ESXi y discos en DataStore tamano

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• 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

• VMware esxi 5.0: Samba datastore

  Hello

  After searching for a thousand and one ways I found no results for my problem.

  Let me explain:

  I recently bought from Dell a server on vmware esxi 5.0.

  My virtualization works wonderfully well and I have no worries about the virtualization itself.

  Given the cost of the server I preferred a server with little storage... And now everything works fine I heard 'need' more storage (Miss near 100 go).

  I have a server iomega Linux ubuntu 11.02 with more than 1 TB of storage. That had more but accurate, so I decided to use it as storage type NAS dedicated only to my virtualization.

  It is configured so that it is accessible to all (public mode). It is visible from any position, it is on Linux or on Windows. I have the opportunity (in any position) to create/delete/run the files it contains.

  Ook, impossible pour me to make this server a data store. :/

  Indeed after searching for tutorials on the Internet I don't have until then not found solution...

  Apart from "http://www.tuto-it.fr/ESXDatastore.php." When I get to select my server (IP put) I don't have to worry about this one is clearly visible. However I don't have a 'target' (target) available in what makes me unable to create a new LUN disk on this famous server.

  I ask myself several questions:

  1. is my request possible?

  2 samba is he took into account by Vmware as a NAS Server?

  3. a more advanced version of the it takes VMware pour UTI UN datastore 'distant '?

  4. should I use another operating system and/or USE another software for sharing?

  Someone would have it an idea pour me troubleshoot?

  I thank in advance anyone willing to give me some advice.

  [EDIT]

  I also could find attached 'http://www.vclouds.nl/2012/06/24/building-my-superfast-home-storage-with-nexenta-ce/' but this one speaks of "Nexenta. Therefore, pour me possible to a server from a data store. Remains to be seen how! :-(

  This message was edited by: ClemHut

  Hello

  Pour you could mount a store of data that Linux server on your infra vSphere, it takes you to introduce United Nations either NFS or iSCSI volumes.

  A the of my opinion, simpler and faster is that you turn to the NFS, just have to be careful to set the right parameters pour export.

  Keep us updated,.

  Ed.

• Error clonando con vmware converter una maquina virtual en entorno esxi

  No can not copy con MVWARE CONVERTER una Máquina virtual an ESXi environment. The current situation are the following:

  -ESXi-01 Servidor con discos local con una Máquina virtual con Exchange:
  125 GB virtual disco (Disco C: 25 GB - Disco D: 100 GB).

  -REPLICA ESXi-02 Servidor con discos local con una replica (VMWARE CONVERTER) of the Máquina virtual Exchange than realizó habitualmente sin problemas.

  -El disco D of the MV of change to esta quedando sin espacio. Debo nao enlarge. VOY was the MV y creo UN segundo virtual Disco of 30 GB. Entro en el to the MV y en el administrator of clubs, realizó lo siguiente. Convierto en el disco-0 dinamico (discos logicos C y D) y los 30 GB al disco D. TODO OK momento agrego.

  -Name necessary ampliar mas los discos C y D para el futuro y realizó lo siguiente:
  1 rows with the CONVERTER of VMWARE ESXi of MV - 01 a ESXi-02 en destino generating virtual disco solo este paso UN 250 GB (Disco C: 50 GB - Disco D: 200 GB). Arranco the MV y veo that works correctamente.
  2 Desmonto el RAID Server ESXi-01 y return a montarlo al maximo el espacio ampliando. Instalo nuevo el entorno ESXi.
  3 return has con clonar the VMWARE CONVERTER MV en este caso ESX - 02 one ESX-01. Arranco MV difinitivamente ESX-01 are the Máquina en production. TODO OK.

  El problema are real in Quebec are not can not volver has the ESX - 01 one ESX-02 MV clonar. Me da los errores segun following training to realize the injerto:

  COPIANDO VIRTUAL DISCO:
  (OK) Task: Convert virtual machine
  (OK) Created the virtual machine "Exchange".
  (OK) Starting block at the level of cloning for volume "C:".
  Error: Failed to clone the drive 0 on the VM "Exchange".

  (Al 0% error)

  COPIANDO DISCOS C y d:
  (OK) Task: Convert virtual machine
  (OK) Created the virtual machine "Exchange".
  (OK) Starting at the level of files cloning for volume "C:".
  Error: Failed to clone the volume "C:".
  (Al 8% error)

  Comentar than aunque teoricamente el tamano del archivo en mi entorno esxi esta limitado a 256GB, el fichero generated in origen (ESXi-01) y tambien en destino (ESXi-02) are 262 GB. ESO if, yo it solo asignado al virtual disco 250 GB.

  Hola Antonio como estas?

  No en you estoy following del todo lo estas intentando realize vamos por partes:

  • The virtual disk solo Máquina-virtual tiene a con 2 particiones. Esto are asi?
  • If the esta Máquina virtual configurada como is indica in el punto anterior lo ordered hacer're durante el proceso of conversion are seleccionar the option to create a virtual disco para cada n y esta forma evitarias el exceso en el datastore tamano
  • Otra opcion en TR of're volver a clonar Máquina sin x the size of los discos pero doing that each n is convierta en un nuevo disco y este momento el unico disco esta generating problems are el D, una las options are directly ampliar el tamano del disco (siempre y cuando los don't discos sean different y no UN disco unico particiones) y luego con diskpart mover n hasta el final del disco
  • No entiendo porque estas serve there such do disco pero TR los desmontando're por a formateo tema y cambio tamano of blocks con los puntos lo podes avoid arriba las options

  Saludos,

  Nicolas

• Downgrade ESXi 6.0 to 5.5

  Hi all

  I installed ESXi 6.0 on a new server, but now I want it downgrade to 5.5. I have already created virtual machines, I don't want to delete.

  What is the procedure to do?

  Thanks for your replies.

  in this case, Yes, install ESXi 5.5.

  on an installation successful, you won't see VMs in the inventory, but you have to browse the data store and locate these machines virtual a VMX file and write them in the inventory.

  In addition, I wanted to ask you, do you have those created VMs on separate data store or data store where to create virtual machines is the holding of an ESXi 6 OS.

  If your ESXi 6 installation and datastore VMFS that organizes your virtual machines are on the same drive, please do not forget during the replacement OS with ESXi 5.5 this facility does not affect the VMFS partition, or alternately if you could use another drive other then that with virtual machines.

• DataStore Hearbeat y mejores practices

  Hola a todos,

  Probando Hoy a cluster 3 nodos esxi 5.1 me ha chocado if removed the Red of Administration las Máquinas no is caian, esto por el esxi aislado sigue al datastore hearbeat doing what are y piensa HA first una red n no las zip, pero're logico esto? a worm, usually no tratamos don't con mas 3 nodos, 4 o 5 a facilities lo sumo, entonces lo're logico ha caido el switch y to descansando than levantar en otro host y esto no pasa por el este hearbeat. Sin embargo claro, los cables fibra quitas y entonces TR than hace el reinicio.

  Como ordere vosotros usually el cluster in the case of than caiga Red?

  Porque me he planteado deshabilitar el datastore heartbeat...

  ago that el antiguo las versiones anteriores los veo mas logico operation.

  Ideas o sugerencias son good acogidas!

  Gracias.

  If falla una tarjeta? Quebec vswitch?

  If falla en mgmt, el sigue dando servicio porque no encuentra x host

  If falla of storage, the machine dies, tienes una alarma como UN castillo y ha reiniciarla in otro sitio should

  If falla of production/vm/cuaqleuierotracosa're what siempre ha pasado, will you nagiosocualquierotro quien notifies you.

  Solo HA entered an ODS por x total del host fallo masivo en red o

  Saludos

• ESXi 4.1 U1 to 5.0 - Clarifications upgrade upgrade

  Thanks to ESXi 4.1 U1, I get the now familiar 'warning' custom VIBs are installed:

  • OEM-VMware-ESX-Drives-net-vxge
  • OEM-VMware-ESX-Drives-SCSI-3W-9xxx

  The guests I want to spend to ESXi 5.0 fortunately do not have this hardware.  Upgrade options I have are:

  • Force to migrate ESXi, preserve the VMFS datastore
  • Upgrade to ESXi, preserve the VMFS datastore

  Question 1: Which option of upgrade would you give guys to think that I use for the upgrade to ESXi 5.0 and preserve my datastore (best practices)?  The formulation "moving force" doesn't sound good.

  Question 2: Is it true that none of these options will spend my store of data existing VMFS 3.0 to 5.0?

  The option "Force migrate" will make an upgrade to preserve the VMFS and migrating your settings (network configuration,...) while the installation option will install an own ESXi - also with the VMFS intact - but without migrate your configuration.

  André

• Upgrade to ESXi 4.1U1 to 5.0 - lots of questions

  Hello

  I have a standalone ESXi system 4.1U1 (Build 433742) (free license) which works really well.

  Material: DEL PE2900 server with RAID DELL PERC5i controller and two RAID 1 arrays defined.

  Discs: 4x256GB = > 2 x RAID1 with two drives = > 2 logical drives each 256 GB

  -Two tables contain an ESX/ESXi installation

  - First RAID arrray has an ESX 3.5 installation that is old and I no longer use it since ages (starting from the second matrix Raid in BIOS)

  - Second RAID array has an installation of ESX 4.1U1 (Build 433742) . The one I use.

  The two Raid arrays contain an about 250 GB VMFS datastore

  Now, I want to move my box to ESXi (free) 5.0 using the CD-ROM. According to several of the videos from Youtube, it's as easy as making coffee.

  But I had some problems during the upgrade that brought me to cancel and ask first of all you guys. I am very familiar with ESXi/vSphere, but I

  I just want to ask some friends admin of course :-)

  1. problem: drivers incompatible:

  I started the upgrade and was confronted with an error message regarding the 3rd third-party drivers that will be removed and could adversely affect system

  stability if deleted wrongly.

  The drivers are:

  OEM-VMware-ESX-Drives-net-vxge

  OEM-VMware-ESX-Drives-SCSI-3W-9xxx

  Some googling showed that "vxge" seems to be a network of 10GB Netirion card and '3w-9xxx' is a 3Way SCSI card. None of them belongs to

  my hardware configuration, so I guess I can safely ignore this and say installation force.

  Is this correct so far?

  2 problem

  Setup identifies my two matrices RAID (logical disks) and asks me to choose an update. They have exactly the same same name :-(

  Based on (F1) Details shows me the first disc containing my old installation of ESX 3.5 and the VMFS data store and the second of my current installation of the 4.1U1 and the other data store. So far so good. I would choose the second disc that contains updated 4.1U1 and press ENTER. <>.

  Now comes the big question:

  All the videos and guides for upgrade on the internet show a screenshot that list possible upgrade scenarios:

  [x] upgrade ESXi, preserve the VMFS datastore

  But my box shows (and I found a video on youtube) the following as first option:

  [x] force migrate ESXi, preserve the VMFS datastore

  What is the difference and can I safely go the update? Just to remember, I chose the drive containing the installation of 4.1U1 not the

  container ESX 3.5.

  Who would have something to do with the old installation of ESX 3.5 m on the RAID array other even though I chose the disk containing the curretn 4.1U1 install?

  I really appreciate it someone could help me

  Kind regards

  Oliver

  The installation program does not level you VMFS 5 3 VMFS datastore.  You will need to separately after the upgrade completed.

  The message you see is related to your first questions about different package names.  Given that the installer does not know how update this package, it is just to tell you that he's going to migrate everything on and you may be missing some features.

• LVM. EnableResignature in ESXi 4

  Help, please. After the upgrade to ESXi 4 lack of datastories. In the previous version was found, it was necessary to change the value of LVM. EnableResignature = 1. Now through vSphere Client that can be done.

  For ESX 4 solution was found here:

  http://communities.VMware.com/thread/211404

  But how to ESXi 4 where there is no Shell access. In addition, in vSphere 4 CLI also no esxcfg - volume.pl!

  This is because you use the free version of ESXi and the VI API is read only access unless you buy at least the basic license which will give you the two read/write access, more details explained here: http://vmetc.com/2009/03/31/esxi-u4-ends-free-version-read-and-write-access-from-the-rcli/

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• Copy VM between data warehouses

  OLA pessoal,

  Estou com uma doubt, uso o ESXi e tenho Doi datastore, o datastore1 e o datastore2, quero copy VM uma as esta no datastore1 para o datastore2, vSphere Client through to EU access a data storage through do browse Datastore, copy one VM e put na outra Datastore a feita will be copied by rede or localmente no servidor?

  Are any outra option better?

  Obrigado

  Caro,

  com o vSphere Client aberto, vc clica no host (e nao na vm), the summary em I think you mostra os/place, clica com o direito button e escolhe browse, nao sei to vai haver possibility of copy of UM disco para o outro, mas talvez você win download host esxi para o seu pc todo o conteudo da VM , or principalmente o virtual disco... depois envia esse disco para o host very destino o outro storare voce quer..., recria a VM very usa o virtual disk that vc enviou...

  Olha uma vez EU ultimativa um software da by transfer uma VM of UM ESXi host vmware para outro no ESXi host, very nao single o nome agora, precisa dar uma procurada no google...

  Abraço

• Cannot change upgrade to install mode

  I need to reinstall Esxi on a system. Then I booted from the CD, the installation program sees that there is already an esxi installation.

  I got the tree options:

  -upgrade to ESXI, preserve the VMFS datastore

  -install ESXI, preserve the VMFS datastore

  -install ESXI, crush VMFS datastore

  Standard is upgraded, I want to install esxi preserve VMFS I can select with the arrow dat but can not get the X marking the selection for her.

  Running on a macMini 6.1 with Apple keyboard.

  I'm doing research on the Esxi and therefore my current installation is not booting more erred in config. I want to reinstall ESXi and preserve my VM in the data store.

  normally you can select with the space key.

  Try it with normal usb keyboard. This could probably help

• My vmdk files not visible from vpshere but visible from ssh console

  Hello

  I would use my dataontap virtual appliance of Netapp communities tar file.

  Their installation guide, they show just to put this on the data store tar file.

  This tar file contains the following files:

  DataONTAP.vmdk

  DataONTAP.vmx

  DataONTAP - flat hard

  DataONTAP - nvram.vmdk

  DataONTAP-nvram - flat hard

  DataONTAP - s001.vmdk by DataONTAP - s126.vmdk (126 disk files)

  DataONTAP - sim.vmdk

  DataONTAP - var.vmdk

  DataONTAP-var - flat hard

  I put this vsphere on the data store file and extract it to ssh connection on esxi with the command "tar".

  All files are now visible to PuTTY connection on esxi

  1 / but when I browse datastore, I see not all vmdk files. (missing 126 files on disk)

  2 / when I turn, this virtual machine, I have this error "DataONTAP - sim.vmdk file not found on /vmfs/volumes.../.

  But this file exist on the path specified error.

  Configuration:

  ESXi 5.1, NFS datastore.

  Stand-alone node (without cluster)

  No vcenter

  Spatial data store are free and available.

  Checksum for this tar file are OK.

  Thank you very much

  Concerning

  The files in the archive are the data files, and not the descriptor. I guess DataONTAP - sim.vmdk is the file descriptor for these files DataONTAP - sXXX.vmdk . To ensure that this is the case, please attach the DataONTAP - sim.vmdk.

  If this is the case, here are the steps that should make the usable virtual machine:

  1. load the muliextent module
     vmkload_mod multiextent
  2. Rename the virtual disk file to a temporary file name
     vmkfstools EI DataONTAP - sim.vmdk DataONTAP-sim - old.vmdk
  3. clone the virtual disk in a format supported the original file name
     vmkfstools-i DataONTAP-sim - old.vmdk DataONTAP - sim.vmdk - d thin - an ide
  4. unload the module multiextent
     multiextent vmkload_mod-u

  At this point, you should be able to turn on the virtual machine. If everything works as expected, you can delete all the temporary files of DataONTAP-sim-old * hard .

  André

• VMDK melting

  Amigos, ha um tempo ago peguei um caso em client using ESXi 4, wave o Datastore had estourado, uma VM muito vario deltas vmdk por causa instant Vario maximum, fazer um wanted merge (manual Consolidacao) Todos os VMDK da VM, ultimativa o vmkfstool, mas esqueci o comando a syntax comando, alguem sabe e pode recaptular aqui pra mim por favor?

  So single as no processo, shouted one Consolidacao um unico vmdk, em um segundo HD existente salvo no e ESXi server that has take Espaço para armazenar o person.

  Aguardo e obrigado!

  Ivanildo,

  vmkfstools-i

  Advised me to wake any doubt adicional.

  Marcelo

  Twitter: @mtsoares42

• vSphere Upgrade Guide 5.1?

  Given that vSphere 5.1 has been officially released, is there a guide to upgrade?

  I'm looking not for anything extremely detailed... I have just a (standalone) 5.0 development ESXi host I want to upgrade to 5.1 and I do not know the steps I have to follow...

  All documents related to vSpher 5.1 can be found here

  I did the upgrade by using the ISO earlier in the day and it was pretty simple.

  Load ISO and reboot the host and follow the menus screen on.

  When he asks him below, select the appropriate and go ahead

  Upgrade to ESXi, preserve the VMFS datastore
  Install ESXi, preserve the VMFS datastore
  Install ESXi, crush VMFS datastore

• How can I automate the creation of a partition from scratch for a large number of hosts?

  I would like to help with the following steps to cerate a partition scratch on all hosts that have no script, then reprot back to me which guests were to have created.

  all my ESXi hosts have a LUN to start with the space, all the boot LUN are named with the same naming that is conveiton "hostname-localstorage.

  I would like to come up with a script that will check each host in a cluster for a partition of scaratch, if it does not create the folder ".locker -hostname" on local storrage and then set the partition scratching to the new location. Then the new report to me, which is already a partition from scratch and those to whom he owed create a parition scratch to so I can plan then a good time to put the hosts with newly created partitions scratch mainenance mode and restart their.

  I glued the manual way to do it below. I'd appreciate any help anyone can give and it will be well appreciated. I try to avoid to do 1000 hours below. Thanks in advance...

  Note: Before you begin, make sure that/tmp/scratch exists. If it does not exist, create it by using the command #mkdir/tmp/scratch.
  1. Open a command prompt where the PowerCLI is installed.
  2. Connecting to host ESXi using the command:
     
     connect-viserver ESXHostnameOrIP
     
     
  3. A list of the data stores accessible by using the ESXi Host command:
     
     Get-Datastore
     
     
  4. Mount a read/write as a PSDrive data store using the command:
     
     New-PSDrive -Name "mounteddatastore" -Root \ -PSProvider VimDatastore -Datastore (Get-Datastore "DatastoreName")
     
     
  5. Access the PSDrive new using the command:
     
     Set-Location mounteddatastore:
     
     
  6. Create a directory named only for the ESXi host using the command:
     
     New-Item "DirectoryName" -ItemType directory
     
     For example:
     
     New-Item ".locker-ESXHostname" -ItemType directory
     
     
  7. Check the current value of the ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation configuration with the command option:
     
     Get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration -Name "ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation"
     
     
  8. Change the ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation configuration option, specifying the full path to the directory created in step 6, using the command:
     
     Set-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration -Name "ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation" -Value "/vmfs/volumes/DatastoreName/DirectoryName"
     
     For example:
     
     Set-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration  -Name "ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation" -Value  "/vmfs/volumes/Datastore1/.locker-ESXHostname"


  9. The ESXi host in maintenance mode and restart so that the configuration change to take effect.

  Mike P

  I have something similar to use the script below.

  I think you'll find that your out in there.

  $configName = 'ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation'
  
  $mode,$warn = Get-PowerCLIConfiguration | %{$_.DefaultVIServerMode,$_.DisplayDeprecationWarnings}Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -DefaultVIServerMode "Multiple" -DisplayDeprecationWarnings:$false
  
  Get-VMHost | where {$_.ExtensionData.Config.Product.ProductLineId -eq "embeddedEsx"} | %{    Connect-VIServer -Server $_.Name -User root -Password MyPswd    $scratch = (Get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration -VMHost $_)[$configName]    $tgtName = ".locker-" + $_.Name.Split('.')[0]    if($scratch -notmatch ($tgtName + "$")){        $ds = Get-Datastore -VMHost $_ | where {$_.Name -match "localstorage"}        if($ds){            Set-Location -Path $ds.DatastoreBrowserPath            New-Item $tgtName -ItemType directory            Set-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration -Name $configName -Value ('/vmfs/volumes/' + $ds.Name + '/' + $tgtName) -Confirm:$false            Set-VMHost -VMHost $_ -State 'Maintenance' -Confirm:$false            Restart-VMHost -VMHost $_ -Confirm:$false            Set-VMHost -VMHost $_ -State 'Connected' -Confirm:$false        }    }    Disconnect-VIServer -Server $_.Name}
  
  Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -DefaultVIServerMode $mode -DisplayDeprecationWarnings:$warn
  

  It uses the DatastoreBrowserPath that Vitali has suggested.