Copy the ISO to the data store

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• copy the iso in the data store? ESXi?

  Hey guys,.

  I was wondering if there is any way I can copy an iso image / a bone in the data store instead of use a disc to load it up.

  I use an esxi 3.5 hypervisor, I don't think it's possible, but I'm guessing that it might be a way.

  Please help.

  Thank you

  RJ

  We will all live a virtual life...

  in the click of VIC on your ESXi host, then double click on the data store in which you want to download the iso, there is an option to download files...

• vSphere - external USB drive to the data store local copy

  Hello world

  Yesterday, I created this post: http://communities.VMware.com/message/2135813
  With your help, we managed to find the only way to install ESXi to ISO image to USB external hard drive is to be attached to the machine near her and run the Setup from there, cannot be done directly.

  Today, we need your help in the next step, as it seems.

  We have a Dell r.620 physical machine with VMware ESXi 5.0 installed U1. We have an external hard drive with the operating system installation ISO images, software backup and a little more.

  The question is - how to copy the data from the external USB connected directly to the ESXi host to the data store local disk on the host.

  Yes, we know that we can do in the way that connect us to the machine on the same location and copy it into the data from there store. But we would do it directly. And we don't very well see by ourselves or using Google Uncle again.

  Poor ability to research, or is not possible?

  Thank you very much for your help!

  The court to do is to use the Datastorebrowser or WinSCP

  ESXi itself can only read the Fat16 drives - so what looks like the short path is the long way ;-)

• Error in copy/move in the data store

  When I try to copy/move files from a data store to another store of data in vCenter 4.1, then I get the error message saying "cannot access the file.

  ESXi 4.1

  vCenter 4.1, Windows 2008 R2

  Maybe you should do FastSCP a try? Also, make sure that ISO is not mounted to a guest.

• How can I add an ISO to the data store?

  How can I add an ISO to the data store?  It doesn't let me access the ISO.

  of the error, it seems that your iso is bad.

  hitting a md5 checksum or re-download the iso

• Connect to ISO image on the data store

  Is it possible to do it with a script? If I mount the iso even several virtual machines at the same time?

  I tried: get-cddrive vm_name | game-cddrive - isopath 'vm_templates\iso-files\whatever\whatever.iso '.

  But it continues to error with an invalid message data store. Any ideas?

  The path of the data store must follow a specific syntax.

  Like this

  Get-CDDrive vm_name | Set-CDDrive -IsoPath "[datastorename] Folder\file.iso"
  

  Don't forget the test blank after the closing brackets!

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• Copy of VM in the data store to the ext4 Linux file system

  Hi all, I need to "backup" VM by copying its folder in the data store to

  a Linux system with the ext4 file system. Is it safe? I mean will benefit from the VM

  corrupted? I remember reading in the forum about ESXi4 vmfs is a

  Special file system that may have the particularity, others do not have.

  Thus, the copy of the files to another file system vmfs can corrupt the

  files?

  What do you think? Thank you.

  Hello

  No, it won't corrupt VM or VMDK files simply by copying the folder. However, in the guest operating system (e.g. NTFS) file system may be affected. Suggest you take a snapshot or use some backup software.

  If you can afford it, powering the theVM. This will ensure the consistency of applications within the guest OS.

• Copying files to the data store

  I use the server ESXI 4.0 and a few Linux VM running. I would like to ask if there is a way to copy any file to any directory VM on the host main data store. If there is a way could someone please suggest some tips.

  You can use the data store browser (right-click on the icon for the data store).

  Or VMware Converter.

  Or enable SSH and SCP or FastSCP.

  André

• Copy VM in the data store. 2GB becomes 30 GB!

  Hi all

  ESXi 4, using the vSphere client. I browse the data store, then copy a VM folder into another folder in the same data store. It takes almost 1 hour.

  When I take a glance in the destination folder, the file becomes 30 GB!, the original 2 GB file.

  What is going on? Now I wonder, it takes so long to copy.

  On reflection, it's as if, Thin Provisioning disappears when you are copying. 30 GB is the size of the VM disk.

  What is the best way to create a 'clean' of the virtual machine copy, can I just copy paste the folder?

  Thanks in advance.

  Copy operation to create discs always thick.

  If you want to copy on a thin disk, you must use the vmkfstools command:

  http://www.slashzero.com/2008/10/how-to-thin-provision-an-exsiting-VMware-disk-on-ESXi-without-virtual-Center/

  André

• alleged connection to the data store local preventing vmotion

  I have a VM that signals a connection to the local data store on its host, and therefore can't do vMotion elsewhere.  The virtual machine has two virtual drives, which are both on a SAN storage.  The virtual machine has been previously connected to an ISO on the local data store, but it has since been replaced by client device.  He always insists that he's using something on this data store, however.  I've looked through the vmx file and don't see any reference to it.  I also tried to remove the data store, but he claims that the file system is in use.  The hosts have been recently updated to esxi 6.0 U2, and it's the only VM that now seems this behavior.  Any suggestions on what could be the cause?  It is a server important enough in this environment, and be locked into a single host makes me a little anxious.

  Turns out it was because of an old cliché.  If you get an ISO from a data store and take a snapshot, the virtual machine will keep a link to that store of data even after changing the client machine.  As soon as you delete the snapshot, this relationship goes, and access to this database is therefore more a review when searching valid hosts.

• ESXi 5.5 only 4 TB usable for the data store

  Hi all

  Although in vSphere Client 5,46 TB of capacity is visible, I can only use 3.64 TB to a data store.

  Configuration:

  -HP Proliant Microserver N40L

  -HP Smart Array P410/512 MB BBWC, FW 3.66 Controller

  -4 x 2 TB as a Raid5

  HP-ESXi - 5.5.0 - iso - 5.72 A

  I read a lot of articles on > limits of 2 TB of older versions of ESXi or controllers, limitation of 4 TB of c# vSphere Client, old firmware and esxi driver problems, etc.

  But I could not understand the problem.

  The P410 controller shows 5.5 TB:

  ~ # esxcli hpssacli cmd - q "controller connector = 1 see the config.

  Smart Array P410 in slot 1 (sn: PACCRID110510NR)

  Array A (SATA, used space: 0 MB)

  logicaldrive 1 (5.5 TB, RAID 5, OK)

  then 2I:0:5 (port 2I:box 0:bay 5, SATA, 2 TB, OK)

  then 2I:0:6 (port 2I:box 0:bay 6, SATA, 2 TB, OK)

  then 2I:0:7 (port 2I:box 0:bay 7, SATA, 2 TB, OK)

  then 2I:0:8 (port 2I:box 0:bay 8, SATA, 2 TB, OK)

  MS (Vendor ID PMCSIERA, model SRC 8x6G) 250 (WWID: 5001438013D9F37F)

  ESXi obviously knows the same size:

  ~ # Esxcli storage core devices list

  NAA.600508b1001ca5e68adc0bc4bc508d6e

  Full name: Serial Attached SCSI disk HP (naa.600508b1001ca5e68adc0bc4bc508d6e)

  Definable display name: true

     Size: 5723091

  Device type: Direct access

  Multichannel plugin: NMP

  Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.600508b1001ca5e68adc0bc4bc508d6e

  Vendor: HP

  Model: VOLUME LOGIC

  Review: 3.66

  SCSI level: 5

  (etc.)

  But does that 4 TB:

  ~ # df h

  Size of filesystem used available use % mounted on

  VMFS-5 T 3.6 2.1 T 1. 5 t 58% / vmfs/volumes/mainstorage

  vfat 249.7 M 177.2 M 72.6 M 71% / vmfs/volumes/aeda2aeb-c934ad60-46ce-cb77abdfabaa

  vfat 249.7 M 175.9 M 73.9 M 70% / vmfs/volumes/c8ace7e9-a96a5914-16 d 4-a697ad4634d9

  vfat 285.8 M 191.4 M 94.4 M 67% / vmfs/volumes/55d7af6e-a25f7c97-c3ec-6805ca0de93c

  I tried to increase the size of the data store, last used area was 11720890367 and last sector was 11720890510 which doesn't really seem to translate into an increase of 1.8 to.

  Thanks for your help.

  DC

  Your output, it shows that there are two partitions vmfs

  3 10229760 3907029134 AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 vmfs 0

  4 3907031040 11720890367 AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 vmfs 0

  A partition with 1.8 to and another with 3.8 to.   That's the reason why you see only 3.8 to

  I don't know why the 1.8 to vmfs volume is not list anywhere (which does not appear in the list of file system of storage of esxcli also). Do you have any before partition created manually. If you think that if there is no data in this 1.8 to vmfs partition you can remove it by using the partedutil command and then use this free space to extend the existing 3.8 to. But do not forget before you delete the partitiaon

• VM attached to the data store, but not in the config

  I have a few virtual machines that show that they are attached to a store data, but when you look at the parameters of the client both in the vmx file there is nothing that refers to this data store.  And, to top it off, the data store is just a deposit of file I only download iso files to mount for CD-ROMs.  I have made sure that the iso is not mounted on the machine (of course) and have paid through any other part of the config, but still it shows attached to that store of data, by the customer and by a powercli script.

  When you browse the data store, there is no folders or files on there that refer to this virtual machine.  I have about 10 machines all in this difficult situation.  Any ideas?

  Thank you!

  Hello..

  VM snapshots come with a .iso mounted for them? If so, that would explain it...

  / Rubeck

• Install centos6.4 of the data store

  Hello

  Does anyone know how can I install centos 6.4 on vm. I have the file iso centos on centos6.4_2.iso and vmware server /vmfs/volumes/isos/centos6.4_1.iso

  I selected vm - material - cd/dvd-> iso datastore stressed the centos6.4 - 1.ISO, then connect to option is under

  When I start the VM in a single step, he asks where is the binary located [cd/dvd, nfs, hard drive mounting and url] how can I tell the virtual machine it needs to install from the data store [which is on vmware server 5.x]

  -Sagar

  Hello

  during the installation process will be o.s. installed from cd/DVD, as in the physical environment and it is not necessary specify a data store location. I think you may have an invalid ISO. Check its integrity...

• How to make instant consolidation if the data store is out of disk space...

  Hello

  I have a virtual machine that has left many of the snapshot files and now can consolidate using the tool (he always said of disk space to make the consolidation)

  The data store have now 60 GB of free space when the space data store maximum disk is 850 GB and the busy VVMM over almost 700 GB of disk space...

  Can I attach a 3 TB USB drive to the ESXi server and move all the files through or another way to do...

  HELP ~ ~

  With the disk space required on drive E, it may be useful to consider an alternative:

  • create a (much smaller) another virtual disk
  • Stop all of the services entering drive E
  • Copy the data from drive E more to the new virtual disk (for example using robocopy)
  • switch drive letters
  • Once everything is working as expected, get rid of the old virtual disk

  This will not only reduce the disk space used on the data store, but also to ensure that the virtual disk cannot grow more.

  André

• Unable to download the file to the data store

  Hello

  Can someone help me on this, I'm trying to download a file to the local data store on the esxi host, but its failure

  used as below

  $ds = get-data center 'test ' | Get-file "CISCO UCS B200 M3 | Get-VMHost | Get-Datastore "datastore."

  $destination = "\".

  $source = "D:\All Cisco\ENICandFNIC readers for UCSver2.2.C\updated drivers" - this folder

  New-PSDrive-location $ds - name VimDatastore - PSProvider ds-root $destination

  Set-Location ds:------.

  Copy-DatastoreItem-point $source - Destination $destination

  What error messages you get? When I run your script, only an empty folder is performed on the data store. When you add "-recurse" it also copies child items (files and directories)

  $ds = Get-Datacenter "test" |Get-Folder "CISCO UCS B200 M3"|Get-VMHost |Get-Datastore "datastore*"
  

  $destination = "\"
  

  $source = 'D:\Test ' # -- this folder
  

  New-PSDrive -Location $ds -Name ds -PSProvider VimDatastore -Root $destination
  

  Set-Location ds:\ New-PSDrive -Location $ds -Name ds -PSProvider VimDatastore -Root $destination
  

  Copy-DatastoreItem -Item $source -Destination $destination -Recurse
  

  But it's only 1 data store, if I understand your example, you are trying to copy to different data stores. This could easily be done like this:

  $DS = Get-Datacenter "test" |Get-Folder "CISCO UCS B200 M3"|Get-VMHost |Get-Datastore "datastore*" | select name,DatastoreBrowserPath
  

  $source = 'D:\Test ' # -- this folder
  

   foreach ($datastore in $ds){
  

  Copy-DatastoreItem -Item $source -Destination  $datastore.DatastoreBrowserPath -Recurse
  

  }