Extend a logical drive to a virtual server

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• Expand D: drive of the virtual server while keeping the data?

  Hello

  We are running VMWare ESX 3.5. We invited Windows 2003 SP2 Enterprise Server located on the server. Each guest has a 20 GB C: standard and we also build with a 20 GB D: both hard drives are separate VMDK files

  I have a server where we need the extended to 30 GB drive D:. Unfortunately, there are already data on the D: drive.

  Anyone know how I can extend the D: existing 20 GB to 30 GB without losing any data? Wouldn't be a case to go to the properties of the Machine virtual > 2 hard disk > disk Provisioning and then change the size put into service 20 to 30? Then we can use Diskpart to extend the volume?

  This will keep data intact even if? Or are there other recommended methods?

  I don't remember for sure if on 3.5, you can expand on change them the settings, but you can certainly make using these instructions: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007266

  I hope this helps.

  Marcelo Soares

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  Master virtualization technology

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• Extend a logical drive with the unallocated space

  Hello

  I have windows 7 Home premium on the 320 GB hard drive.
  I have illustrated on the picture [link] Partitionas
  Now I can extend the C: partition with unallocated 62 GB space, but I can't increase my D: partition. Extend the option is disable on the property of the D: drive.
  I have gained 62GB C: drive by shrinking it. I can use it to increase the C: drive (which is the opposite of my approach), but I can't use it to D: drive.

  Hello

  The extension of the D drive is not possible for the space allocated, created to the left.
  But can be made to the C drive, which is to the left of the unallocated space.

• Can I shrink a logical drive and not the extended partition to a bare metal restore to a smaller drive?

  The current configuration is a Dell T310 with a S300 controller, with all locations 4 hot filled with SAS drives.  The operating system is SBS 2008 (2008 Server/Vista), I intend to change the controller of S300 (software) controller, a controller (hardware) H700.  My concern is that the H700 brings readers a little smaller in size.

  The typical arrangement of Dell's diagnosis, followed by a recovery partition partition (E :), followed by the system partition (C :), followed by a partition with a logical volume (d).  If I use Diskpart to shrink the D: 'partition', he let me with free space, not allocated.  Thus, it effectively reduces the logical drive, and the extended partition stays the same size as it was, with no way to reduce it.

  The question is, if I shrink the logical D: drive and not the extended partition and then get backups of the system, I'll be able to a bare metal restore on the smallest virtual disk of the H700?

  That's what I did:
  -Released the S300 controller and 4, 450 GB, 15 000 rpm Cheetah RAID-5
  -Replace the controller H700 and 2, 2 TB 7200 RPM in RAID-1 Constellations

  Results:
  -Eliminates the possibility of falling on a disk space issue when restoring
  -Increased the amount of available disk space.
  M ' left with 2 free hard drive for future expansion bays.

• I can create "logical drives", but do not have an "extended partition" - listen to me?

  Hello

  It's a no-brainer and I know not often asked the question, but I have not found a satisfactory answer. I use Acronis Disk Director 11 and have never had to worry about "extended partitions. I simply create "logical drives" when I reached the limit on the number of "primary partitions" on my drive. And yet everywhere you look, I find that I need to create the first "extended partition", which is defined as "an extended partition is a container that can contain one or more logical drives." It is the universal definition as every definition I've found the same bed. It's as if everyone uses this definition even without really explaining what an "extended partition" really is. All have made a leap of faith that that's all that needs to be said on the subject, even if not where is it explained what is this "container" and how it is created. Acronis made a reference to an "extended partition" in his glossary (if I remember) and leaves the matter as if it served no more utility. Someone explain to me how this "container" is created and why is it necessary I can create "logical drives" without ever invited to create an "extended partition."?

  I can't wait to finally put this issue to rest,

  Thank you

  Perri 26

  In the past, creating another partition, the other then primary school, said to the user that an extended partition has been created and then immediately in the process of user intervention to create logical drives in the breast of the space newly allocated.  Logical drives ARE essentially the "extended partition" up to a maximum of three in the extended partition on an MBR disk, and this is the limit of three in car that was important to know.

  In some ways, the information given at the time was better because it gave the user a more understanding of the functioning of the system. Nowadays, the vast majority of computer users are not experts and do not know how it works. They just want turn on and go... :-)

• ESX3.5U4/VC2.5 - move vmdk to adequate data store and extend the drive on the virtual machine

  ESX3.5U4/VC2.5 - move vmdk to adequate data store and extend the drive on the virtual machine

  Objective: move vmdk to store data with adequate storage and then increase storage D: 20G to 100G

  Converter is not available on this architecture. Can I migrate cold vm to the different data store, no prob.

  Question: Without use of the converter, method 3 can be used without a secondary vm? In other words, just by using target vm offline, online, offline? Or is it a problem of signing/OS disk on the Windows Virtual PC?

  I need to move vmdk in different LUN and extend drive vm windows on D: (non-OS drive). Is this possible via the single procedure? Options?

  To use method 3 to http://communities.vmware.com/thread/81121 requires available vm 'secondary', I did not.

  Method 3? Using of vmkfstools and another VM of Windows to extend a drive

  o stop the VM to resize

  o log in the console ESX Server via Putty

  o Type? vmkfstools? X & lt; new size of drive & gt; vmfs/volumes / & lt; storage volume name & gt;. / & lt; virtual server name & gt;. / & lt; the virtual disk name & gt;? That is to say. /vmfs/volumes/Storage1/my_vm.VMDK new disk size can be specified in kilo, mega, or gigabytes and will be the total size of the new disk. So if you want to increase a virtual disk of 20 GB of 24GO you would put 24000 m or 24g

  o the second virtual machine to help stop

  o change the second virtual machine settings and add the first virtual machine hard drive

  o power on the second VM and load the disk management snap-in and verify that the first virtual machine disk has unallocated on it space

  o select Start, run and enter diskpart.exe

  o the command? the list of volume? This will show you all the volumes.

  o select your volume based on the results of the list volume command, IE. ? Select volume 1?

  o type the command? extend? to extend the volume

  o check again the disk management snap-in and the volume is expected to be expanded with a greater ability

  o stop the second VM and remove (do not remove) the record of it

  o turn your first VM and the new space should be there and ready to use.

  Also, I'm already aware of Dell extpar:

  http://www.RTFM-ed.co.UK/?p=1310

  http://support.Dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us & CS = 19 & l = in & s = DHS & ReleaseID = R64398 & formatcnt = 2 & starts = 83929

  for VI3, vmoiton of storage is made by RCLI plugin or a 3rd party

  I prefer the plugin

  http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/articles-tutorials/VMware-ESX-articles/VMotion-DRS-high-availability/storage-VMotion-SVMotion-VI-plugin.html

  In addition, if the option to increase the size of the disk in the VIC is grayed out, it sounds like a permissions issue.  Finally, you can not extend the disc using the VIC, if the customer in question has a snapshot.

• How to repartition and format the extended partition and logical drives in Windows Vista?

  How to repartition and format the extended partition and logical drives in vista?

  Disk management...

• Change the size of the HARD drive to an existing virtual server

  Hello

  I had set up a virtual server, but I edited the setting and especially HARD drive (from 100 GB, I did it to 150 GB). After that I do not restart because of the reasons for small size.

  My question is after I made this change, I can't change it back?

  I have to reinstall all the programs back?

  THX

  You need additional space for the swap file (virtual computer memory size) and log files.

  Franck

• Best way to extend the drive C on Virtual Center VM - ESX 3.5.0 213352

  I am trying to increase the C drive 10 GB to 15 GB on our VM virtual Center. Is this VM on an ESX 3.5.0 host 213352. I went to change the settings on the machine virtual and changed the drive C 10-> 15 GB vmdk. No problem. I then connected to the virtual computer and went Mgmt of Windows disk that shows the C drive in NTFS base 10 GB with a 4.99 GB unallocated volume space beside him. I then went to Diskpart and entered the command line and selected the C volume range. I received the following error message "the volume you have selected cannot be extended. BTW - the page file is located on drive E and not on the C drive. This virtual machine has C and E only.

  I used the VM converter in the past, but it will not work in this case because the VM I want to choose to expand the C drive is the virtual Center VM. Any ideas on why diskpart will not work? Other solutions? Thank you!

  You can also use extpart, allowing that you extend without interruption

  .. .or the old way of fashion with a helper VM

  http://vmprofessional.com/index.php?content=2k3resize

  Make sure that the virtual machine has no active snapshots.

• Problems of mouse after the conversion of a hard drive file virtual Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 for ESXi 3.5

  Today I used VMWare Converter 3.0.3 to convert a file evaluation VHD Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2 (Virtual Server 2005) ESXi 3.5. It seems to work without error. However, I have a pending issue. In other words, based on the results of pilot of "VMware Pointing Device" in my being rooted at the bottom right of the Virtual Console of the mouse. The mouse buttons seem to work, but the mouse itself will not move. I have VMware Tools installed and that you have reinstalled them several times, just in case. If I change the mouse driver to the driver "mouse Compatible PS/2", it works, sort of. It moves around the screen and the same slides perfectly in and out of the console window, as you'd like. However, it is jerky. Hardware acceleration is maximum. The video driver and all the other features seem to work perfectly.

  I converted a Windows 2008 VHD and it worked well.

  If I do a new installation of Windows 2003, it works perfectly, mouse and all. If the problem seems to be limited to a hard drive Windows 2003 virtual conversion. I don't have a Windows 2003 machine to test if the importation which would have the same bug or not.

  A very similar discussion was due in a previous thread several years ago http://communities.vmware.com/thread/36507.

  Any help to fix this annoying bug would be appreciated.

  Thanks in advance

  Normally uninstall us the services that we believe may conflict with VMware devices (such as mouse), so that these problems do not occur. But just to be sure, it would be nice if you could 'uninstall' as suggested CONTINIUM and see if that makes a difference. An only problem here, is that you will not be able to uninstall the present of the VMware VM and you may need to uninstall this VS VM before proceeding with the conversion.

  You can also see if this helps: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1002239

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• How to develop a player for the virtual server when no more space is available on the data store?

  Hello

  I have a 'vSphere4.1 - Intel"cluster with lots of available data stores.

  In this group, I have a virtual server "Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2" with 7 discs, all with the ' base' type in the server disk management. ""

  One of the drives needs to be expanded, but in my VMware environment, I noticed that the data with the reader store, cannot be stretched beyond, so I need to take the free space of hard drive to another store of data with free space desired.

  Now to my question:

  Can I make a new record in my VMware environment on another data store and fix it on my Windows 2003 Server? - And if so, how do I add the new free space on the server specific hard drive?

  Kind regards

  Carl-Marius

  1. close the virtual machine in question

  2 remove the HARD disk that you want to extend

  3. in another data store make folder and move the VM HDD (vmdk) in this folder

  4. now change the settings on the virtual machine, add need HDD now this time, select "use the hard disk" option and point to the VMDK file in the other data store

  5 - turn on the virtual machine, check that every thing is okm if ok you can do the HARD disk as dynamic disk is easy to expand

  6. now incerase the VMDK from vsphere client,.

  7 now, with the help of utilities such as partition magic or acronis or utility, you can extend the player

• Adding drive to the C: drive of the virtual computer

  I have a VM of Windows 2003 server (updated since 2000). I added 5 GB extra on the c: drive, then started to gparted and extended the C: drive. In disk management, it shows the drive as 15 GB, but in Windows Explorer, it shows only 10 GB. We monitor the disk space and it is in alarm State, so that it is not certainly be recognized with the new space. We never seen it before? Any ideas how to solve this problem?

  Thank you

  Scott

  No snapshots, right?  Here are a few things I would try.  Increase the reader once again more of 1 GB.  Then use extpart to extend the drive again.

  A two other suggestions would be to turn off the virtual machine in question, mount the vmdk C: with a help of VM and use diskpart to extend the volume.  Alternatively, use VMware Converter to do a V2V, which is probably exaggerated.

• Use of logical drive VM - excluding readers

  Hello!

  I activated the VMW Virtual Machine rule logic in-car use. Is there a way of

  1. generally exclude a drive letter of alert (S: - it's the partition to swap files on most of our virtual servers)?
  2. exclude a specific drive on a virtual machine specific letter?

  Thank you very much!
  Markus Nemetz

  Markus, I think I found a way, by changing the scope of the rule, I made this rule:

  VMWVirtualMachineLogicalDisk where (name! like '% S:\%')

  This causes the rule to exclude all logical disks where the names are equal to S:\

  using the query editor you can also add an additional filter to exclude specific VMS, if you wish.

  I hope this helps!

  Best regards, Wouter

• TP Cisco virtual server fails

  Hello

  I have a problem where my Cisco telepresence virtual (version 4.2) server fail at random, I can't access the if GUI or CLI. From the console VM

  I get incomplete newspapers as the screenshot below

  .

  vts_console.jpg

  

  The server is remotly managed via driver Cisco, when this problem occurs, the driver cannot reach the server & give the error below:

  Status: unusable:

  "{{Status Details: communication error with Bridge: error ="Conference Bridge Timed out", RequestMessage =" {message_type: device.query, params: {'authenticationPassword': 'hidden', 'authenticationTrustSecret': ' MWeE2yoHoX3n1GV/geSgGvmcvPLOOBBpdOwOELBho + LX3bvq98KOy29peViYAcH4kDXqLSQS4Ie5 / NTKIC6z + has is ', 'authenticationUser': u'CondAdmin}} "}}" Conference bridge = "63b80035-5246-4fb9-bedc-8370cc1b4705."

  Resource VM performance is quite normal, any recommendations?

  Best regards

  Ahmed

  Any chance you take / the vTPS snapshot backups?

  If you take snapshots of the vTPS there has been some cases where this caused such an incident/problem. If you take automatic snapshots, I would recommend not having this feature enabled to the vTPS.

  A configuration backup should be sufficient as the vTPS is really just a big CPU and the configuration remains consistent.

• Cannot expand the hard drive of a virtual computer that is a linked clone.

  I have a virtual machine that is a linked another clone.

  I did a lot of development and changes to the linked clone, and now ran out of disk space.

  Now I want to extend the drive, but I get this error:

  "Disks of virtual machines that are linked clones cannot be extended.

  So I then try to extend the drive of the virtual machine that he was cloned from:

  "Disks of VMS with snapshots cannot be extended. You must delete the snapshots or use VMWare vcenter converter. »

  What can I do? If I remove the snapshots of the original machine, do not lose the 'link' to the linked clone? What he suggested that I use the "VMWare vcenter converter" for?

  Does anyone have a solution?

  Kind regards

  James

  Create a complete clone of the virtual machine in the current state. Which can be extended.