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• Find the path to the virtual machine so disconnected in the inventory?

  Hai everybody,

  How to find the path to the virtual computer files if the virtual machine is disconnected. Can anyone suggest where can find the KB articales related to issues of the VM.

  Hello

  Install RVtools - it will tell you where you have a vmdk files which are not connected to a virtual machine in the inventory

  http://www.robware.NET/

  BTW, this is a very useful tool for admin

  See you soon
  Artur
  

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• Cut short Linux to start the virtual machine directly

  Hi, I want to make a shortcut on the desktop to start a virtual machine directly

  Host: Edubuntu 10.10 64 bit

  Client: Windows 7 64-bit family (called: "'Educatieve netwerk.vmx" ")

  Working directory:/ home/zml/vmware/Educatieve netwerk

  The virtual computer name: Educatieve netwerk

  Full path to the virtual machine:/home/zml/vmware/Educatieve netwerk/Educatieve netwerk.vmx

  Location of VMS and the default teams: / home/zml/vmware

  I'm using VMWare Workstation version 7.1.3

  I tried the commands of mutiple, but still without success...

  VMware x/home/zml/vmware/Educatieve netwerk/Educatieve netwerk.vmx

  didn't work...

  Could someone help me?

  Maarten

  Try the following:

  VMware x ' / home/vmware/zml/Educatieve netwerk/Educatieve netwerk.vmx.

  Make sure you put quotation marks ("" ") for the computer virtual access path.

• Save the number of the Virtual Machine: expand the size of the virtual disk of Guest OS affect the physical disk on the host operating system files?

  People,

  Hello. I use 3 Player VM and Guest OS Windows Server 2003. The host OS is Windows 7. I need to increase the size of the VM disk, so who can install several systems in the guest OS. If something bad happens during the expansion of the size of the virtual disk, the guest operating system and its Applications will not work. Thus, before expanding the size of the virtual disk, I need to back up the virtual machine hard disk external.

  I have check the disk hard host operating system Windows 7, the path is C:\VirtualMachine\WindowsServer2003\... When I get to the top of the virtual machine on the external hard drive, simply select the 'VirtualMachine' folder and save automatically. I have 3 questions as follows:

  First of all, if something bad happens during the expansion of the size of the virtual disk, the guest operating system and its Applications do not work. Can I just delete the folder 'VirtualMachine' in the host operating system?

  Secondly, the problem of the first question does not affect files in the physical hard disk to host operating system?

  Third, if something wrong happens during expand the size of the virtual disk of OS guest, I simply delete the folder 'VirtualMachine' in the host operating system and load the original 'VirtualMachine' from the external hard drive in the host operating system. Works correctly as long as one is the Virtual Machine before Stude the virtual disk size?

  Thank you.

  First of all, if something bad happens during the expansion of the size of the virtual disk, the guest operating system and its Applications do not work. Can I just delete the folder 'VirtualMachine' in the host operating system?

  Yes.

  Secondly, the problem of the first question does not affect files in the physical hard disk to host operating system?

  N °

  Third, if something wrong happens during expand the size of the virtual disk of OS guest, I simply delete the folder 'VirtualMachine' in the host operating system and load the original 'VirtualMachine' from the external hard drive in the host operating system. Works correctly as long as one is the Virtual Machine before Stude the virtual disk size?

  Yes.

  That's right, as long as you have not added and other virtual disks of different folders on the host of the virtual machine, you can probably did not.

  After developing the size of the virtual disk, you must also change the size of the partition in the guest operating system.

  André

• List of the files in the data store for the virtual machine

  Hello

  How to list the files of data store for the virtual machine? I can't find reference to the command.

  Thank you

  If you have installed vCLI and vSphere SDK for Perl, you have extra utilities on top of what is there with the vCLI, take a look at this list: http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/viperltoolkit/viperl40/doc/vsperl_util_index.html

  A script that can help with the list of files to store data for a given virtual machine is dsbrowse.pl

  Here is an example:

  [vi-admin@scofield ~]$ /usr/lib/vmware-vcli/apps/host/dsbrowse.pl --server himalaya.primp-industries.com --username root --name dlgCore-iSCSI.test
  
  Information about datastore : 'dlgCore-iSCSI.test'
  ---------------------------
  Summary
   Name             : dlgCore-iSCSI.test
   Location         : /vmfs/volumes/4a26f505-02dfd8a4-6867-003048d9586a
   File system      : VMFS
   Maximum Capacity : 15.75 GB
   Available space  : 11.654296875 GB
  
  Hosts associated with this datastore.
   himalaya.primp-industries.com
  
  Virtual machines on this datastore.
   None
  
  Templates on this datastore.
   None
  
  Datastore Folder Structure.
   Folder Path: '[http://dlgCore-iSCSI.test|http://dlgCore-iSCSI.test]'
   Files present
    testagain
    testlab-1
    testlab-2
    testlab-3
    testlab-4
    testlab-5
    testlab-6
    testlab-7
    testlab-8
    testlab-9
    testlab-10
    testlab-11
    testlab-12
    testlab-13
    testlab-14
    testlab-15
  
   Folder Path: '[http://dlgCore-iSCSI.test|http://dlgCore-iSCSI.test] testagain'
   Files present
    testagain.vmdk
    vmware.log
    testagain.nvram
    vmware-70.log
    vmware-65.log
    vmware-66.log
    vmware-68.log
    vmware-67.log
    vmware-69.log
    testagain-flat.vmdk
    testagain.vmx
    testagain.vmxf
    testagain.vmsd
  

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• Is it necessary that the guest OS to support SSD if the file of the virtual machine is placed on an SSD?

  Dear,

  I have a plan to set up a file of the virtual machine on an SSD. The host system is windows 10 (on an other SSD, I'll use 2 SSD), it should support the SSD very well.  Then comes the question: should I also install an OS that needs support also guest SSD?

  My opinion is it does not matter since the disk i/o operation is made by host operating system, it is the host operating system which finally determin whick block data will be published (optimization of the disk).

  Am I wrong? Thank you.

  Sorry for the enigmatic answer...

  In your case, the answer is Yes: he cares about the type of media, while the virtual disk is a vmdk (virtual material treaty) and placed in an SSD.

  There are a few cases where you might use a physical disk directly to the virtual machine (called peripheral raw disk or RDM in vSphere environment).

  Concerning

• Storage test 55 certification vmotion, storage vmotion fails with "Could not lock file" on the virtual machine during storage vmotion

  In my view, that it is a known problem in ESXi 5.5 Update 2 release notes, someone knows a solution yet? This is an excerpt from the release notes:

  • Attempts to perform live storage vMotion of virtual machines with RDM disks can fail
    Storage vMotion of virtual machines with RDM disks can fail and virtual machines can be considered in turned off of the State. Attempts to turn on the virtual machine fails with the following error:
    
    Cannot lock the file
    
    Workaround: No.

  VMware support for the record said that the patch will update 3, it is known as an intermittent problem. Finally, it happened to me on the 9th attempt.

• load the file into the virtual machine

  How can I load any file to the virtual machine using java api

  How to download the file in the guest on VMware operating system:How to transfer the file to the operating system guest on VMware | DoubleCloud = & gt; Private cloud and Public Cloud

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  If you have any question/problem related to this, please post on above blog

• Copy the virtual machine files

  Hello

  I would like to know if I had to copy a virtual machine on my personal laptop, what files should I copy? Told me that VMDK files are not enough. That is why I want to what files exactly?

  And also if my application VM and the VM database are 2 different servers, it will work if I copy them and run them on my laptop?

  Thank you.

  If you laptop is isolated from the area, you'll need to local users account on the virtual machine, so I suggest you note the local administrator account and the password and check if this account is activated.

  Just a further point, if the services in the system VMs depends on domain services, for example: If you are using a domain account to run, you need will change this setting to use the local account and give the necessary permission for this local account.

• Run the script file from a virtual machine

  Hello

  I have a script (c:\script.ps1) I want to run on a virtual machine. Can someone tell me how to do?

  When I want to run the single command on vm I follow these steps:

  > > $cred = get-Credential

  > > Invoke-VMScript - win1 VM - GuestCredential $cred - ScriptText "dir".

  but I don't know how to put the script in a variable so that I can place it after the parameter - ScriptText.

  PS Script is not on the virtual machine, it's on the computer I have installed PowerCLI.

  LucD thanks for help

  I managed to do this way:

  $script = Get-Content - Path C:\script.ps1 | Out-string

  Invoke-VMScript - win1 VM - GuestCredential $cred - $script ScriptText

  without out-String I received the error "failed to convert System.Object [] to the System.String type.

• Create the virtual machine by using the file PowerCLI and csv

  I know there is a lot of info out there on this and I think I have a working script prety good.  Much was borrowed from this thread, http://communities.vmware.com/thread/315193 many thanks to LucD.

  My code is as follows:

  # Deploy virtual machines from CSV file
  # Much borrowed from http://communities.VMware.com/thread/315193?start=15 & tstart = 0

  
  # CSV import file
  Import-Csv "C:\guests.csv" - UseCulture | %{
  # Gets the customization information to configure the static NETWORK card and assign the static IP address
  Get-OSCustomizationSpec $_. Customization | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping | `
  Game-OSCustomizationNicMapping - UseStaticIP - IpAddress IpMode $_. ""IP address""
  -Subnet mask $_. Subnet - DefaultGateway $_. Gateway - Dns $_. DNS
  $vm = New-VM-Name $_. "" Server name "-model $_. Model-host $_. ' "The ESX host" '
  -Datastore $_. Data store - OSCustomizationSpec $_. Customization"
  -Confirm: $false - RunAsync
  ## .......
  }

  He's going to cross and clone the virtual machine, and looks like he's running of the OSCustomizaitonSpec then it bombards.  It cleans bad VM.  Recent tasks shows "failed virtual machine clone that a specified parapeter was not correct." hostname ".

  The problem is that I don't mean to set a hostname with the OSCustomixationSpec, I try only to IP address info.

  I'm runningn PowerCLI 5.0.1 build 581491

  My ESXi host is 5.0.0 build 914586

  My vCenter Server is Ver 5.0.0 build 623373

  I opened a new thread, because the age of the old thread.  Not sure if this is the best way to do things.

  A very simple and intuitive brake system :-)

  ## Deploy VMs from CSV File
  ## Much borrowed from http://communities.vmware.com/thread/315193?start=15&tstart=0  
  
  $maxJobs = 3 $currentJobs = 0
  ## Imports CSV file
  Import-Csv "C:\temp\TestDeploy1" -UseCulture | %{
  ## Gets Customization info to set NIC to Static and assign static IP address
      Get-OSCustomizationSpec $_.Customization | Get-OSCustomizationNicMapping | ` ## Sets the Static IP info
      Set-OSCustomizationNicMapping -IpMode UseStaticIP -IpAddress $_."IP Address" `        -SubnetMask $_.Subnet -DefaultGateway $_.Gateway -Dns $_.DNS## Sets the name of the VMs OS
      $cust = Get-OSCustomizationSpec -Name Test    Set-OSCustomizationSpec -OSCustomizationSpec $cust -NamingScheme Fixed -NamingPrefix $_.VMName## Creates the New VM from the template
      $vm=New-VM -Name $_."Server Name" -Template $_.Template -Host $_."Esx Host" `        -Datastore $_.Datastore -OSCustomizationSpec $_.Customization `        -Confirm:$false -RunAsync
  
      $currentJobs = Get-Job -State Running | Measure-Object | Select -ExpandProperty Count    while($currentJobs -ge $maxJobs){
        sleep 30      $currentJobs = Get-Job -State Running | Measure-Object | Select -ExpandProperty Count    }
  ## .......
  }
  

  You can be more selective about the current jobs. For example, you can check if the name of the job shows that they are actually cloning jobs.

• Cannot resize the virtual disk, the virtual machine by using a «child» vmdk file

  Release: VMWare workstation 9

  SE host: Windows 7 64-bit

  Screenshots below.

  I want to resize my VM from 50 GB to 100 GB.

  It seems that VMware workstation 9 uses a child for my VM vmdk.  In my case, using its "Windows Server 2008 R2 x 64 - 000001.vmdk" for its virtual disk file.  The correct file should be "Windows Server 2008 R2 x64.vmdk", I think.

  There are currently no snapshots registered for this virtual machine, I see.

  The virtual machine works well as is, but I can't resize the disk without the VMWare gui, saying I should be perform the operation on the parent vmdk file.

  It seems that I do run a snapshot that is not really a snapshot?  How to merge with the older files - Sxx.vmdk to 0000xx - Sxxx.vmdk

  I also tried to use the command line tool to manually resize the vmdk parent, but I get permission "access denied" errors.

  Kind regards

  Matt

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  Parameters of the HARD disk:

  

  Error:

  

  Files:

  

  He no snapshots are displayed in the Manager of snapshot with the check box 'Show AutoProtect snapshots' verified then the snapshot is an orphan and the best way I use normally to fix this if I want the contents of the snapshot of orphan to be among the basic disk is with tab of the virtual machine in VMware Workstation GUI closed I simply delete the .vmsd file and then open the virtual machine tab in the VMware Workstation GUI and cover and immediately remove a snapshot in the Snapshot Manager.  This will force the orphan snapshot to merge with the parent disk.  Then to clean I still remove the .vmsd file and orphans, .vmsn and .vmem file.

  Note: Before the procedure you have a good backup of the virtual machine in case you accidentally mess something up.

• 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." "

• You can synchronize a file to the virtual machine on two macbook pro

  I have 2 macbook pro I synchronize files with every night. I want to keep the file of the virtual machine the same on both machines. If I run VMWare Fusion with this file to the virtual machine on a single machine, quit VMWare Fusion and then synchronize the file tonight, the other machine will be able to open it without additional configuration steps? Thanks for any help you can give me.

  that would be copy very large files...

  but I don't see any problem other than

  Add
  UUID.action = 'keep '.
  to your file vmx to answer the question "did you copy or move you VM?" once for all time

• The virtual machine files

  Hello;

  Just noticed that in my data store, there are several folders to a single virtual machine, e.g. VM-Marketing, it also has Marketing_1-VM and VM-Marketing_2.

  When I go on the 'change settings' of this virtual machine, in the hardware tab, and on the hard drive, it's going to [datastore] VM-Marketing_2/VM - Marketing.vmdk.

  Then in the General Options in the 'Options' tab, the Configuration of the VM tab is [datastore] VM-Marketing_2/VM - Marketing.vmx

  It seems that my VM it working in the VM-Marketing_2 file in the data store, what about the other two?, this virtual machine, it is quite heavy, it has a 80 GB HARD drive and I have 3 of them if total 240 GB, so can I remove them?, is there something I can do atin the VCenter?

  The content of this files are:

  VM-Marketing.

  -rw - 1 root root G 80, 11 October 2010 VM-Marketing - flat hard
  -rw - 1 root root 8.5 K 11 October 2010 VM - Marketing.nvram
  -rw - 1 root root 480 11 October 2010 VM - Marketing.vmdk
  -rw - 1 root root 0 11 October 2010 VM - Marketing.vmsd
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3.1 K 11 October 2010 VM - Marketing.vmx
  -rw - 1 root root 268 11 October 2010 VM - Marketing.vmxf
  -rw - r - r - 1 root root vmware.log K 85, 11 October 2010

  VM-Marketing_1 /.

  -rw - 1 root root G 80, 11 October 2010 VM-Marketing - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 8.5 K 11 October 2010 VM - Marketing.nvram

  -rw - 1 root root 480 11 October 2010 VM - Marketing.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 0 11 October 2010 VM - Marketing.vmsd

  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3.0 K 11 October 2010 VM - Marketing.vmx

  -rw - 1 root root 268 11 October 2010 VM - Marketing.vmxf

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 70K 11 October 2010 vmware - 1.log

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 73K 11 October 2010 vmware - 2.log

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root vmware.log 73K 11 October 2010

  VM-Marketing_2 /.

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 17 37 Sep 12:37 VM-Marketing - 4db56dd6.hlog

  -rw - 1 root root 6.0 G Sep 19 08:16 VM-Marketing - 4db56dd6.vswp

  -rw - 1 root root 5.1 M Sep 19 08:16 VM-Marketing - ctk.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 80G 19 Sep 13:59 VM-Marketing - flat hard

  -rw - 1 root root 8.5 K 19 Sep 08:17 VM - Marketing.nvram

  -rw - 1 root root 568 Sep 19 08:17 VM - Marketing.vmdk

  -rw - 1 root root 13 Sep 07:27 VM 1.4 K - Marketing.vmsd

  root - rwxr-xr-x 1 root 3.4 K 19 Sep 13:19 VM - Marketing.vmx

  -rw - 1 root root 268 Sep 19 13:19 VM - Marketing.vmxf

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 245K 7 September 08:52 vmware - 20.log

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 155K 17 Sep 12:32 vmware - 21.log

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 133K 17 Sep 12:37 vmware - 22.log

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 128K Sep 19 07:52 vmware - 23.log

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 61K 19 Sep 07:56 vmware - 24.log

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 61K 19 Sep 07:58 25.log - vmware

  -rw - r - r - 1 root root 90K 19 Sep 13:20 vmware.log

  Thanks for your time...

  Welcome to the community - VM when is created ESX, it will use the name of the default computer name of directory where the virtual machine and its files will be stored - if a directory with that name already exists, it increments the directory with _1, _2 etc - so I am betting by the same VMs na, e were created before the one you have currently in production - Maybe the intention had been to delete these virtual machines, but when they have been deleted, rather than by selecting delete from the disk - remove inventory has been selected which will keep the directory structure.