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• check the free space on the data store before making svmotion

  I'm trying to understand how to check free space on the data store until the proceeds of the svmotion.

  Example:

  -must first check that that sizeof (VMs to be moved) < sizeof (destination) - 50 GB before in terms of the

  -should leave a 50 GB buffer so that the script ends when all the VMS are moved from source data store or there are only 50 GB left on the source data store

  -must move VM to store data source to the destination data store 2 at a time, until the completion

  -must create a local log file, and then send this log file using the relay smtp server.

  I just started using powershell and have played with different things for about a week. I'm trying to understand this problem, anyone has advice or suggestions for me?

  Any help would be greatly appreciated...

  Hello

  Yes, the $vmname is empty, change the line as below

  Move-VM -VM (Get-VM -Name $vmm.Name) -Datastore (Get-Datastore -Name $DSname)
  

• Low free space on the data store.

  Hi ladies and gentlemen

  I have 3 connected to my server from Vsphere data warehouses, data warehouses are a Terrabyte each but only have about 65 concerts on the free space on each of them.

  How this small space affect my ability to take pictures? Take a snapshot potentially cause data warehouses to run out of space?

  Thank you very much for all the tips...

  Concerning

  Clint.

  Dear Sir.

  Snapshot response potentially cause data store run area is YES.

  The explanation is dependent on the setting of the snapshot, configured manually, automatically configured (by any agent backup) or?

  Sorry, I'm not explain in detail here.

• Script of VM inventory for VM name with the location, the name of the Cluster and data storing total size and free space in the data store.

  Hello
  I'm looking for small changes in the script. I want the output to the database in GB and not MB. Any help on this will be appreciated.

  $vc = to connect-viserver "e.g. name VC.
  $report = @)
  {foreach ($vm in Get - VM)
  $ds = get - Datastore - VM $vm
  $report += $ds. Select @{N = "Name"; E = {$vm}},
  @{N = 'Cluster'; E = {Get-Cluster - VM $vm}},
  @{N = "ESX host"; E = {(Get-VMHost-VM $vm).} Name}},
  @{N = "Datastore"; E={$_. Name}},
  @{N = 'Capacity DS'; E={$_. CapacityMB}},
  @{N = "DS free"; E={$_. FreeSpaceMB}}
  }
  $report | Export-Csv - NoTypeInformation C:\VM_CLuster_Host_Datastore.csv

  Thank you

  vmguys

  Use the constant of builtin PowerShell 1 KB

  $vc = connect-viserver "eg VC name" $report = @()
  foreach($vm in Get-VM){
      $ds = Get-Datastore -VM $vm    $report += $ds | Select @{N="Name";E={$vm}},
          @{N="Cluster";E={Get-Cluster -VM $vm}},
          @{N="ESX Host";E={(Get-VMHost -VM $vm).Name}},
          @{N="Datastore";E={$_.Name}},
          @{N="DS Capacity GB";E={$_.CapacityMB/1KB}},
          @{N="DS Free GB";E={$_.FreeSpaceMB/1KB}}
  }
  $report | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation C:\VM_CLuster_Host_Datastore.csv
  

  And if you want some control the format of numbers, use the Round method

  $vc = connect-viserver "eg VC name" $report = @()
  foreach($vm in Get-VM){
      $ds = Get-Datastore -VM $vm    $report += $ds | Select @{N="Name";E={$vm}},
          @{N="Cluster";E={Get-Cluster -VM $vm}},
          @{N="ESX Host";E={(Get-VMHost -VM $vm).Name}},
          @{N="Datastore";E={$_.Name}},
          @{N="DS Capacity GB";E={[Math]::Round($_.CapacityMB/1KB,2)}},
          @{N="DS Free GB";E={[Math]::Round($_.FreeSpaceMB/1KB,2)}}
  }
  $report | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation C:\VM_CLuster_Host_Datastore.csv
  

• Not enough space on the data store

  I created a VM w2k8 server. I have attached a second virtual drive to it in the vsphere client determined I gave him too much space. I went back in the vshere client and click on delete. Now, when I go to add a second drive with the right amount of space I want t use I get error not enough space on the data store. I noticed that the old file vdmk still exist but do not know how to proceed. It is a 5 ESX environment and the data store is on the SAN. Space on the windows server is listed as unallocated.

  Hello and welcome to the community of VMware. Well I would like to browse the data store and make sure that there are no vmdk files sitting here that, if the other wise not to be there. Have a go at this and feedback your conclusions.

  Best wishes.

• Not enough space on the data store. Could not power on VM:No space available on the device

  Hello

  Here's my problem. I have several virtual machines. But one of them can be powered on because of the problem of space. I can not add spaces because there is nothing to add. The data store is only 760 MB left. There is summary information about the virtual machine below. I need power somehow on this machine, but how can I do. can I add another data store space. Y at - it files I can delete from the data store. Snapshot file is considerably large, I can reduce its size without changing anything.

  Thank you.

  

  There are several ways to approach this problem

  1. you can storage vmotion, some VMs who are currently used and this will free space.

  2. check the clichés that you don't use, and delete those.

  3. reduce the memory of some other virtual machines which are turned on so that the swap space can be saved.

• How can I get an alarm for VM in bad condition when you run lack of space on the data store

  Hello

  After ignoring the alarm messages on disk space used almost, a VM doesn't work with this error message:

  "Message from VMHost1.test.net: there is no more space for virtual disk.

  vmfs/volumes/4fb7ee7c-9c2aceee-a0df-00215acb6f4a/VMHost1/VMHost1_1_1.VMDK. You may be able to

  continue this session by freeing up disk space on the relevant volume, and then click Retry. Click Cancel to end this

  session. "

  At this point, I would like to have another alarm to ignore ;-)

  I'm trying to find a VMware alarm that can warn me in this case. (As the alarm 'use of data to drive store"set up to warn me when 90% is used)

  Basically, when the data store is full, and a virtual machine on it ask the e/s, due to the fact that it is thin provisioned, it is currently interrupted by ESXi. All virtual machines that do not require what I/O may still work. When this happens, you get an error like this:

  

  What the virtual machine that will come to you, is basically a VM Message. Using vCenter, you can create an alarm that goes off when the virtual machine (an individual) information message. The message that I used was something like this:

  

  When I then make a virtual machine on a data store set up thin, my alarm clock personalized using thin disks implemented short of space, was triggered.

  

  NB. I saw icon of the virtual machine in a State of alarm after that I clicked retry on the popup. If you don't do this, the virtual machine icon will be the State in question, but will always be triggered the custom alarm.

  Hope this helps,

  Tom

• V2V conversion with no space on the data store.

  Hi all -

  I need to resize/shrink a disc of comments (disc Win2008r2 800 GB to 300 GB) and I read that there is some reasonable success using a conversion, v2v (with vCenter Standalone Converter), but my concern is that I have only 50 GB free on the host data store.

  I would be able to download and drop the virtual machine folder and files on my local machine and convert from my local to the esxi host?  If not, what other options are there?

  Thanks in advance

  -michael ~.

  Yes, you can use the VMware Converter to convert the machine virtual VMware Workstation/Player format and save the files on your PC.

  Once this is done, then run the converter again choose VMware Workstation/Player as source and your virtual infrastructure as your destination.

  However, if the new virtual machine is over 50 GB in size, you can have a space problem.  You can, on the last page of the VMware converter during the movement of the virtual dos machine to your vSphere host, make sure that the disc is set to THIN provision...

  Good luck!

• May not use all the available space in the data store

  Hello

  We have a HP DL580 G7 Server P410i raid controller with 8 x 1 TB HDD.

  I create a raid 1 with 2 hard drives (1 TB) and raid 5 with 6 hard drives (5 TB) and install ESXi 5.1 in the first data store (1 to).

  After installation when I tried to create the 5 TB data store, (ESXi detects and displays the space available 5 TB) it does use that almost 2.5 TB! and may not use all the space

  I also installed the ESXi 5.5 but still no luck.

  This Ko seems to apply to you: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2006942

• is space implemented a risk of running out of space on the data store

  Hello

  We have a Win SBS VM in PROD ESXi 4.1.

  First, we set the size of the disk to 520 GB.

  In summary, I see the following:

  

  Please help me understand the above figures and advise.

  Thank you.

  Yes exactly. "Configured" means space that is the maximum size that this virtual machine is set to achieve. But in your case, it has not used all the space put into service. But yes, it can reach up to 127 GB.

• Not enough space on the data store.  Newb help please.

  I have a running ESXi 4.1.0 2 Windows VMs server.  Everything worked very well, but I had to turn off all of the server and physically move.  When I powered it back, only on virtual machines with the power on at the same time.  The other dies with the error above.  I have very little experience with VMware and I'd appreciate any help.  Thank you.

  Welcome to the community - the reason why you can't turn on your VM is because a vmkernel swap file is created when you turn on the virtual machine, and if there is not enough space, then, you will receive this error - you'll need clean the directories where are installed the virtual machines - you'll need to remove all of the log files If there are snapshots commit those and then you should be able to powere on virtual machines

• Recommended minimum on the data store when free disk space you use connection vRanger 5

  I was wondering if anyone can tell me what the recommendation is on the left of free space on a data store. I use 5 vRanger connection to back up my VM to another physical server. As such, I will not take snapshots 'manual '. I'm not sure if vRanger connection, running on a separate server, creates additional files on the data store.

  I've read a few threads on this site and some are advocating to let free, 20 to 25%, while that of others, offer 10% left free may be sufficient. Is there an official number for this or if anyone can share valuable experince?

  Welcome to the community,

  I generally recommend to have about 20% of free space on each data store. However, this depends on the activity/writes to disk during backup. vRanger connection - as well as any other backup software - create a snapshot, back up the virtual machine and then remove / commit the snapshot again. This is necessary in order to access the virtual disk files. Usually the backups are made during hours, so snapshots should not grow too much. However, you must also take into account the fact that in the case of a mistake - if the snapshot cannot be deleted - it will grow until it is deleted manually.

  André

• &lt; Unspecified file name &gt; file is larger than the maximum size supported by the data store ' &lt; indeterminate datastore &gt;

  Hello

  I use vSphere4 and I'm having problems, create snapshots of virtual machines.  I get the following error when I try and take a snapshot...

  File & lt; filename not specified & gt; is larger that the maximum size supported by the store data "& lt; not stated the store data & gt;

  If I check all disks assigned to the virtual machine, the block sizes are ok.  All the disks are of block size of 1 MB and less 60GB, except one that is 600GB and a 4 MB block size.  There are also free space on each data store with being less 5,30 Go which I guess should be much more than enough to create a snapshot.

  In addition, whenever I try and create a snapshot, it creates a file called SERVER - Snapshot1.vmsn, 2, 3, 4 etc. on the main data store.

  Is it possible that because of the single disc of 600 GB, VMware prevents me from taking a snapshot?

  Here is the config...

  See the attached file for disk configuration information.  Operating system drive is the drive where the snapshots are created.

  Basic disks refers to all disks assigned to the virtual machine. Given that, by default, the snapshot is stored the vmx file, this data store should be able to potentially create a VMDK your largest disk size, assuming that you change every block in the vmdk.

  In your case, it should support a snapshot that can potentially reach 600 GB to one of your drives, and so needs a block of size on the VMFS volume to support this. You can redirect the snapshots to another logic unit number and so to work around this problem (Storage VMotion is another option) limitation.

  Trust, this clears up a little.

• The amount available on the disc to keep to the data store

  Guys,

  I have a vm (called MachineA) machine that has a total of 125 GB when we built it (50 GB on disc 1, then 75 on hard drive 2). Our data store that time had about 132 GB of free space.

  Suddenly, MachineA to stop with the error of the newspaper "redo" described in the link:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1002103

  in any case, we have deleted a snapshot and ISO a bit in our data store. The machine could start again after the release of space.

  We had over 20 shots on this machine (just built too) but immediate production.

  So the question is why have I about 131 GB of free space and got the problem described above?  Thanks for your time.

  TNT

  VMware snapshots do not work like instant SAN.  When you snapshot of a virtual machine, he freezes the base disk and creates a delta file that lists all the changes (much like a sql transaction log).  Changes more, the file gets.  (Database servers really make a delta file grow quickly, too.)  You should only use a snapshot for a few days, space allowing, then validation/remove it or go back, as the files will be larger than basic disks and consume space in the data store until the system crashes.

• The data store size decreases!

  HII alll,

  I have a virtual machine running windows server 2003, with 135 GB hdd, I noticed in the data of this vm store two files from virtual drive...

  the first vmname.vmdk with size 135 GB and the other is vmname - 00001.vmdk with 15 GB and gettting increase day after day, until it reached today 18 GB

  the free space of data store becomes a decrease coz the vmname - 00001.vmdk file... I don't know what is it? and how can I solve this problem.

  It worsen now coz if there is no space in the data store the virtual machine will be down...

  any idea please?

  It's a snapshot.  Right click on the VM and go in your snapshot Manager you will probably see it there.