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• Reset cbt - cannot get rid of the ctk vmdk files

  Hi, I have a known problem with the backup of my virtual machines where I need to reset the CBT. The procedure I have the backup software is as follows;

  Solution:

  Please follow the steps below to reset the CBT for a specific virtual machine.

  1. turn off the virtual machine

  2. right click on the virtual machine, click on "Change settings", find the 'Options' tab and click 'settings of Configuration.

  3. set the value of 'ctkEnabled' to false

  4. set the 'scsi0:x.ctkEnabled' to false for each disk of the virtual machine in question

  5. open the source folder and remove all - CTK. VMDK files.

  6. turn on the virtual machine

  7. power off the virtual machine again. This step is necessary to update the table of CTK.

  8 turn on the virtual machine

  9 replay backup task.

  So I have 2 VMs. VM1 and VM2. Both are win2k12 r2 (they are created the same day, the same way, installation of r2 std win2k12, patches, etc...). In step 5, for both servers, even if I delete the ctk.vmdk files, they are automatically reproduced so I can't delete them. Then I continued with the neverthless steps. After step 8, I saw that for VM1, has more ctk.vmdk files so that they are deleted somewhere in the process by the server itself. So my guess is that step 5 is not relevant. The problem I have is that even if I did exactly the same thing for VM2, ctk.vmdk files are never deleted. I reboot 3 times, I tried to manually remove them several times, they always, never to return, they are deleted.

  So, basically, I can't reset the cbt on VM2. I double check this ctkenabled are all 'fake' (tried also uppercase) still no luck. Any ideas how I could get rid of these ctk.vmdk files?

  Thank you

  Hi, proved that there was a snapshot. As soon as I deleted it, the ctk files disappeared.

  Concerning

• 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?

  Edit: I should probably add that I know the exact size of the disc, but when I try to create new disks I can't manage to get split into flat vmdk / basic (with an idea of just using the new disks for the old descriptor)

  Take a look at sanbarrow.com for some details on this kind of issue, but basically, you can follow this process

  (1) create a new virtual machine with the same disc than the old size.

  (2) copy the file descriptor on file with just the file flat.vmdk left.

  (3) change the descriptor file (hard) and update to point to the old file flat.vmdk.

  (4) allowing the VM.

  (5) change the new virtual machine and delete the virtual HD.

  (6) copy the old file to the new folder VM with vmkfstools.

  (7) to change the new virtual machine and add a file of existing (using the new copy) drive.

  (8) to turn on the virtual machine.

  But before that, you can you

  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.

  Dave

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• can I extract the files from the _flat.vmdk file

  We have suffered a data corruption on a LUN, and I find myself with only a file Server1_1 - flat 200GB hard. No vmx or any other config file. Can I remove all the data from this flat file?

  Thanks, Mike

  I would like to try to recreate the descriptor VMDK file.  If this works, you should be able to join any virtual computer.  However if you lost files, parts of this file may be corrupted.  You won't know until you try to attach to a virtual machine.

  Good luck

  Charles nights, VCP

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• Reduce the size VMDK

  How can we reduce size of VMDK in ESXi 5

  Can directly without power VM off-> change settings and reduce the size of vmdk by entering a value in the column size of VMDK?

  Please suggest...

  No, unfortunately this is not possible. This would require ESXi be aware of the installed guest OS, its file system and partitioning, in order to adjust the partitions to the size reduction. To reduce the size of virtual disk, you can use. for example, VMware Converter.

  André

• ESXi 5.5 - move datastore only different verses of the primary VMDK file?

  ESXi 5.5 installed on Dell R720(2 mirrored hard drives which is Data Store1) and connected to the Dell 3220 storage cabinet that is listed as a 3220 in data stores. I recently converted a Server 2003 physical to virtual (2003Server). I noticed that the VM 2003Server folder has been created the data store Dell3220 and contained everything except the vmdk file located in a folder called 2003server in DataStore1. There's a cliché that was created during the conversion process. This snapshot should be able to be removed. What is the right way to move the vmdk file to the folder in vm on the data store 3220 2003Server? Here's what I think the correct way to do it, but I want to make sure that it is a production server

  1. turn off the virtual machine

  2. remove/delete all snapshots

  3. copy or move the file to the Datastore1 to the data store 3220 2003server.vmdk

  4. change the settings and add another hard drive... pointing to the file OK datastore/folder/2003server.vmdk

  5. click on ok

  6 change settings and delete it from your hard drive 1 and choose the option to remove the virtual machine.

  7. click on OK

  8 turn on the virtual machine

  9 fact

  As you only ESXi host (no vCenter):

  The steps you plan to sense.

  I'm assuming that:

  -You have a virtual machine with 2 VMDK: a VMDK on DS1 & an another VM on DS2. Now you want all files of the virtual machine (the two VMDK and vmx etc.)

  1. turn off the power the virtual computer.

  2 remove snapshots

  3. go to the data store where to move VMDK is there.

  4 right-click the VMDK & click MOVE (copy may not work in VI client data warehouses)

  5. Select the another data store where you want to keep this VMDK. Wait the VMDK is migrated.

  6 change seetings > click VMDK that was moved (it will have previous VMDK PATH, so now VM can not turn on) > delete this VMDK

  7. yet once change settings > click Add > hard disk > select existing virtual disk > select the VMDK which moved earlier. > OK

  8. now you should be able to power on the virtual machine.

  Note: This should work with primary VMDK as well.

  Let me know if you have any questions

• Native clones of the name.vmdk file hierarchy is too deep

  I'm just kicking the tires on this new 5.1.2 environment and testing to get it up and running, but I see some really weird storage related issues while trying to do the basic tasks in the GUI.  When I try to provide more than 1 VM in a TIME I get an error indicating insufficient permissions or data store has exceeded its limit on the number of files and when I try to publish things in an organization in the catalogue of this organization I get an error message indicating that the native clones of the vmdk file hierarchy is too deep.

  The storage array access r/w and root for data warehouses, so I really feel like permissions are not the issue.  Does anyone have ideas on this?

  While trying to provide more than 1 VM in a paralytic:

  Insufficient permissions or data store has exceeded its limit on the number of files.

  vCenter Server task (moref: task-2102) failed in vCenter Server 'dccvcdvcprd01' (1c495c36-1f5b-4322-bc19-b77b8526b898).

  -Cannot access files [dccb-nfsprd01] Win7_Test-1 (f1f78f06-57fb-4dd7-b524-7325f6b79929)

  In trying to download the catalogue:

  Failure occurred when trying to access to the file [dccb-nfsprd01] Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 x 86 (4221568e-58b5-48e2-b3c6-bb3e995a58be) / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 x 86 (4221568e-58b5-48e2-b3c6-bb3e995a58be) hard.

  vCenter Server task (moref: task-3967) has failed in vCenter Server 'dccvcdvcprd01' (1c495c36-1f5b-4322-bc19-b77b8526b898).

  -The hierarchy of clones native file [dccb-nfsprd01] Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 x 86 (4221568e-58b5-48e2-b3c6-bb3e995a58be) / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 x 86 (4221568e-58b5-48e2-b3c6-bb3e995a58be) hard is too deep.

  Thanks in advance!

  Resolved:

  This has proved to be a problem associated with VAAI table level.  We run R31 code on our storage VNX and 'Clone support nested VAAI' array not coming into game until R32/INYO to VNX.  I temporarily spent at FC storage because doing an upgrade right now is not an option for us, but I did a few tests by installing the data warehouses NFS to an array of INYO to these hosts and managed the same tasks without problem (very quickly I might add).

• Snapshot deletion failed, remove the instant vmdk files?

  We have a 2 TB data store that became close to completely full. I tried to delete a snapshot that got to 95% the data store completely filled and then pretty much killed the server.

  There are 2 drives on a data store. The disk system (Server.vmdk) is 50 GB and the second disc (Server_1.vmdk) is 1.95 GB

  I managed to get the operational return server to convert the system disk to a new virtual machine (Server_New.vmdk) on another data store, removal of the original vmdk in the data store complete and then adding a second drive that points to Server_1.vmdk

  As far as I can tell everything is everything works fine and it's not like there are any missing files so I am happy with that. One thing I couldn't confirm if I can delete the snapshot files. I'm pretty confident that I can remove them without causing problems, but I'd love to get confirmation from someone who knows what they are doing.

  I've looked through the vmware.log file and don't see any mention of server_1 - 000001.vmdk or 000002.vmdk - server_1. Also in browser data store, the modification date and time is 20 minutes before server_new.vmdk and server_1.vmdk and these times coincide fairly well with when I converted to the virtual machine.

  If anyone can confirm that these files from snapshots can be deleted safely, it would be greatly appreciated.

  If the snapshot is attached to a VM voltage you will not be able to delete in file locking in the data store Navigator. If ca you remove it, then it is not attached and I guess it's safe. Another way is I rename and then see if there is any impact, otherwise it is then safe to remove

• 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

  chgsandbox02 chgsms01 loadmon01 MODEL-Exc-Rcvr

  # 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

  -rw - rr 1 root root 192451 November 4, 2008 vmware - 13.log

  -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

  #

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  Yes, I did, but I used compact from the GUI and stop at the command line (vmware - vmdiskmanager.exe). At that time I didn't there's a shrink option in VMWare tools.

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