Flat VMDK files after trying to delete files from data store

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  What is the exact error code or error message?

  I suggest to reset the Windows update components and then try to check updates, and then install the updates and check if it helps.

  How to reset the Windows Update components?: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

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• deleted all vm outside the flat vmdk files - recovery?

  In a moment of madness I accidentally tried to remove a virtual machine from a data store. All updated files other than the flat vmdk file then deleted... It is not a critical system, but I still prefer to retrieve by using the existing if possible vmdk file. Since it is a flat file without descriptor I can not simply use it as basis for a new virtual machine, then how would you go to get it? In my view, a provisioning was not used, so should I just copy on a linux machine, it mount it and copy the relevant files or I can pick it up in esx - i?

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  1) check for us if the virtual machine still works

  (2) post a list of the folder where the virtual computer files were (with the-l option to show the size of the file).

  (3) can you tell me what VMware product and version are you using?  I guess ESXi 3.5 but it would be preferable to confirm.

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• Where is the *-flat.vmdk file?

  We have a pretty basic setup with run vm bit at the moment.  ESX 3.5 update 4 clinging to an iSCSI san.  I have install on ten VM and used almost all the flaws on them except for the size of the disk and memory.  I'm a bit puzzled as to why I can't see the file SERVERNAME - flat hard in the directory of the virtual machine on the SAN.  While browsing the vm files, I can see all other files associated with each virtual machine, just none of the flat - files.  Can someone explain to me why this is?  Should I see them there?  They are there and I can't see them?

  Thanks for any info...

  Connect to the server (command line like) with ssh

  -Flat.vmdk file will be in the main directory for this virtual machine, / vmfs/volumes/SOMEVOLNAME/somVMname

  for example

  Connect as: harryc

  harryc@vmhost09's password:

  Last login: Thursday, June 18 at 12:59:39 10.2.17.60 2009

  -bash - 2.05 b$ -.

  Password:

  CD/vmfs/volumes of #.

  # ls

  45c89e69-ddadecba-726c-00145e7a8c70 vmimages-SVC

  45c89f0a-474feae2-78fc-00145e7a8c70-vmlun103-SVC

  45f97d79-12a145cf-CDCB-00145e7a8c70-vmlun104-SVC

  45f99a14-dde7d851-39da-00145e7a8c70-vmlun105-SVC

  4601 has 129-7f6bed16-68cb-00145e7a8c70-vmlun106-SVC

  461fa42f-9271e5d8-3e36-00145e7a0430-vmlun107-SVCX

  4638b6ad-cc0687dd-c36c-00145e7a0430-vmlun108-SVC

  47b9fe78-79724ba2-96bd-00145e7a0430 vmlun109

  47baf0b7-2020ba08-df92-00145e7a0430 vmlun110

  47e17f29-a161945c-2bdb-00145e7a0430 vmlun111

  491031dd-18a60f60-1465-001e686564c2 VMLUN_200

  4995e39d - 2942762a - 83-001e686564c2 vmlunCLM-SVCX 0d

  # cd vmlun109

  # ls

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  # cd chgsms01

  # ls-l

  Total 262147904

  -rw - rr 1 root root 37 20 March 2008 chgsms01 - 04191d0a.hlog

  -rw - 1 root root 4294967296 16 June at 15:25 chgsms01 - 04191d0a.vswp

  -rw - 1 root root 10737418240 16 June at 15:24 chgsms01_1 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 342 16 June at 15:28 chgsms01_1.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 107374182400 16 June at 15:24 chgsms01_2 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 344 16 June at 15:28 chgsms01_2.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 17179869184 16 June at 15:01 chgsms01_3 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 342 16 June at 15:28 chgsms01_3.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 107374182400 16 June at 15:25 chgsms01_4 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 344 16 June at 15:28 chgsms01_4.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 21474836480 17 June to 03:33 chgsms01 - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 8664 16 June at 15:26 chgsms01.nvram

  -rw - 1 root root 340 16 June at 15:28 chgsms01.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 0 chgsms01.vmsd on February 19, 2008

  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2263 18 June at 10:03 chgsms01.vmx

  -rw - 1 root root 252 18 June at 10:03 chgsms01.vmxf

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  -rw - rr 1 root root 8174 20 March 2008 vmware - 14.log

  -rw - rr 1 root root 8174 20 March 2008 vmware - 15.log

  -rw - rr 1 root root 94849 28 Jan 09:52 vmware - 16.log

  -rw - rr 1 root root 100915 20 May 09:00 vmware - 17.log

  -rw - rr 1 root root 45528 16 June at 15:25 vmware - 18.log

  -rw - rr 1 root root 35220 18 June at 10:03 vmware.log

  #

• Can I delete the local data store on esx 3.5?

  I have a client with vmware ESX 3.5 no esxi

  They have a local data store but it is formatted with a block size of 1 MB, so I can put only a 256 GB VM out there and I need to put a test VM with a larger size.

  I know that in ESXi 4 you can simply delete the local data store and create a new, but I'm not familiar with ESX 3.5, are there hidden files on the data store that the server uses?  If I search for the store there's nothing in there.

  Thank you

  Mike

  Hi Mike,.

  You can simply reformat your data store. Take a look at the following article:

  • http://userssuck.com/2007/07/12/how-to-change-the-blocksize-of-a-VMFS-filesystem/

  Of course, you must back up and delete any data you have on this data store before the format operation.

  Good luck!

  Concerning

  Franck

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  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Windows-Media-Player-sync-frequently-asked-questions

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• Deleted virtual disk file and data store, just want to boot OS now.

  So I had a VM win7, and I added a virtual disk on a new data store.

  The new drive came out fine on windows as a new drive, and I was able to format etc.

  Now I basically unplugged all the system and booted Linux instead of ESX and ran all over the disk on which was my data store.

  Then I started in vmware and saw that the Windows VM was in a State of 'suspended' and if I try to take it back, he complains the missing disk file.

  "

  Reason: The system cannot find the specified file.
  Cannot open disk ' / vmfs/volumes/504e6c8a-b20d8bfd-1768-001e674dda97/win7/win7_1.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.
  VMware ESX can not find the virtual disk "/ vmfs/volumes/504e6c8a-b20d8bfd-1768-001e674dda97/win7/win7_1.vmdk". Check that the path is valid and try again.

  "

  But it does not successfully. I tried to change the settings to remove the ' disk hard 2 "of its devices, but which is disabled since I assume that the virtual machine is suspended."»

  I don't like on the virtual disk or any data on this subject, I have need to be in windows - I want to just start in

  Is it possible to get out of this State without having to remove the entire virtual machine and re - install windows?

  Thank you!

  > and started instead of ESX Linux and ran all over the disk on which was my data store.

  Sorry - that "ran the disk" mean exactly?

  to get rid of the suspended state - delete the VMS, as well as all the VMS file references in the vmx file

• Download VMDK files from the browser to the Web-based data store

  Hello

  I want to download the virtual computer VMDK file using the browser of the Web-based data store. I know how to do, but there is something I don't understand.

  I have configured my VM with a provisioning. From the VI client, I see that the size of the vm.vmdk is 4 GB.  The size of proviosned is 20 GB.

  Technically speaking, if I download the VMDK file, it should be 4 GB, however, from the browser on the vm - flat hard size Web-based data store is 20 GB... What is the standard behavior? Is there a way to download only the actually used 4 GB?

  Hello.

  This is the expected behavior, and as much as I know there is no work around if you use the browser to store data.

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• Deleting files from the store of data using vSphere SDK

  Hello

  I'm doing a backup script that is supposed to clone a machine once every day.

  The steps that I'm trying to achieve is to first delete the old copy of my clone (this because vCenter won't replace the files). So I want to clone again and he unsubscribe vcenter because we do not want it displayed in our inventory.

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  Fredrik Eriksson

  1. you must use 'in the filename parameter.

  2 If you use vcenter you datacenter parameter specified in the function DeleteDatastoreFile

  #!/usr/bin/perl -w
  use strict;
  use warnings;
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     filename => {
        type => "=s",
        help => "filename to delete",
        required => 0
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  );
  
  Opts::add_options(%opts);
  Opts::parse();
  Opts::validate();
  Util::connect();
  
  my $filename = Opts::get_option('filename');
  
  my $fm = Vim::get_view(mo_ref => Vim::get_service_content()->fileManager);
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     $fm->DeleteDatastoreFile(name => $filename, datacenter => $datacenter);
  };
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  Command line

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• the system show my VM was running without any snapshots, but there are several delta files in data stores.

  Hello

  The system displays my VM was running without any snapshots, but in the data store, there are several delta as vmsd files, delta.vmdk files exist.

  
  

  is it possible to get rid of these files of delta file. Screenshot of PFA

  
  

  
  

  Thank you

  vm2015
  

  
  

  
  

  Create another cliché, and then use the option "Delete All" to delete all snapshots.

  That get rid of the files?

• Download a file of data store

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  is it possible to use the datastorebrowser to download/update a file from a data store?

  As there is a way in the vCenter to do this should be also done with the viperltoolkit.

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  Bye, Chris

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  I have an ESXi host Miss space on one of its data warehouses. No 911 short, but short enough so that something needs to be done in a few weeks. On this data store, we created snapshots of some servers Exchange 2010 hosted before installing a custom Microsoft patch. So we have a server HUB, CASES and MB each with a single shot of several months that we will never have to come back. In this navigation data store, some of these 00001.vmdk files are huge, almost up to the size of the player it is a snapshot of. I believe it happened when we had backup problems and drive full of balls of trans.

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  Delete the snapshots will delete all files in capture instant hard, recovering a ton of space on the data store?

  TIA!

  The OMI 30 GB should be enough. When you delete the snapshot with the virtual machine, a snapshot of assistance is created, which will consume disk space necessary for any change, even if the current snapshot is being deleted more ~ 4GB for the snapshot file (.vmsn).

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  André

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  When trying to add new vmdk of VM (SQL) of free space to store data, I get an error. See attach...

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  I deleted a data on a cluster through a host store. The data store is not longer available on all hosts, but it still appears on home / inventory / data warehouses.

  The hosts are in 4.1.0 (build 260 247), the vCenter is 4.1.0 Build 258 902.

  The data store has been 200 GB and used on 10 hosts, all with the same version.

  The "Delete" option is not available on the data (by clicking right on) store, the data store is no longer visible on the hosts.

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  Thank you very much in advance for your answers.

  KB http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1026661 explains the process of how to remove the vCenter Server DB data store in a case like this.

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