How to make a visible USB hard disk for a virtual machine on ESXI 4.1?

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• How can I get the number of disks for a virtual machine and PAHO are / s of a disc?

  Hi all

  I would like to know if there is a command that returns the number of disks having a virtual machine.

  and also if there is no command to obtain and change the number of the IOPS / disk s.

  Thanks in advance

  Carlos

  It will give you hard drives attached

  Get - VM | Hard drive

  
  

  It will give you count
  

  Get - vm | Select name, @{N = "TotalHDD"; E={($_ | (Get-harddisk).count}}

  
  

  It is possible to retrieve the number of the IOPS / disk s, but what do you mean by editing.
  

• How to make a submission even as RDM for two Virtual Machines

  Hi I have a question.

  We have a server ESX4.0 with two Virtual Machines running on it. I presented a 100 GB of SAN storage to this particular ESX host, this storage space must be shared between two virtual machines as RDM.

  But when I add this storage on a computer virtual as RDM, it does not allow me to present the same storage another VM, of RDM is displayed under the name hidden. Is it possible to do so.

  Kind regards

  Khurram Shahzad

  This is only possible with the MSCS clustering functionality.  With the same logic unit or disc number to multiple hosts without clusting will damage the volume of data / as the new system will try to initialize the disk.

  Your RDM may also need to be in virtual compatibility mode to do this.

  The guide of vmware on clustering with MSCS and there should be information about it.

• How to check the file for the virtual machine size Esxi shell

  Anyone who can tell me how to check the file for the virtual machine size Esxi Shell. I tried this command-h ls but does not work.

  Have you checked "ls-lh', it will provide information as the attached screenshot." "

• Connect physical hard disks to the virtual machine (and leave the data intact)

  Hello

  I'm looking to virtualize a SOHO headless server, that I use mainly for secure file storage.

  Currently, the system runs Linux installed on a small disc and has two drives 1.5 TB, used exclusively for data, in a cluster of ZFS mirroring. (I use the ZFS-fuse Linux-based application).

  I want virtualization for two reasons. One is to make administration easier and safer - avoid having to connect a keyboard and the physical monitor to the box from time to time. The other is that the machine is a bit more powerful to handle the load, and I'm hoping to make it work on other, more challenging tasks.

  Now, there is a catch. These discs are as highly important. I mean the data on them. What I need is to convert the current Linux system to a virtual machine, or re - install Linux on a virtual machine (don't like that), then connect the physical disks to the virtual machine as if they were actually connected.

  I certainly don't want to vmware touches those disks somehow.

  I've read the documentation, but I'm a noob when it comes to server virtualization and system engineering and don't quite understand if this is possible or not. These discs are not a SAN, they are physically connected to the server, I want to install vSphere on. (Of course, I'll log out when I run the setup of vSphere. But I need plug them again later, and they need to be sure that vmware will leave them alone and pass them to the virtual machine transparent.)

  Sigmoid wrote:

  Oh yes, the cluster mirrored ZFS. It is essentially a software RAID type thingie.

  http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS

  A material, or the point of view of virtualization, it appears two hard drives with a single huge partition on each that is not transparent to anyone, except the implementation of ZFS.

  OK, means that you can break the RAID, connect the drives to different host and configure RAID once again, right?

  Let's do it this way

  1. We will need a disc player more for VM, cause on flash, we install ESXi
  2. I will share ZFS :-), all you need to do with that before you install ESXi
  3. make the BACKUP!
  4. Disconnect the data host drives
  5. install ESXi 4.1 U1 free version on flash
  6. Download the site VMware vSphere client
  7. Connect the VM disk to ESXi
  8. customer help create the virtual machine and install the OS on it
  9. stop the virtual machine and esxi
  10. connect DATA drives to the ESXi host
  11. begin to ESXi
  12. See how to add RDM on youtube, after client use, change first hardware VM--> add a new hard disk--> choose Raw Device Mapping--> (physical or virtual) mode--> store it with folder VM - FACT
  13. Start the virtual machine, now your VM should see both drives, with good data course :-)

  I have just made this procedure (add ROW with data in Linux VM) on ubuntu VM, works well

  See you soon
  Artur
  

  Please, do not forget the points of call of the "useful" or "correct" answers

• Maximum number of virtual disk for a virtual machine in vSphere 4.1

  I read the maximum record rate and see that the maximum number of virtual disk is 16 for FT.

  I have the same document I seem not to be able to see the number max of virtual disk that can be taken in charge for a virtual machine.

  The number will be the same as the number of LUNS per host which is 256?  I know the max is for the host, but that be will come the number of Director to the total number of virtual disk that can be supported in the virtual machine?

  In fact, in a logic unit number, we can have more than one data store that can be mapped to a virtual disk.

  I'm confused.

  Thank you and have a nice week,

  Anthony.

  If I am not mistaken, you can attach up to 60 virtual disks to a virtual machine. 15 for each of the 4 virtual SCSI controllers.

  André

• vCD API - how to call updateDisks to resize the disks of a virtual machine?

  Had to think about where to post this question; vCD forums or here. I chose here because it's the API specific vCO for vCD and not versions of Java/.NET working team of vCD.

  I'm going to build a workflow to allow my team to change the size of a disk. This disk is part of a virtual machine that vCloud Director 'property '. I heard several times to not only change the size of the disk in vCenter as then vCD runs a risk of being confused. I have reviewed the vCO API for the vCD and found that the VclVM object contains the set of disks (VclVM.disks) as a property. This returns an array of VclVirtualDisk. There is a method VclVM.updateDisks (VclVirtualDisk []), which seems to do exactly what I want. Update disk sizes (could be used to add new facilities). I have a bit of a problem to find how to call it from my point of departure.

  // selectedDisk: a string selected by the user
  // selectedDiskSize: a number input by the user
  
  var disks = virtualMachine.disks;
  
  for (var i = 0; i < disks.length; i++)
  {
  
       if (selectedDisk == disks[i].itemResource.elementName.value)
       {
            if (selectedDiskSize <= disks[i].hardDiskSize)
            {
                 throw "New disk size (" + selectedDiskSize + ") must be larger than original disk size (" +
                      disks[i].hardDiskSize + ")";
            }
   
            disks[i].hardDiskSize = selectedDiskSize;
       }
  }
   
  virtualMachine.updateDisks(disks);
  

  
  

  'HardDiskSize' the call throws an error. It is a property read-only and is not a method. The API documentation don't do a good job to define all the methods where I can build a new VclVirtualDisk object. or clone an existing one.

  My thought was to update the existing structures of the disc and then pass them to the updateDisks (...) method. Yes, change an internal structure of an object from the outside is not something I should be doing.

  Any suggestions on how to "clone" this VclVirtualDisk object to change?

  If someone of the vCD of the vCO API team is looking, even updateDisks (...) method will do what I want? Or I have to watch fall down to Java to achieve?

  
  Thank you!

  If I remember correctly the ability to change the size of an existing drive is not available in API vCD 1.01.

  Christophe.

• How can change the end of thick disk when a virtual machine has been placed on the disk?

  After you have moved the virtual computer to another stage, chose the thin disk bad. Now, the virtual machine cannot start. the error message says that it must be thick for clustering. So, I need to change it back if possible. Then I moved it back and thick chosed. But, after that, I got a same error. So, after you move, the atatuse disk was not be changed. Is it a way not both directions? How can change the staus thin to thick?

  Thank you!

  George

  Hello George,.

  You can also convert virtual disks in eagerzeroedthick from the command line.

  vmkfstools-j VMname.vmdk allows to convert a thin disk in eagerzeroedthick

  vmkfstools k VMname.vmdk that will do it on a thick disk

  It can also work for a thin disk, click with the right button on the vmdk in browser data store, and then click 'inflate '.

  André

• How to access an external USB hard disk?

  When I plug my external hard drive to the usb port, it makes the ding sound and it's instaled.  I can find it in the Device Manager and all so it's recognize the hard drive.  What I need to know, is how do the drive to use effectively.  How can I open it?  where he is.
  Thank you
  Wade

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• How to resize hard disks of a virtual machine?

  Here's the scenario, we virtualized just a physical machine.

  The (c) is 20 GB, and (d) is 190 GB.  We had to maintain these sizes during the P2V, then re-run the P2V and resizing is not an option (the physical machine is in production and should maintain the current States of its disk).

  From what I can tell, these two (c) and (d) are on a virtual disk (vmdk), which is to ~ 210 GB in size.

  Now that we have virtualized, I could clean the disks and delete unnecessary data.  Now I need to change the (c) for 30 GB and I need to change the (d) to be 50 GB

  Can someone please advice of office?  How to cultivate the (c) and shrink (d) while they are both on a virtual disk (vmdk)?

  In which case it is important, we use a SAN with the left hand.  Our esx-data store is 1 TB, with plenty of room.

  Thanks in advance,

  Chris

  Highlight the host you want to convert to (could be the cluster), then right click and select "import machine".  It will then launch converter.  You can do it on by selecting 'Powered on machine' or if feed you first, you can import it as a virtual one by specifying the host / virtual center.

• Newbie - how to add another hard disk to the virtual machine

  We have just started to try ESXI on a new database server.

  The previous server got an SSD, it is necessary that our needs. Now, we got the new Intel Server, was paid $ 3000. There are 2 hard drives and SSD, all on the integrated chipset. We can't find anywere in the interface of PC ESXI or VMWare Go web site to add the SSD to the list of storage. We imported to test an installation of Windows Server 2008 and it works, but only C:, no other hard drive found!

  Help, please!

  pay? -None
  If you connect to http://ip-of-your-esxi , you should see a hint where to download it if I remember correctly

• How can I set the Script of customization for all virtual machines in a paralytic

  By using the. ExtensionData method found here: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/392462?start=0 & tstart = 0 (thanks alanrenouf)

  I am able to identify a few comments properties via PowerCLI adjustments.

  My question is how to set the value of CustomizationScript with a client cust simple script?

  Is it possible to store it in a $variable?

  Sample script that I first:

  off @echo

  If "% 1" == "precustomization")

  tasks precustomization echo

  ) ElseIf '%1% ' == 'postcustomization')

  cmd /c schtasks.exe/change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag" /Disable

  )

  Thanks for the help.

  Answered by tests.  It's the double quotes.

  $civapp = get-CIVApp TEST

  $script =

  "@echo off".

  If "" %1% "" is "" precustomization"")

  tasks precustomization echo

  ) ElseIf "" %1% "" == "" postcustomization"")

  cmd /c schtasks.exe/change /TN "" \Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag"" /Disable

  )"

  Foreach ($civm to ($civApp |)) Get - CIVM)) {}

  $GuestCustomization = $civm. ExtensionData.Section | Where {$_.} {GetType () - like "* GuestCustomizationSection"}

  $GuestCustomization.Enabled = $true

  $GuestCustomization.ChangeSid = $false

  $GuestCustomization.ResetPasswordRequired = $false

  $GuestCustomization.CustomizationScript = $script

  $GuestCustomization.UpdateServerData)

  }

  Post edited by: jgreenback

• Cultivate the hard drive for the virtual machine fails but customer VI indicates successful operation

  I tried to cultivate a 1 TB drive of 100 GB on a block size of 8 MB LUN with still 117 GB of free space. I thought that 17 GB of free space would be sufficient.

  I had a successful operation task in VI Client after resizing this vmdk to 100 GB, BUT no real changes.

  I tried adding 50 GB (117 GB of free) and the same result.

  Only when I tried to increase 20 GB, then it worked fine.

  QUESTION:

  What is the percentage of disk space must be available on the LUN to cultivate a vmdk to 1 TB? It is a percentage of the vmdk file?

  Why the VI Client would be a successful operation, but no change?

  Your help is most appreciated.

  Thank you

  Bottom line first: you won't be able to easily overcome.

  The reason is the large block size.  If you choose blocks of 8 MB, that's fine, but the trade-off is that even if a sub-block is used, the entire block is considered as unavailable for growth.  So, you have the space wasted in many of your blocks of 8MB.  It is considered as free, then you think you have enough space to grow, but in reality, there is very little, if any, blocks that are completely empty.   Unfortunately, there is no easy way to "squeeze" the blocks and/or move the white space in the 'clean' for growth blocks.

  A lot of people think 8 MB is the way to go and use it all the time.  Not the case.  As with most things, there is a trade-off space-time.  Personally, I use 1 MB of size; It is a good choice of 'medium', memory load balancing and free space.

  For myself, I don't have if worry VMFS, increasingly because if my store of data starts to be complete, I just grow on the fly with my Xiotech.  Can't use VI at all.

• Script to get the capacity of HARD disks on a virtual computer

  I need to add a line to the script below which will get the additional HARD disks on the virtual machine. At the present time, its just by pulling the primary OS info.

  $VmInfo = ForEach ($Datacenter in (Get-Datacenter | Sort-Object -Property Name)) {
    ForEach ($Cluster in ($Datacenter | Get-Cluster | Sort-Object -Property Name)) { 
      ForEach ($VM in ($Cluster | Get-VM | Sort-Object -Property Name)) {
        ForEach ($HardDisk in ($VM | Get-HardDisk | Sort-Object -Property Name)) {
          "" | Select-Object -Property @{N="VM";E={$VM.Name}},
            @{N="Datacenter";E={$Datacenter.name}},
            @{N="Cluster";E={$Cluster.Name}},
            @{N="Hard Disk";E={$HardDisk.Name}},
            @{N="Disk Size MB";E={$HardDisk.CapacityKB/1024}},
            @{N="Datastore";E={$HardDisk.FileName.Split("]")[0].TrimStart("[")}},
            @{N="VMConfigFile";E={$VM.ExtensionData.Config.Files.VmPathName}},
            @{N="VMDKpath";E={$HardDisk.FileName}}
        }
      }
    }
  }
  $VmInfo | Export-Csv -NoTypeInformation -UseCulture -Path "N:\Excel_Reports\VmInfo.csv"
  

  The RED line is the line that pulls a HARD drive, but I'm looking for enter all HARD DRIVES and the release info... I'm sure it's something simple, but I can't find the command

  Just realized that I pasted the script in plain text format, so no formatting was held...

  sound this good line

  @{N="Disk Size MB";E={$HardDisk.CapacityKB/1024}},
  

  There was a typing error in the code, I've corrected the above code.

  Please try again.

• Increase the capacity of the hard disk for VM

  Hello

  I use ESX 4.0 with vSphere 4.0.

  When there is no snapshots more I would like to increase the capacity of the hard disk of the virtual machine in the menu to change settings / Hard disk. There is MS Windows Srv 2008 R2 64-bit installed.

  What is the right way to do it? Operating system, there is no problem with this increased disc? Primary partition will automatically increase as or what I have to do it myself later?

  There should not be problems with the guest operating system when you increase the size of the virtual disk. After the increase in size in the settings of the virtual machine, you need to resize the NTFS partition in the VM Windows 2008 disk management.

  André