machine 
+
+This article describes how to enable replication for newly added data disks that are added to a VMware virtual machine, which already has disaster recovery enabled to an Azure region, using [Azure Site Recovery](site-recovery-overview.md).
+
+Enabling replication for a disk you add to a virtual machine is now supported for VMware virtual machines also. 
+
+**When you add a new disk to a VMware virtual machine that is replicating to an Azure region, the following occurs:** 
+-	Replication health for the virtual machine shows a warning, and a note in the portal informs you that one or more disks are available for protection.
+-	If you enable protection for the added disks, the warning will disappear after initial replication of the disk.
+-	If you choose not to enable replication for the disk, you can select to dismiss the warning.
+
+    ![Screenshot of `Enable replication` for an added disk.](./media/vmware-azure-enable-replication-added-disk/post-add-disk.png)
+
+## Before you start
+
+This article assumes that you've already set up disaster recovery for the VMware virtual machine to which you're adding the disk. If you haven't, follow the [VMware to Azure disaster recovery tutorial](vmware-azure-set-up-replication-tutorial-modernized.md).
+
+## Enable replication for an added disk
+
+To enable replication for an added disk, do the following:
+
+1. In the vault > **Replicated Items**, select the virtual machine to which you added the disk.
+2. Select **Disks** > **Data disks** section of the protected item, and then select the data disk for which you want to enable replication (these disks have a **Not protected** status).
+    
+
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > If the enable replication operation for this disk fails, you can resolve the issues and retry the operation.
+
+3.	In **Disk Details**, select **Enable replication**.
+
+    ![Screenshot of the disk to enable replication.](./media/vmware-azure-enable-replication-added-disk/enable-replication.png)
+
+1. Confirm **Enable Replication** 
+    
+    ![Screenshot of confirming enable replication for added disk.](./media/vmware-azure-enable-replication-added-disk/confirm-enable-replication.png)
+
+
+After the enable replication job runs and the initial replication finishes, the replication health warning for the disk issue is removed.
+
+## Next steps
+
+[Learn more](site-recovery-test-failover-to-azure.md) about running a test failover.
+