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• Migration of VMS with Snapshots

  I'm at the stage of planning an ESX 3.5/VC 2.5 upgrade to vSphere.  This will be a 'rotating' upgrade, so many migrations VM will take place.  We are all local storage, so the migration will be in data warehouses.

  Unfortunately my shop uses snapshots very strongly.  I am aware of the problems created when popular VM migration with snapshots in data warehouses.  My question is, using VMware Converter makes this possible?  If I can avoid having to delete all snapshots, it would be a huge bonus.  I can't seem to find a definitive answer on whether or not, the converter can handle this.

  Thank you.

  Hi chester78,

  You are right, you cannot migrate a virtual machine without deleting the existing snapshots.

  The alternative you are thinking to use vCenter Converter to migrate virtual machines, it is a good choice to avoid deleting snapshots and all the time this action takes.  VCenter Converter will migrate virtual machines in the current state.

  In the shots, I recommend you read this VMware KB on best practices for snapshots of virtual machines:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1025279

  Best wishes / Saludos

  -

• problem with snapshots and provisioning

  Hi, I'm having a few problems creating templates of virtual machines with snapshots. Virtual machines use a provisioning, but when I take a snapshot of the virtual disk is marked as thick (it seems to be a known bug http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1020137), although it actually uses a provisioning. So, when I clone the virtual machine and mark it as a model, this new model is configured as thickness of provisioning.

  I was not able to force the new model to create as a provisioning via the Perl SDK.  Does anyone know how I could force the model to use provisioning?

  Thanks in advance.

  Hello

  In general, in order to convert the discs thick thin discs using the CloneVM_Task API, you need to set the VirtualMachineCloneSpec.location.transform as VirtualMachineRelocateTransformation.sparse. To perform the reverse operation, i.e. to convert a disc thin thick disk, set the property transform as VirtualMachineRelocateTransformation.flat

  I hope that this could be useful for you!

  -Angela-

• How to convert videos with Rhapsody?

  Can someone guide me through the process of conversion of video with Rhapsody? Many have claimed that Rhapsody, while it may take more time, will make video conversion INSTEAD OF to the SMC HELP.

  HOW ARE YOU?

  As someone said in a previous post... can you show me how to love you teach a child of ten years?

  I don't see any options to perform a video conversion on the site of Rapsody.

  Rhapsody will convert the videos only purchased by them, and the converted videos won't work if your membership is current, because it is with the music? I can download a movie in public domain, and then convert it with Rhapsody? Convert a dvd with anyvidconverter, and then deal with Rhapsody? I don't see videos for sale (in electronic form).

  How does this work?

  People ask for help with this EVERYDAY! Can we get REAL assistance to this issue?

  PLEASE?

  With Rhapsody 4 client open, click the file tab in the upper left corner.  Select Add data to my library.

  Check the box Scan for videos in this folder, and then enter the path to your video files.

  If the files are from a DVD, VOB files must first be 'cleaned' by an application like DVD Decrypter.  Of course, these are DVDs in your collection.  Also inexpensive that DVDs are, of course I have a copy of the movies I like.  I myself remember days of movies $ 90 in format VHS-we have come a long way.

  I've personally not played with R4 client and import VOB format yet.  If this does not work, simply download AnyVideoConverter to convert the MPEG2 file or avi for Rhapsody to have a race.  I always ran that from the CMS for most video DVDs without problem.

  Once the files are imported, you just drag and drop to your Sansa then it is connected and available on Rhapsody customer's screen.  Drag the videos.  It is slower than the SMC, of course.  Rhapsody send avi files for playback on the "rocket".

  I hope that this puts you on the right track!

  Oh, and if you mean by your highlight support RealNetworks, good luck with that.  They need a lesson by the folks at SanDisk.

  Bob

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• Clarification on the protection of the VMS with snapshots. SRM 5.1

  In SRM 5.1 documentation one of the limitations listed is:

  When the protection of the VMS with snapshots of the memory state, the ESXi hosts on protection and restoration sites must have compatible processors as defined in the articles of the VMware knowledge base CPU VMotion for Intel processors compatibility requirements and CPU VMotion for AMD compatibility requirements. Guests must also have the same characteristics of active BIOS. If the BIOS of the server configurations do not match, they show a compatibility error message, even if otherwise, they are identical. The two most common to check features are the No-Execute memory Protection (NX / XD) and virtualization technology (VT / AMD - V).

  
  

  
  

  You can work around this limitation by using the mode of the VCA on groups the and protected?
  

  VCA mode will mitigate this risk, but you must make sure that the two Clusters to the protégé and recovery Sites are at the SAME level CVS before take snapshots of the memory.

  At the end of the day, only a "planned actual Migration" will verify this.

  Good luck!

• vCenter 5.1 having issues with snapshot size alerts

  Hello world
  I have a problem regarding the sending of alerts by e-mail when vm snapshot size exceeds a certain size. (in fact, any size with problems)

  She doesn't send traps, ignoring what I did come in like it size and spamming my Inbox.

  Go to alerts vcenter - new alarm - monitor: VMS - monitor specific conditions or State...

  Trigger: Condition: above

  Size of Snapshot in VM (GB): WARNING: level 1

  Snapshot in VM (GB) size: alert level: 2

  Send email to: myself

  When I click on ok. I have tons of emails from vcenter which all my virtual machines exceeded the size limit of 1 GB instant! (but he doesn't based on storage views)

  Then I put the level to 10 GB makes no sense. It keeps me spamming all my virtual machines with snapshot size exceeded.

  This setting worked well with vcenter 5.0 because I upgraded to vcenter 5.1, this problem appeared. Note that I have 2 vcenters, two of them having the same problem.

  Please see the attached photos.

  VCenter version: 5.1 build: 880146 running on windows server.

  Would you kindly try to put the same trap and let me know if this is a bug or not?

  Thank you all happy new year

  It is a known issue with vCenter Server 5.1 (VM Snapshot size (GB) alarm incorrectly triggers on VMS with no snapshots (2037464)), which - according to http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere5/doc/vsphere-vcenter-server-510b-release-notes.html - does not seem to have been resolved with the last 5. 1 b version.

  André

• Difference between Standalone Converter and converter integrated with VMware vCenter Server?

  What is the difference between Standalone Converter and converter integrated with VMware vCenter Server, except that it comes integrated with Vcenter and another does not?
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  Also take a look at the Release Notes for vCenter Server 4.1.

  of http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esx41_vc41_rel_notes.html

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• Cloning of virtual machines with snapshots

  Is it possible to take a virtual machine with snapshots, and then copy the individual vmdk files that make up a set of 5 shots manually and create a new virtual machine, so that all of the snapshots is all kept - and if it works what are the possible caviats / traps?  When you use just the cloning tool, it includes all snapshots.

  Hi TheVMinator,

  As mentioned in the kb, it is not recommended. But if you stop your virtual machine, copy the complete folder and then save the new VMX, it should work.

  The only problem that you have is a corruption of the sequence of disk. In this case, you can try to fix it or make another copy of the original VM. But you will not damage your original machine.

  Good luck.

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  Franck

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• Storage vMotion with snapshots

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• Storage VMotion on VMS with snapshots

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  http://pubs.VMware.com/vsp40u1/Admin/c_storage_vmotion_requirements_and_limitations.html

  -MattG

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• Migrate a virtual machine with snapshots.  Works?

  In the past, moving VMs between databases or host with snapshots was deadly.

  It still happens in ESX4?

  ESX4 does not throw the warning, as did ESX3.5.

  You can migrate a virtual machine with snapshots, you can just see a different question.  You try to make a vMotion in vCenter?

  What is the symptoms you see?

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1005228

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• Ask - what is the best way to merge multiple vmdk with snapshot

  Hello

  kindly help me.

  I created the guest with vmware workstation system 9, with split vmdk and contain snapshots.

  I want to apply the latest snapshot on the virtual disk as a modified permanent, so I want to convert this virtual disk to a single virtual disk.

  is this possible? in the affirmative. kindly guide me How to with detail. Thanks in advance.

  Find the file myguest.vmdk and run one of the following command;

  VMware-diskmanager - r myguest.vmdk t 0 myguestmerged.vmdk (for the single end drive)

  VMware-diskmanager - r myguest.vmdk t 2 myguestmerged.vmdk (for the single thick disc)

  See an example here: fusion Fusion/workstation virtual disk VMware Split in a single VMDK | artykul8