Can't see VMDK copied to new/different DATASTORE - HELP!

I tried and I tried and I tried. I found a lot of info, but not the answer I need. I don't know if I spent the next two days to research, I eventually would. So I ask forgiveness in advance if you have seen and answered present a million times before.

REASON:

I had an ESXI server with a data store consisting of 2 RAID 5s, consisting of a total of 6x3TB readers give me about 10 TB of space. Well, it was full. So I decided to back up all computers virtual and VMDK (in many ways, wait, it's coming) and recreate a RAID5 with all disk drives and recover 3 TB of storage. Fact. Appeared / s smart, I didn't have to buy new disks to 4 or 5 to replace them all and saved me at least $1, 000.Yeah me.

BACKUP APPLICATION:

I have five virtual machines running all the time, four servers, and an admin station. On the main file server, I removed non-essential readers/VMDK and started to copy them down to a NAS to spare for temporary storage. I used the VSphere Client, browsed the data store, took the VMDK files and saved off the coast. All cool with me based on the experience that I have lived this before editing the text VMDK file to rename files in the past. (Yes, I know. Easier to SSH inside and do it from the command line.) Dealing with so much data, backup and restore is literally took weeks (only on the rate of transfer of 14 Mbps at BEST and 7-8 MB/s norm.) My actual VMs and essential data I backed up with VEEAM. After everything has been saved, I recreated the new RAID and got my additional free storage. (Yes team!)

RESTORE THE ŒUVRE IMPLEMENTATION:

I used VEEAM to restore all my virtual machines. It worked perfectly. It's a great program. (The main file with 3.5 TB of essential data server took 90 + hours to restore!) All virtual machines are up and works fine with my essential data. Now, we start running on the problem. I used VSphere Client to browse the data store, made a new folder named READERS and started to transfer some of my VMDK removed previously stored on my NAS. I went to add some players transferred back into my VM and, SURPRISE file server! ESXi does not see them. They show by browsing the data store, but they do not have the opportunity to add to the inventory and do not lie when this database is read again. FAILED! Try to understand the things I looked at the text VMDK files and to know the difference. I was hoping that it was just a database signature/ID that needed to be updated in the current data store and everything will be edited and fixed quickly. No dice. By comparing the information, I could see the differences but had no idea of what they should be. So I created a new drive in an existing VM with the same dimensions and settings and look at all the different information in each file, and I don't see a logical solution to the problem in this way.

Yes, I know now that I should have used a programme of SCP to copy the files. From my experience, what I did would work, but obviously my experience is limited and it did not work for this situation. I read the items similar to my situation to use the stand-alone converter, but that does not work as it is looking for a virtual machine (and thus a VMX file) convert a machine instead of by car.

So I throw my problem to the masses more experienced than me. How can I do to re-use of my 'old' downloaded disk VMDK files in my new data store?

INFO:

ESXi 6.0U1

old version of h/s disc 4

new version of h/w discs 11

down and 6.5 TB 3.5 to to go about 8 discs.

Bill

Based on http://buildvirtual.net/recreating-a-missing-vmdk-descriptor-file/, I just delete all descriptor VMDK files and recreate them using the vmkfstools. Size is just there in front of me, no problem. WHAT format of disc supported, I used, is a shoot shit. What was my mentality create these drives five years ago? Thin provisioned? Zerothick? Eagerzerothick? It turns out I did the zeroedthick all.

So I have four hard drives, back up and functional. A fifth could be corrupt or linked to a cliché that I never knew exist and could possibly be effed. I am re-uploading now to know for sure. Three more need to be uploaded to the server and go through the process. Things are good! I am MUCH less stressed.

The process to fix my problem ended up being this:

  • Download FILE - flat hard old files.
  • SSH server, go to the path where the files FILE - flat hard.
  • RM all the files in the FILE - flat hard to represented - flat hard.
  • ls-l see the sizes of the files represented - flat hard file
  • Use mkfstools to create new files (i.e. vmkfstools - c 137438953472 - d FILE.vmdk zeroedthick)
  • RM the new FILE - flat hard
  • MV represented - flat hard to FILE - flat hard
  • Add HDD in VSphere Client on the appropriate virtual machine.
  • Rinse and repeat.
  • Down a scotch

Thanks to all who helped.

I hope that this will be displayed in the search for the next fool who goes through this pain.

-Bill

Tags: VMware

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