Import VMDK on ESXi

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• Size Max VMDK in ESXi 4.1

  VMDK in ESXi 4.1 maximum size cannot be larger than 2 to 512 Byets? Choose the block size of 128 MB?  Thank you.

  Max is 2 TB minus 512bytes

  http://www.VMware.com/PDF/vSphere4/R41/vsp_41_config_max.PDF

• Import VMDK Imagens para ESX4i Server

  Amigos of boa look forward a todos os.

  Alguem sabe como import as o minhas imagens VMDK Server para ESX4i?

  ISTO e feito via software da experiencia Vmware or can I use WinSCP um para os archives transfer?

  Obrigado!

  Juferraz

  Esse e um back best softwares para isso aqui: http://www.veeam.com/vmware-esxi-fastscp.html

• Save the VMDK on ESXi - Free Edition?

  Hello. I am running ESXi Hypervisor (latest version) on a HP Server with two internal disks running in a RAID 1 configuration. In other words, there is * no. * SAN or external hard disk in question.

  I use this for a smaller customer. I have a couple of servers virtualized on this configuration.

  What I would do is save it. VMDK file (and all other files needed to run the copied virtual machine) or an other desktop computer running ESXi or a USB external hard drive so that, if the HP server crashed, I could easily put the. VMDK in the right directory and load the operation system Windows Server for my customer.

  I get VSphere, the paid version, this is thanks to its built-in features, i.e., VMotion, etc.. I'm doing this work with the free ESXi.

  My question is, does anyone know of software that will:

  1. either save the VMDK and other necessary files on a basis that is timed to another computer or device.

  and/or

  2. save the VMDK in real-time as well as to the * all time * the second VMDK file is updated and ready to go?

  I check with Veritas to see if their software for it. I did copy a VMDK today as a test and admit that I'm perplexed as to how it works.

  How can I copy a VMDK is used and running an Active Server? My boyfriend and I thought that this has something to do with a "shadow copy" effect of some sort. If someone wants to explain that I would appreciate it a lot.

  Thank you very much for your help!

  Mike Gallery

  You can use something like ghettoVCB http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8760 to create clones of virtual machines on a calendar. Many/most/nearly every commercial application requires access to the VMware APIs that are not available with the free hypervisor. Packages such as Platespin and Doubletake which could reproduce between readers, but could cost more that you could want. You can use tools like rsysnc that can replicate themselves, but not sure you would have a totally consistent replica. A regular clone would probably be the best option by using the script free ghetto.

• OVF import directly to ESXi without going through the bottleneck of Vsphere client

  I'm currently installing the OVF VMA to ESXi 4.1. ESXi is installed in a data center. VSphere client is installed on my computer at home.

  I chose the URL to install from the ESXi thought it would download directly, but no, it seems that the VSphere client wants to download and then upload to the data center via my broadband connection bottleneck domestic. I'm looking now to 233 minutes to make all this happen.

  I'm still on a learning curve steep then there may be something obvious that I missed, but is it possible that I can bypass the internet connection is slow my home computer (I only have 1.3Mbps uplink speed) and deploy the OVF directly in the data center?

  There are command line tools that I can run on, say, a VM Linux running VSphere CLI to do the same thing? I couldn't find anything in PDF files, I watched so far.

  Thank you...

  Welcome to the community,

  you do not have access to the vCenter Server? In this case, you can open a vCenter Server RDP session and run the top vSphere Client to download and import the vMA.

  André

• import vmdk in ESX 3.5

  Hello

  I have converted a physical machine NT 4.0 using VMware Converter 3.0.3 to the network share.

  I have vmdk and vmxfiles.

  HOWTO import now in ESX 3.5 Update 2?

  Hello.

  You can use the browser to the virtual infrastructure client data store and send these files in a newly created folder on one of your data warehouses.  Once the copy is complete, while remaining in the data store browser, right-click on the. VMX file and choose the option "add to the inventory.

  Good luck!

• Rename a VMDK in ESXi

  I have a virtual machine which contained several hard drives. I deleted (but not deleted) a couple of them as I would like to rename them. I've connected to an area of ESXi console, press Alt + F1, typed not supported and got access to a shell. I browsed to the directory on the SAN, where the virtual machine in question. From this directory, I typed:

  vmkfstools EI vmname_3.vmdk vmname_1.vmdk

  I get the following error: unable to rename 'vmname_3.vmdk': the system cannot find the specified file (25)

  If I'm doing a 'ls', I see the file. My goal is to the vmname_3.vmdk file and rename it vmname_1.vmdk. No idea why it does not work? The file names are all lowercase, in case you're wondering.

  ETA: I tried the same command w / full paths & get the same exact error.

  -AA

  Assuming you are looking at the file descriptor. You can manually change the name in the descriptor and change all file names to match. You may mess up the file.

  You can mount the drive in another virtual machine?

• What are the most important journals of ESXi for troubleshooting?

  I can't find what I'm looking online but would like to know what ESXi 4.1 log files must be checked when troubleshooting your hosts? It seems that there are so many different files until that contains what information?

  Also, when configure you a syslog server does collect only pass, core and messages of the log files or can you have collect other institutions?

  Here's the VMware KB describing all useful ESXi host log files

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalID=2004201

  I think I know once the syslog server is configured all newspapers of ESXi is pushed to the syslog server

  -vCloud9

• How to shrink the VMDK on ESXi

  I need to reduce a virtual machine that is running on a server ESXi.  Is this possible?

  The easiest way would be to use the VM V2V conversion tool and resize the disk during the conversion.

• Import VM in ESXi

  I've recently done a P2V with VMWare Converter and have stored the resulting files on an external hard drive (USB interface).

  How to use this file as the basis for a new virtual machine in ESXi? Note: version 4

  Yes, I DON'T see there is a wizard in the client vSphere (ver. 4), but when I get to the section "Select a disk" and try to navigate on the external HD, the only thing in the datadase is the local disk C:

  Someone said I should add a new data store.

  When I try to do, I'm invited at one point to choose between the network and disk/LUN file systems.

  I chose the disk/LUN (although it looks like SCSI while my external hard drive is USB) and that is that I get.

  I'm still on the right track?

  If you want to use the virtual machine that is located on the external hard drive, you can use VMware Converter to migrate from ESX host.

• Need help developing 'a server scenario' - and MOA & Stuff

  Hi all!

  I need help with the following scenario.

  I have several machines to virtualize via the DRAC or ILO, and I have to keep the local interation in a minimum possible.

  In some sites, I have only one server, do I need to create a virtual computer on a USB drive, install ESXi on this same machine and add to the ESXi virtual machine create earlier.

  I tried to use a CD multiboot I've done with the installer ESXi and MOA on the same disk, to eventually reach:
  1. create a VM with MOA (Windows 2008 R2) cold start
  2 - test this virtual machine with VMware Player on MOA
  3 - reboot
  4. install ESXi
  5 - create a VM 'work' of vsphere client (from my desktop over a wide AREA network)
  6 - start MOA on this work «VM»
  7 use moa to add my VM created in step 1 to the new ESXi

  
  I can't get to step 5, I can't find a way to import the virtual machine to ESXi, I tried adding converter 5 MOA Build, but no dice. Above all I do not see my ESXi host, or I get another error when you try to run the converter 5 4 or 3, the converter to connect on a Vserver, witch, I have not at this time here.

  So any who has any light for me or another possible scenario to reach my goal?

  Of course - there are several ways to do so.

  You say you have Workstation on your generation? -Then, you also have vmware-vdiskmanager.
  With vdiskmanager you can import VMDK in ESXi.

  Other options will need to use WinSCP to transfer the virtual machine - vmkfstools can be used if you are generating MOA with NFS support.

  Recently, I found a way to use the latest Converterversions so...

  If you like to meet via Skype and we know which option is best for your users

• Could not import a VMDK file in ESXi

  I am currently test ESXi to determine if we should use in our company.

  I have a virtual machine running on a server ESXi, with the virtual machine stored on a NFS share. (Openfiler)

  I had Openfiler take a snapshot of my virtual machine running. Like a scenario disaster, I tried to take the VM of the snapshot files and copy them back to another folder on the NFS share.

  My goal was to see if I could get this "restored" virtual machine running I tried two things:

  (1) select new virtual machine and poitning Creae tried for the VMDK in my new file, but even thought the file was there, and the extension was correct, that he did NOT appear in the window "Browse the data store", coudnlt.

  (2) I tried to look through the data store manually (Configuration& gt; Storage& gt; NFS volume), and I tried right-clicking on the 'restored' vmx file The option 'Add to inventory' wa clickable, but when I did, the virtual machine imported as 'Unknown 1 (invalid)' and it cannot be turned on.

  Any suggestions? I saw during an attempt to import VMDK in Vmware Server ESXi, people have similar problems, but I'm on the server SmSAME, SAME SAN storage. I just took the snap-snap-shotted VM and copied it to a new folder and tried to mount it as a separate virtual machine.

  Thanks for any help!

  -jason

  No doubt seems to be a permissions issue.  Can you check on your NFS server, and make sure that the ownership of these files are the same as the previous record, as well as the files themselves?

  -KjB

  VMware vExpert

• -= Decommissioning of a license key on ESXi host in order to import in vCenter Server Essentials 6 =-

  Our company recently bought a license for VMware vCenter Server 6 Essentials for vSphere (VCS6-ESSL-C) with license keys for VMware vSphere Essentials 6 for 1 processor (ha6-ESSL-C).

  I accumulated vCenter Server 6 on a physical device and assigned the new relevant license key, as well as installed Update Manager Server on this machine. This instance seems to be functional and functional.

  Now, I'm trying to import 3 x ESXi hosts in this environment which have the license keys from an environment "vSphere advanced 5. These 3 hosts are administered under an instance of VM of vSphere vCentre, that I want to the Commission under this license and the license on these hosts is no longer valid after a takeover of the company.

  Question:

  (A) Comment can I get correctly to the setting of these hosts so that I can use the new vSphere license key 6 that I received?

  (B) should I upgrade these hosts to v6 ESXi befin environment to use this new license key?

  (C) do I need to disable features on the hosts in order to apply to apply this license key "6 of vSphere Essentials?

  (D) what is the correct order for doing all these things to use this new environment vCentre?

  Thanks in advance for any assistance given.

  Concerning

  Grant

  I havn't done it myself yet, but I think you should be able to achieve your goal, follow these steps:

  -downgrade license keys CPU Essentials to v5 im Portal MyVMware

  -the value of the new vCenter Server Evaluation Mode (actually maybe not necessary)

  -Add the licenses of Essentials v5 license vCenter inventory 6

  -Add hosts to the new vCenter Server ESXi 5.5 and assign licenses Essentials guests

  -re - assign the license previously removed to vCenter Server

  André

• ESXi 5.5, 5 VMFS datastore / vmdk size question

  Trying to check that I understand the vmdk for esxi 5.5 size limitation.

  If I have a VMFS 5 existing on my 5.0 esxi hosts, data store once I update my hosts to esxi 5.5 that I would then be able to have vm with vmdk is greater than 2 TB?

  I don't have to create new warehouses of data VMFS 5 after the upgrade to esxi5.5 take advanrage of the change in file size limit?

  Thanks for any help.

  That's right, at least in part. In addition to the upgrade of the host, you must also upgrade the hardware version of the virtual machine (Compatibility Mode) to take advantage of larger virtual disks (up to ~ to 62). However, always keep in mind the time needed to restore the virtual disk together where this is necessary. With 1 Gbps - assuming that you have the full available bandwidth - 2 TB will require more than 5 hours already! Then maybe organize the data in several virtual disks may be a better solution.

  André

• How to export/import a virtual machine with ESXi 5

  I use the free version of ESXi 5 and have created a virtual machine that is configured with the software for our project. I would like to share this virtual machine with other members of the team, some of whom are in other places and have slow network connections.  I want to pack the VM in a reasonable size file or a set of files I could ftp (or put it on DVD for people in areas of slow network) that they could then import into their ESXi hosts. The virtual machine has a 60 GB drive that is implemented by using the option 'thin', so it contains only 6 or 7 GB of real data right now.  Is it possible to export the image to a file or set of files that can be imported to another people ESXI host?  Before when I used VM Player we could do this by upgrading backup files in virtual machine directory and copy them to the new machine. With the ESXi data store, I don't know that something like this can be done.  I used vCenter Converter to convert to ESXi Infrastructure VM in VM Player format (and vice versa), but it is extremely slow. I think I might point the Source to my ESXi host and the Destination to a co-workers ESXi host and run a 'conversion' to transfer the files, but I think it would be very slow and impractical for some people to 'slow-network '.  I tried with vSphere Client navigation data store and I see the download options, but when I tried to download a VM directory it just hung.  I enabled ssh on my server ESXi and I found the store of data under/vmfs/volumes and when I look in the folder that contains my VM, there a file myvmname - flat hard which is 60 GB in size, so if I tar the contents of this folder to move elsewhere it will be huge.

  Can anyone suggest a solution?  The licensed version of ESXi would offer better alternatives?

  You can watch export OVF available in the Client vSphere for this function.