Adding space to store data after DAS RAID expansion

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• Can I max out space to store data if it contains only a single vDisk?

  I stumbled on the documentation and discussions that State, you should always have a certain percentage of free space for all data warehouses containing the data of the vm. Well, what happens if this data store don't consider a vDisk supplied thickness data single I'm not taken snapshots? The data store used to maintain the database for SQL server. It's a LUN of 500 GB and I want within this space when I create this data store, then the thickness 500 GB provisioned vDisk. What should be aware of?

  Thank you

  KJ

  Know that there is a need for space to contain information on the VMFS data store so you will never be able to use the entire data store but there's nothing preventing you from creating the Ramdisk in the remaining space, as it is supplied thickness and you plan not all instant -

• How to get more space to store data

  Hello

  I am newbie to ESXi 4.1. Recently I setup an ESXi 4.1 with the data store total 267 GB (146GBx3, RAID5), created 1 Win2008 Std 64 bit thick provisioned VM size 180 GB of disk & partition as C:\80GB, D:\100GB under Win2008, currently only 20,57 GB free data store space.

  (1) I try to create an another VM Win2008 standard 64-bit using typical/custom but max only allow 40 GB, how to get about 100 GB? (C:\60GB, D:\40GB)

  2) can I change existing VM thick to thin to follow steps of http://www.righteoushack.net/?p=419? what a C:\80GB, D:\100GB under Win2008? would it automatically resize so? or can I reduce existing 180 provided thick GB?

  (3) why there are 3 hard files created for a single virtual machine? how hard to remove? (see photo datastore.jpg)

  (4) as the system comes with Quard core 6 GB RAM & CPU, existing VM use 2 CPU4 GB of RAM, can I put a new virtual machine to use 2CPU4 GB RAM?

  Sorry, so many questions.

  Thank you and best regards,

  Kelvin

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• Best way to store data on local RAID

  Hi all

  Simple question for you, I'm new to vmware and I whant to be sure that what is the best way to set up my server.

  I have a proliant dl380 G5 with 5 HD SAS300G. Idon't know ask another external to associate with this server hardware.

  What is the best way to configure vmware ESXi 3.5 and my different raid for 800G of file storage and 300G the operating system image.

  I read on LUN RAW but I can't select it in my ESXi (because I have no san or because its esxi?)

  Thx for the help.

  AlX

  5 x 300 GB drives, I'd say you're having trouble to adapt to your VMs on here. If you use RAID-5, which will allow the failure of disks 1, you get 1200 MB of storage (a little less when formatted) ask for 1100 MB, but then you will need enable General newspapers and fresh VMware vswp such as snapshots. I would like to add another disk of 300 GB in this Bay RAID-5 if possible.

  If the virtual machines are intensive disk, you should consider the requirement of IOPS / s. If these are 15 k disks, the table should give you around 600IOPS - is it enough?

  Just format the local array with VMFS and use VMDK for all machines

• Data store missing after the reconstruction of the raid array

  One of the players in my raid array has failed a few days ago.

  I had a spare drive in the table so the controller immediately began the process of rebuilding and all servers were running throughout.

  When the reconstruction has been completed (I checked this via the user interface of raid array and the newspaper), I had to stop the server to remove disc defective (not replaceable chassis hot) and when I restarted the server, the data on the raid array store isn't there anymore.  I also checked through the raid controller interface that I removed the (defective) drive and that the table was always in a ready state when he came.

  In vsphere client, when I click on the storage... Add link, the server sees the material but if I click then it tells me that it will be re - format the volume.  See attachment.  I have most certainly does not take the next step and reformat.  Simply, I took the screenshot and regularized.

  I found these instructions, but they are for an older version of ESXi and am unsure if they are correct for ESXi 6.0.0 338124

  VMware KB: Lack of data store after the reconstruction of the RAID disk/LUN

  Here are the steps I should follow?

  If these aren't the right instructions can you tell me the version which is for ESXi 6.0.0 338124 that I couldn't find anything either.

  Thank you

  Hi ThompsG,

  Yes, there are two data stores for the virtual machine located on the RAID array.  The virtual machine itself was stored in a different data store that was not in the raid array.

  I spent about 48 hours last week, including this morning, trying to coax ESXi recognizing volumes, with no luck.  Finally, I gave up and I removed the virtual computer hard drives that were on the corrupt data store.  Then the virtual machine came without problem.

  Finally, since I have everything on these 2 volumes backed up to a cloud provider, I have recreated the two data stores in the raid array and began the restoration process. It is currently running and has about 16 days left to go.

• ESXi 4.0.0 wrong amount of space available to store DATA on DELL 2950

  Hi community

  Well, we brought brand new DELL 2950 server, with following Config Hard / w.

  750 GB x 6 SAS, RAID 10 disks configured.

  Processor Xeon 2 x 2.83

  32 GB OF RAM

  We installed ESXi 4.0 and use the vSphere client for management host, our problem is when we try to add "datastore" it shows still only 45 GB of available space, while storage contoller shows good disc size as 2. 0 t, we tried a new analysis and fresh of the controller and disks, but nothing helped.

  Any suggestions on how we should make our 2. 0 t drive as long as the available space for the DATA store? Please see atacched JPG for problem

  Greetings and thanks

  Server_Sap

  With PERC controller, you can create multiple logical drives inside your container RAID5.

  Remember that each 'disc' is<>

  André

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• Adding space with bigger hard drives with 3WARE 9650SE RAID

  My original installation of Windows 7 is on a RAID 10 set up using 4 640 GB drives on a 3Ware 9650SE RAID card.  I replaced the drives one at a time with 1 TB drives, leaving reconstruction table each time before adding another.   Now that all 4 are in place, I would have a little less than 2 TB of space, but it does not appear.  Win7 is installed on a 200 GB partition, with the rest of the disk space showing that GB 972 yet (that I use for file storage).   Any thoughts on how to extend this option to use all the available space under the name more storage RAID 2?  I does not appear under management of the reader and does not help the 3DM 2 with resizing tool.  This has worked well for the RAID migration when on the SATAs motherboard, but it's another controller.   I would prefer not to have to reload Windows to use the extra space.

  Hello

  The question you posted would be better suited in the TechNet Forums. I would recommend posting your query in the link below.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7itproinstall/threads

  Hope this information helps.

• RDM use space on the store data or SAN

  Dear all,

  According to my understanding, RDM creates a mapping file in the data store in the folder of the virtual machine, but it consumes all of the space on the data store, but yes, on SAN. I have a virtual machine with 50 GB vmdk and a physical RDM 50 GB, the machine's memory is 8 GB so vsphere client, seems space put into service for machine to 108. So it means that 50 GB of RDM is also included in funded space shown in vsphere client.

  The same look at space of data store, the space of data store configured showing also 50 GB RDM counted in the space provided, where, as the data must be on the SAN, can someone explain why in the data store space calculation as rdm as space accrued on himself.

  Please let me know if my question is not clear.

  Thank you

  As the rdm file uses no space disk (only a few bytes of the header/descriptor file), the disk space is still available for other virtual machines.

  André

• Not enough space on the data store

  I created a VM w2k8 server. I have attached a second virtual drive to it in the vsphere client determined I gave him too much space. I went back in the vshere client and click on delete. Now, when I go to add a second drive with the right amount of space I want t use I get error not enough space on the data store. I noticed that the old file vdmk still exist but do not know how to proceed. It is a 5 ESX environment and the data store is on the SAN. Space on the windows server is listed as unallocated.

  Hello and welcome to the community of VMware. Well I would like to browse the data store and make sure that there are no vmdk files sitting here that, if the other wise not to be there. Have a go at this and feedback your conclusions.

  Best wishes.

• check the free space on the data store before making svmotion

  I'm trying to understand how to check free space on the data store until the proceeds of the svmotion.

  Example:

  -must first check that that sizeof (VMs to be moved) < sizeof (destination) - 50 GB before in terms of the

  -should leave a 50 GB buffer so that the script ends when all the VMS are moved from source data store or there are only 50 GB left on the source data store

  -must move VM to store data source to the destination data store 2 at a time, until the completion

  -must create a local log file, and then send this log file using the relay smtp server.

  I just started using powershell and have played with different things for about a week. I'm trying to understand this problem, anyone has advice or suggestions for me?

  Any help would be greatly appreciated...

  Hello

  Yes, the $vmname is empty, change the line as below

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• How adding script. VMX to store data (NFS) to the virtual Center

  Hi guys,.

  I hope that someone much better understand the scripting languages I know a simple way to do this?

  Basically, here's the scenario...

  We use data warehouses NFS running on Netapp file servers to accommodate all our virtual machines. Normally this works very well, but we had a few incidents recently with the spin that force us to move to our synchronous backups. Basically how it works is that each data store, say for example Datastore1 works normally on Filer1. This data store is regularly "synchronous" on Filer2. This snapmirror is a copy of the data store readonly. If we have a problem with Filer1, it is possible to reconfigure Filer2 to make writable snapmirror backup, effectively allowing us to see the virtual machine.

  Currently, in this case, in order to get the back of the virtual machine, to remove all the vm to Virtual Center inventory, then add the synchronous data store to all guests in Virtual Center, then browse the data store and manually add back all the vm individually by the usual right-click right/add to the inventory on each virtual machine.

  As I say we have recently had a problem and had to call it for the storages of 10 data housing almost 250 vm was therefore, as you can imagine quite a slow intensive task and work!

  What I tried to work, that's how I could this power CLI script? I saw LuCD excellent research Add .vmx script and looks a lot like what I would like to but can't work out how to change it for my purposes.

  What id' ideally like to go would be a script that I can specify an instance of Virtual Center, store data and Cluster as variables (say vcname$ = "ukvir0001", cluster$ = $ 'Datacentre1' and dsname = "datastore1") and then the script read the data store and add no matter what .vmx, it finds in the specified Cluster.

  I read with interest the new feature in PowerCLI4 data store provider and which resembles something that can provide an easy way to do it I can't work out how!

  Any help would be much appreciated as I have the daunting task of having to move back almost 250 vm to Filer1 now that give it has been fixed and do not have the luxury of a maintenance window several hours to do it manually!

  Thank you very much

  Sean.

  After a few PMs between Sean and myself, we arrived with a working version.

  Note that this latest version of the script has been tested in a vSphere against an ESXi v4 server environment.

• When Adobe flashplayer wants to store data firefox won't let me respond to the dialog box? / flash player fiadobe settings dialog boxes not reponding

  After you install Adobe Flash 14.0.0.0.25 when I go to a site that wants to store data locally, I am presented with a dialog box that gives me options: allow, deny, specify the isite. However, no matter what I click nothing happens. It's almost as if Firefox is not 'see' the click. I went into settings Adobe manage and added that the site as being approved, but it did nothing...

  Best is to allow a Flash local storage in the world and use the default values.

  See also:

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  • http://www.Macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html

  Global storage settings panel:

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• When I try to use the Windows Update link for my XP computer I get a message indicating that the location where the Windows Update stores data has changed and it needs to be repaired. How can I solve this problem?

  When I try to use the Windows Update link for my XP computer and after using Windows Mr. Fix - It, I get a message indicating that the location where the Windows Update stores data has changed and must be repaired. How can I solve this problem?

  I'm not that computer literate and do not understand what needs to be fixed.

  This problem just started a few weeks when I noticed that I had any recent download automatic update that I regularly get. So I tried to do it manually through access via my control panel.

  I use ESET Antivirus Node32 software.

  Hello

  1. What is the error message or an exact error code?

  2 have you made changes on the computer before this problem?

  3. you try to check the updates?

  I would suggest trying the following methods and check if it helps.

  Method 1:

  Reset Windows Update components and then try to download the updates.

  How to reset the Windows Update components?

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058

  Warning: Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

   

  Method 2:

  File system scan tool checker and then try to press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and check.

  Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe):

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310747

  Please respond with more information so that we could help you more.

• Installation problem: (there is not enough free space to store the temporary files of Windows installation)

  I install Windows 7 Ultimate update on Vista Ultimate. Compatibility check says I can go for it.

  I have 348 GB of free space and 2.4 GB of Ram. I run Disk Cleanup and is are free programs on hard drive. When I run the installer, it gives me this message

  There is not enough free space to store the temporary files of Windows installation.

  I'd appreciate any help to overcome this problem.

  Tried the fix you suggested. He changed nothing

  You may be able to mark the partition on which is installed the operating system as being active.

  1. Open Control Panel by clicking the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Click system and Maintenance.
  3. Click on Administrative Tools.
  4. Double-click computer management. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  5. In the navigation pane, click the disks as storage management.
  6. Select the volume that contains the existing installation of Windows Vista. In general, it is the C drive.
  7. Right-click on the volume and select Mark Partition as Active.
  8. Click Yes to confirm the action.

  Could also contribute to:

  If you have several hard drives remove all except the one that you install Windows 7, and then replace it after Windows 7 is installed.

  Disable startup programs:
  (A) click Start, type MSCONFIG in the search box and press ENTER.
  OK the authorization of user account control and password if necessary
  If you are using XP: click Start, run, and type: MSCONFIG and click OK.
  (B) on the general tab, click Selective startup.
  (C) just below the selective startup, clear the checkbox "Load Startup items".
  (D) click the Services tab, check "Hide all Microsoft Services", and then click Disable all.
  (E) click OK, and then restart the computer.
  (F) try the upgrade again.

  (NOTE: If the upgrade fails and you continue to use your rear security software, then also go back into MSCONFIG and under the general Tower XP/Vista tab, click "Normal startup", and then click OK to exit.)

  Also:

  You need more than half of your drive is empty instead upgrade. If your reader is 1.0 TB (1, 000 GB), you need 500 GB + to be free.

  If you cannot free enough space, you need to move data to external storage.

  Free space - increase the hard disk space

  The following procedure cleans the files associated with your user account. You can also use Disk Cleanup to clean all the files on your computer.

  1. click the button start, in the search box, type disk cleanup, then click Disk Cleanup.
  2. in the drives list, click the drive you want to clean, and then click OK.
  3. on the Disk Cleanup tab, select the types of files to delete.
  Note: To delete all Points except the most recent system restore - click on "Clean up System Files" and you will get another tab called more than Options. Now click More Options, and then click 'Clean up' under ' System Restore and shadow copies "and then confirm the deletion.
  4. click OK at the bottom of the window cleaning disc and in the message that appears, click on delete files.

  Reduce the amount of space allocated to system restore.

  1. start--> panel--> system and safety--> system
  2. then click on the "System Protection" link located at the top left.
  3. in "System Properties" window, click on the "System Protection" tab
  4 locate the 'Settings of Protection' box and select / click on the drive letter (usually c :))
  5. now, click the "Configure" button to change the settings to restore "disk space".
  6. move the cursor to reduce the amount of space system Protection can use (min. 2 GB).
  7. click "Apply" and then the "OK" button after setting the disk space.

  Questions about installing Windows 7?
  FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions from Installation Windows 7 & responses

• LUN ESXi 5.1/store data not visible in trying to 'add storage '.

  I just added two 300 GB hard drives in my RAID, reconstructed and checked that the size has increased in OpenManage, but I am unable to actually increase the size of the data store residing on the RAID from the vSphere client. See photos attached. In photo 1, you can see the new size in OpenManage. In photo 2, you can see the data store I want to enlarge. Refresh or rescan everything has no effect. When I click Add storage, you can see in Picture 3 that there is no warehouses to choose. It's the same thing in November when I added a drive, but it was under warranty and a remote Dell technician in and did some fancy table/file system partitions while SSHed in to solve the problem. What I have to do the same thing or there at - it another way? If the former, how?

  I solved this through the command line. I followed the instructions at more a local data store from the command-line in vSphere, ESXi 4.x and 5.x.

  If you were stuck in the GUI as I was and you will find the daunting command line, just pay attention to what each step says you and document what you do as you do, so you don't get lost. If you learn what you are doing as you do, it just makes sense.