0000001.VMDK file in question?

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• Question/VMDK file size

  Hello

  We are in the process of starting a new company and have problems with VM data warehouses.

  Most of our stores approximately 500 GB and 1 VM home each.

  They all work quite as much as we want, but our 01 server continues to increase in size, and we have already had an accident.

  I see a 01.Intro vmdk file that is 260 GB, but I see a second, 01 - 00001.vmdk that continues to grow in space.

  I read that it is a kind of "Snapshot", but how can I make sure it gets moved to a different place, so it's not fillup the data store?

  And do I really need?

  A new starter with that little so if you need more info ask please.

  Thank you

  Welcome to the forums

  The second - 0000.vmdk you see is indeed a snapshot.

  By the looks of it, you don't want this snapshot to be there.

  To remove this snapshot, you click with the right button on the VM - snapshots - Snapshot manager

  You should see a snapshot, so delete by clicking "Remove all" that commit snapshots originally vmdk, so you delete any data.

  If you don't see a snapshot in the Snapshot Manager, you may need to create a new snapshot in VM - snapshots - Take snapshot

  After the snapshot is complete, you can return to Snapshot Manager and remove all

  Here are a few readings to understand Snapshots: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1015180

  concerning

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• Reset cbt - cannot get rid of the ctk vmdk files

  Hi, I have a known problem with the backup of my virtual machines where I need to reset the CBT. The procedure I have the backup software is as follows;

  Solution:

  Please follow the steps below to reset the CBT for a specific virtual machine.

  1. turn off the virtual machine

  2. right click on the virtual machine, click on "Change settings", find the 'Options' tab and click 'settings of Configuration.

  3. set the value of 'ctkEnabled' to false

  4. set the 'scsi0:x.ctkEnabled' to false for each disk of the virtual machine in question

  5. open the source folder and remove all - CTK. VMDK files.

  6. turn on the virtual machine

  7. power off the virtual machine again. This step is necessary to update the table of CTK.

  8 turn on the virtual machine

  9 replay backup task.

  So I have 2 VMs. VM1 and VM2. Both are win2k12 r2 (they are created the same day, the same way, installation of r2 std win2k12, patches, etc...). In step 5, for both servers, even if I delete the ctk.vmdk files, they are automatically reproduced so I can't delete them. Then I continued with the neverthless steps. After step 8, I saw that for VM1, has more ctk.vmdk files so that they are deleted somewhere in the process by the server itself. So my guess is that step 5 is not relevant. The problem I have is that even if I did exactly the same thing for VM2, ctk.vmdk files are never deleted. I reboot 3 times, I tried to manually remove them several times, they always, never to return, they are deleted.

  So, basically, I can't reset the cbt on VM2. I double check this ctkenabled are all 'fake' (tried also uppercase) still no luck. Any ideas how I could get rid of these ctk.vmdk files?

  Thank you

  Hi, proved that there was a snapshot. As soon as I deleted it, the ctk files disappeared.

  Concerning

• Old vmdk files

  Hello

  I have some data stores that have a few folders with a few old VM names, we used earlier in our infrastructure, but do not exist today. These files contain nothing more than hard files that are attached to other virtual machines, and they are still in use (the date of modification to files hard comes this week). File hard names are always based on the old virtual machines that were used previously. My question is:

  Is it possible to know which virtual machines using these hard currently files?

  Elodie

  Maybe this PowerCLI help script: http://vniklas.djungeln.se/2011/12/05/virtual-machine-vmdk-file-report-with-powercli/

  If you prefer an additional tool, RVTools might help.

• ESXi 5.5 - move datastore only different verses of the primary VMDK file?

  ESXi 5.5 installed on Dell R720(2 mirrored hard drives which is Data Store1) and connected to the Dell 3220 storage cabinet that is listed as a 3220 in data stores. I recently converted a Server 2003 physical to virtual (2003Server). I noticed that the VM 2003Server folder has been created the data store Dell3220 and contained everything except the vmdk file located in a folder called 2003server in DataStore1. There's a cliché that was created during the conversion process. This snapshot should be able to be removed. What is the right way to move the vmdk file to the folder in vm on the data store 3220 2003Server? Here's what I think the correct way to do it, but I want to make sure that it is a production server

  1. turn off the virtual machine

  2. remove/delete all snapshots

  3. copy or move the file to the Datastore1 to the data store 3220 2003server.vmdk

  4. change the settings and add another hard drive... pointing to the file OK datastore/folder/2003server.vmdk

  5. click on ok

  6 change settings and delete it from your hard drive 1 and choose the option to remove the virtual machine.

  7. click on OK

  8 turn on the virtual machine

  9 fact

  As you only ESXi host (no vCenter):

  The steps you plan to sense.

  I'm assuming that:

  -You have a virtual machine with 2 VMDK: a VMDK on DS1 & an another VM on DS2. Now you want all files of the virtual machine (the two VMDK and vmx etc.)

  1. turn off the power the virtual computer.

  2 remove snapshots

  3. go to the data store where to move VMDK is there.

  4 right-click the VMDK & click MOVE (copy may not work in VI client data warehouses)

  5. Select the another data store where you want to keep this VMDK. Wait the VMDK is migrated.

  6 change seetings > click VMDK that was moved (it will have previous VMDK PATH, so now VM can not turn on) > delete this VMDK

  7. yet once change settings > click Add > hard disk > select existing virtual disk > select the VMDK which moved earlier. > OK

  8. now you should be able to power on the virtual machine.

  Note: This should work with primary VMDK as well.

  Let me know if you have any questions

• Is no vmdk file, but the script says, all virtual machines backed up Ok!

  Hello everyone;

  Please excuse any lack of details because this is the first time that I write. I've scoured internet for days now trying to find no matter how much detail that could help me solve the problem. I'm new in the world of script ESXi and ghettoVCB.

  My intention is to run several tasks on a schedule. Each type of backup (quarterly, monthly, weekly, daily and multiple) runs at a specific time. The planning section works very well.

  I'm hoping to solve this urgent backup, I should be able to solve reboot.

  Here is the command I use:

  /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ghettoVCB.sh w /tmp/ghettoVCB-work.multiple f/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/vmlist-Multiple g/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/vmconfig-DataSet1-multiple-l /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/ghettoVCB_logs/ghettoVCB.Multiple_Backup.log

  vmconfig-DataSet1-multiple contains:

  # Multiple backups - rotation County 6

  #

  VM_BACKUP_VOLUME = / vmfs/volumes/Vault2-DataSet1/URANUS/Multiple

  DISK_BACKUP_FORMAT = thin

  VM_BACKUP_ROTATION_COUNT = 6

  POWER_VM_DOWN_BEFORE_BACKUP = 0

  ENABLE_HARD_POWER_OFF = 0

  ITER_TO_WAIT_SHUTDOWN = 4

  POWER_DOWN_TIMEOUT = 5

  SNAPSHOT_TIMEOUT = 15

  ENABLE_COMPRESSION = 0

  VM_SNAPSHOT_MEMORY = 0

  VM_SNAPSHOT_QUIESCE = 0

  VMDK_FILES_TO_BACKUP =

  Vmlist-multiple contains 1 server is listed:

  # List all virtual machines that are backed up several times a day

  HEAT

  The log indicates that the backup was successful - but it has not been the case. Backup size should be approximately 8 GB. However, when you look at the output folder, only the following files are here:

  
  

  HEAT.vmx

  STATUS.ok

  Question is now - where are the vmdk files that should be present?

  Output (-d debug) can be found here: http://pastebin.com/hMGphTL3

  So, here is what I observed:

  When you run the script, the snapshot only takes a few seconds to create and delete then. I'm seeing happens on the list of the tasks of vSphere Rencent (screenshot attached).

  If I create a snapshot manually - it will take much more time to create and delete a snapshot. The difference here is 6 minutes, and 4 seconds using the script create a snapshot manually.

  So my presumption is that he is not actually create the snapshot, although vSphere said it is being created. So why is it the case?

  Help, please.

  ADDENDUM:

  If I run the following:

  ./ghettoVCB.sh m HEAT

  The backup is successful.

  Your said he clearly did not config file to back up all files hard.

  VMDK_FILES_TO_BACKUP =

  I expect to see something like this if you want all the hard files

  VMDK_FILES_TO_BACKUP = "all".

• Problem with vmdk file based in Win7 - missing lost cause?

  Hello

  I have used VMWare for a good years now without incident, until today.

  I have a VM that today seems to have lost its base vmdk file.

  I think that the disk storage ran out of room when the pc has been closed for the last, but it seems odd this missing file.

  It is worth noting that the virtual machine was actually suspended rather close.

  Here's a screenshot of what looks like the directory.

  There was no 7.vmdk Windows' file and I could not recover despite some drive train recovery tools.

  So my question is, is it a lost cause?

  The file that is there now, I copied from one of the other virtual machines and renamed it (not that it works) in the hope that I could continue somehow.

  I have read that these files are linked and the parent / child ID must be defined, but all discussions talk about modifying the files and I don't seem to be able to do this in windows. Is there a tool for this or I'm wasting my time?

  I did a lot of research and reading without result, so thought I'd come and ask the experts

  I'm a little confused on the different vmdk files.

  Given the dates, I suppose it works actually in the file-000002, since the others do not appear to have been changed in a while.

  If this is the case, why I need another and somehow I can come back by using only a single file and release a load of disk space?

  It also means that the 000002 file displays the current status of the disk in it?

  None of the other virtual machines has more than a vmdk file.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you very much

  John.

  

  replaced basedisk has done a good job - John is to copy its files to a second vmdk now - can't say anything about their status at the present time.

  The fact that the partition was visible and could not repair the partitiontable or bootsectors makes it look promising

  Ulli

• Rename a vmdk file and move it

  situation: a guest VM o/s is corrupt.  The virtual machine has a second VMDK file that contains the data.   Need to build a new virtual machine with the same naming convention.   Power off the VM origin with disk virtual corrupt system.  Removed from the inventory.   Then I recreated another virtual machine with a good guest o/s.   Now, I need set the data disk, but the label for this VMDK is exactly the same as the original system disk.   So the question is: can I rename the original data VMDK file and move it to the virtual machine created as a second virtual disk without problems?   Thank you.

  Each virtual disk consists of two files, the file hard small header/descriptor and the file data (flat file or delta). For the rename command, you provide the name of file descriptor only.

  André

• VMDK file not recognized

  I have a tfrom a vmdk file backup IVMS that I'm putting on another server and when I try to add it and the high point location data store some files appear so I can't restore my files.  The file is quite larre so I can't move it too locatoins but I tried different with the same results. The file is called... on server_1 - flat hard.  Is there a reason that this file cannot be mounted.  Any help is appreciated.  Thank you

  Each virtual disk on ESXi consists of two files. The data file (-flat.vmdk or - delta.vmdk) and the hard header/descriptor file. From what you write, it looks like the hard file header is missing. Please take a look at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002511 for details to recreate the header file. If you are not sure, please provide details of the - flat.vmdk file (exact name, size in bytes, and the question of whether she was thin or thick put in service).

  André

• VMs tie to the vmdk files

  Good afternoon guys,

  Wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction.  We have a good number of virtual machines and data warehouses can see previous admins have cloned vmdk files and not cleaned up source files.

  My question - is their an easy way to check if the vmdk files we believe was to be used in fact 100% not be used - we really want to delete something that is in use...

  Of course, we can check the settings of each virtual machine for vmdk locations and working directories but this could take a long time and I would avoid if poss.

  Thank you people.

  You can use something like RVTools (Vsante tab) and look for the hard zombie files

• Clone host (error caused by the vmdk file)

  Hello

  We try to clone the server to a scsi with resources as:

  

  
  During the operation of clone, a 'problem' error caused by the vmdk file is thrown and clone to work stoppages. Server uses thin provisioned (40 GB) and thick (250 GB) / place.

  My question is: in target store, is 579 GB free space and space end implemented is 503 GB. While cloning thick storage (250 GB), do we need at least 250 GB of capacity between space free and put into service? If this is not the case, how can I solve my problem of clone?

  Thank you for your attention...

  Yes, you need this amount of free space (at least 250 GB freespace) available between the space free and put into service.

  TM

• How to associate VM Windows drive letters with the vmdk file?

  Guys,

  I couldn't find a forum ESX 3.5, so post the question here.

  # vmware - v
  VMware ESX Server 3.5.0 build-317866

  with Windows 2003 SP2 invited and many readers of mouted on clients.

  I need to know how to map the Windows drive letters to the vmdk files on the host. for example

  C:\ > hand NET
  

  Share name resource remark

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  $           R:\                             Default share
  $           B:\                             Default share
  $           C:\                             Default share
  $           S:\                             Default share
  $           X:\                             Default share
  $           P:\                             Default share
  $           Y:\                             Default share
  $           Q:\                             Default share
  $           I:\                             Default share
  $           F:\                             Default share
  $           W:\                             Default share
  $           G:\                             Default share
  $           D:\                             Default share
  $           T:\                             Default share
  

  
  

  [root@esx01 DB1] # ls-l *.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 142807662592 6 June 2008 DB1_1 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 367 14 Jul 22:02 DB1_1.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 285615325184 6 June 2008 DB1_2 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 367 14 Jul 22:02 DB1_2.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 1073741824 6 June 2008 DB1_3 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 363 14 Jul 22:02 DB1_3.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 142807662592 6 June 2008 DB1_4 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 367 14 Jul 22:02 DB1_4.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 128849018880 6 June 2008 DB1_5 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 367 14 Jul 22:02 DB1_5.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 37580963840 Sep 26 17:58 DB1 - flat hard
  -rw - 1 root root 337 14 Jul 22:02 DB1.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 287762808832 8 November 2008 FOO-DB1_1 - rdm.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 364 14 Jul 22:02 FOO - DB1_1.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 21474836480 18 April 2009 FOO-DB1_2 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 374 14 Jul 22:02 FOO - DB1_2.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 42949672960 18 April 2009 FOO-DB1_3 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 374 14 Jul 22:02 FOO - DB1_3.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 429496729600 10 October 2009 FOO-DB1_4 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 350 10 October 2009 FOO - DB1_4.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 429496729600 10 October 2009 FOO-DB1_5 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 376 14 Jul 22:02 FOO - DB1_5.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 107374182400 18 December 2010 FOO-DB1_6 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 376 14 Jul 22:02 FOO - DB1_6.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 107374182400 18 December 2010 FOO-DB1_7 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 376 14 Jul 22:02 FOO - DB1_7.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 161061273600 Sep 27 2008 FOO - DB1 - rdmp.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 374 14 Jul 22:02 FOO - DB1.vmdk

  I need to know what vmdk is used for the drive in the Windows of the client prompt. I'm afraid that I could not understand it in the vmware.log or hostd.log files.

  Thank you!

  Steve

  Hi Steve

  You cannot map the drive letter for the vmdk directly, but you can map the drive Win on a specific vm using the SCSI number

  An easy way to map the vmdk with disks of Windows is:

  On the virtual machine 'change settings', note in down all the vDisks SCSI address example (disc 1 = SCSI (0:1), 2 HDD = SCSI (2:4)))

  If you go to Windows disk management and right click the individual disks and select Properties, you will see that target and LUN ID discs

  where for 1 HDD = SCSI (0:1), 0 is target ID and LUN 1 ID and 2 HDD = SCSI (2:4), 2 is target ID and LUN 4 ID

  You map just for numbers of hard disk drive letters

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• Where to 10 GB in size of VMDK files.

  Hello.

  SW: WmWare Workstation 7.1.4.

  HW: Intel Core i7-920/6 GB of RAM/2x0.5Tb HARD drive. Host of OS = Windows 7 x 64 ultimate.

  I have a virtual machine with the guest OS Windows Server 2003.

  When I run this VM I see inside - drive C: size = 39.8 GB space free = 30, 2 GB. So, space = 9.6 GB.

  But when I stop VM I see - the VMDK file size is 19 GB!

  The big question is - where did it take 10 GB 'extra '?

  How can I adjust to its actual size? So I want VMDK take all the space, it is used in real-time under guest operating system.

  Well, I'm ok if difference will be from 1 to 2 GB but 10 GB - it IS TOO! :-(

  I tried to shrink the VMDK size:

  (1) ran Compact & Deframent for this VMDK file (in VmWare FRO this virtual machine).

  2) has added a new virtual HARD disk, start VM in the Acronis image ISO disc and then - created disk image of the HDD1, HDD2.

  Then HDD1 deleted, added new HDD1 with the same size. Restore the system from the HDD2 to HDD1 disk image.

  After all these manipulations I still have VMDK size = 19 GB!

  Still can't understand - where does 10 GB 'extra '?

  Kind regards
  Dmitry.

  I'll assume that you don't have any snapshots...

  First of all, you need to use Shrink VMware Tools or instead using another method to zero free space on the disk for compacting.  In Virtual Machines Windows I use SDelete with the argument - c, then press stop, suspend not and the compact disc I think faster then using VMware Tools shrink.

• Unused Datastore VMDK files...

  Good afternoon-

  I have several unused VMDK files in my environment who are sucking upward space.  I would like to delete out of data warehouses.  My question is, can I just move these files out of the data store to a temporary (aka my office) and location if a problem appears, can I just add the file back to the data store and all should be well?  I lean toward the side of caution when you delete anything.

  I have to run any command to regain space that I release in the data store?

  Thank you for your help.

  First I rename the disks or move them to another folder. If you have any questions you can move them out of the data store. If you move out of the data store and you should not have it's easier / faster to rename or move back to the appropriate folder.

• Ways to convert VMDK files

  Hello

  We recently had a server crash, and I decided to rebuild the server and put ESXi 4 on it.

  However, backups, I have old machines are on disks formatted in NTFS (not USB, they are in our backup machine) which means that they are unable to be mounted (AFAIK) under ESXi.

  The problem I have is that the VMDK files I have are the old version so not compatible with the curernt ESXi. I know I can convert them using vmkfstools (with i - pass memory) but I have two problems with this. First of all I have to bring to the ESXi server initially, and since we look at about 5 TB of data it will take FOREVER (been running for 2 days - even far complete) and the second is even if I get them on the server, I'll need another 5 TB of disk space to convert them to , which I did not.

  So my question (s)

  1 - is really not in any case to mount a NTFS (not USB) under ESXi drive - like that I could simply convert from the backup to store data (and easy) drive

  2. is there a converter of the VMDK files offline?

  3. is there a way to change the NTFS drive into a format readable by ESXi (ext3/resierfs/something) without losing data

  4. is there a way to optimize network transfers maybe?

  5. is there another solution that I could look at

  Thanks in advance

  Bob

  Whoa Whoa Whoa, back up the truck.

  You can use VMware Converter to do this and save yourself a TON of headaches.

  First of all, what version of VMware did you use ALREADY in the VM host? VMware Server? VMware GSX? VMware ESX 3.5 - 2? VMware Workstation?

  Second, do you have JUST the VMDK files? or are you support VMX files as well? If you do not the VMX, you have headaches on several levels. Converter needs the VMX file to know how many processors the virtual machine was, he had what hard drive controller, etc. to perform a proper conversion. If you do not have the VMX (and just the VMDK) files AND running ESX 3.x, you can redo the VMX file by doing a NEW VM on the ESXi 4.x server and attaching the VMDK file to it. You need these VMs as VM hardware version 4 (NOT 7), and 'best' guess as to what kind of equipment they had for the network card, card scsi, etc. This could put you in the right direction very fast and would be easy to test it on one of the smallest virtual machine if you had all tiny.

  Thirdly, what you used to get backups of virtual machines before?

  This might be easier to do offline, do not hesitate to email me at jonmkohler AT gmail DOT com and I would be happy to give you a hand with that. If not, put the answers here.

  Jonathan Kohler

  VCAP4-DCA / DCD