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• What best practices to remove a host server data store without emptying the contents of the data store

  Hi all

  This question was probably asked a million times. the best practice to remove a host server data store without emptying the contents of the data store?

  I have two clusters and I moved host group A to group B. host A is now to see data from Cluster Both A store and Group B datastore. We want that host A to store data in Cluster B. The Cluster a data store is not and can not be empty coz VM A Cluster using data warehouses. So I just unpreset the data LUN to host A store and Reanalyze the data store? Or there is a better way to do it?

  Thank you all

  Yes that's what I meant - should have specified where virtual machines are running.

• How can I remove snapshots when the data store is full?

  Hello

  With the help of ESXi 4.0.0 build 171294

  I have a virtual machine with a number of snapshots that became very large (rookie mistake I know). Finally, missed data store.

  Delete all the snapshots of the apparently successful Snapshot Manager but has not not any space free, and watching the VM directory via ssh show the delta files always there.

  I tried following the instructions in http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC & externalId = 1007849

  but the I am always left with a complete and all data store the remaining delta files.

  I also tried renaming the file .vmsd and create another snapshot as suggest in this slideshow:

  http://communities.VMware.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/978799-10548/200704231611490.TSX2007-Top_Support_Issues_-_part2.ppt

  After remove it all the snapshots returned instantly, of course, not doing any consolidation.

  1. Is there an any hope of consolidating these shots?
  2. If this is not possible, there is a way to roll back all the way to the original disk file?
  3. Update the firmware of ESXi at this stage would help?

  Thank you very much

  Alex

  According to the vmdk files, the virtual disk of 250 GB is thin provisioned. Please take a look in the browser of data store to see the current size of the virtual disk. Commit a snapshot to a thin provisioned disk can consume additional disk space (which you do not have).

  André

• How to remove an extension of data store (while keeping the files)?

  Hello world

  I am looking for a way to move/delete an extension of my single data store. My data store consists of 2 extends from ~ 150 GB each. The data on this subject would be inserted in the Go ~ 150 remaining.

  Is this possible? If yes how? ESXi automatically rearrange the data to avoid losing data while dropping an extension?
  
  

  Thank you

  Robert

  It is not possible to remove a measure and keep the original data store.  You must move your data, delete the data store and then re-create.

• Flat VMDK files after trying to delete files from data store

  I tried to delete a VMDK file in a data store, because I thought that it was not in use, and I need space. I couldn't get the VM you are looking for the name of the VMDK file, so I thought that the VM has disappeared. Turns out that someone had renamed the virtual machine, when it was actually being used, so I could not remove the VMDK file.

  I searched for the files with Powershell in a data store, and that's how I found this mysterious file in the first place.

  After giving me the error that it couldn't be deleted, the file does not appear in the search more and the name of the file has been replaced by *-dish. VMDK, I think, and the column by specifying the Type just said file, instead of virtual disk. In addition, files not included in the research more.

  Today, a day after, everything is back to normal. Everyone knows this behavior before and could tell me what happened?

  Each virtual disk is actually 2 files: VMname.vmdk and VMname - flat hard

  Unfortunately, the data store browser displays only the VMname... VMDK, but it gives the properties of VMname - flat hard. Use PuTTY, connect to the ESXi host via ssh, navigate to the folder of the virtual machine and use: the - lahtr to list the contents of an authoritarian way. You can also run: - ch to check actual use.

• Web Client 5.5 - How to download files from data store?

  I can't get the file download of data storage works on my 5.5 b vcenter webclient. When you browse the datastore folder / there are only buttons to install the Plugin for integration Client, refresh, new folder and delete. The plugin is installed and I tried to use IE11 and Chrome.

  It is a known issue and the workaround is to use an older version of the Mozilla Firefox browser.

  From the release notes: https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere5/doc/vsphere-vcenter-server-55u1-release-notes.html#knownissues

  Integration of client plug-ins can not work as expected if you log the vSphere Web Client using Internet Explorer 11 *.

  If you log the Web Client using Internet Explorer 11 vSphere, the following problems may occur when you perform tasks related to the Client plugin integration:

  • Even if the Client integration plugin is installed, the following message appears when you try to import or to export a model from the FVO:
    Download the plugin Client integration
  • File browser does not download or download a file from the data store.
  • You can't get images of the CD/DVD drive.
  • The console of the virtual machine you may see a black screen with the following error message:
    Remote console is not properly installed

  Solution: use Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or earlier versions of Internet Explorer to access the Web Client vSphere. You can also use vSphere Client instead of vSphere Web Client to work around this problem.

• Deletion of snapshots to recover from data store space

  ESXi 4.1

  I have an ESXi host Miss space on one of its data warehouses. No 911 short, but short enough so that something needs to be done in a few weeks. On this data store, we created snapshots of some servers Exchange 2010 hosted before installing a custom Microsoft patch. So we have a server HUB, CASES and MB each with a single shot of several months that we will never have to come back. In this navigation data store, some of these 00001.vmdk files are huge, almost up to the size of the player it is a snapshot of. I believe it happened when we had backup problems and drive full of balls of trans.

  In any case, I want to remove these snapshots in snapshot Manager on each of those virtual machines by selecting the snapshot and hit delete. The problem is I've read different information about what will happen. Some of the information I've read says even this will take even MORE space. I don't know how that's possible, but I wanted to get in the forums before doing anything.

  Delete the snapshots will delete all files in capture instant hard, recovering a ton of space on the data store?

  TIA!

  The OMI 30 GB should be enough. When you delete the snapshot with the virtual machine, a snapshot of assistance is created, which will consume disk space necessary for any change, even if the current snapshot is being deleted more ~ 4GB for the snapshot file (.vmsn).

  With the virtual machine off, you will not need any addiitonal disk sapce. However, you won't be able to turn on the virtual machine again, until it's finished!

  André

• Remove shading icon from app store?

  How can I remove the shading of the icon from App store?

  He came to the right. Here is a page that shows the key in use:

  http://help.Adobe.com/en_US/air/build/WS901d38e593cd1bac1e63e3d129907d2886-8000.html

• I need to delete files from data store. Get the message "could not open because it was in use" How can I work around?

  9 my Windows update does not work. It is said to open "Datastore" and del; files allow you updates. When I try to open the data store in a first time, I wonder what program to use, and then said "can not open because it is used by another program."  This Windows Vista bit. I can't install Explorer 9 until I have a workaround. Help.

  Hello

  What is the exact error code or error message?

  I suggest to reset the Windows update components and then try to check updates, and then install the updates and check if it helps.

  How to reset the Windows Update components?: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

  Solve problems when you can not install Internet Explorer 9: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2409098

  I hope that helps!

• VM does not far from data store

  Hello

  I'm under 5.1 and 5.1 ESXi vcenter

  These days I use storage vMotion to organize my warehouses... well but I have 3 data warehouses where I move 4 virtual machines to another data store (new size 3 TB of dastore)

  but they are still recorded in the source data store where there is nothing in this old data store: no CDROM ISO, no file VMX, all virtual disks are in the new data store

  The old navigation data store shows nothing related in this datastore with these virtual machines.

  no idea what could cause this problem when I move completely these virtual machines to the new data store, but they will still show in the old

  Thank you very much

  Data warehouses reasons other than the data store 'House' is displayed are:

  • the entries in the settings of the virtual machine (image .iso for CD-ROM drive, .flp images to floppy drives)
  • Active snapshots, where such a link existed at the time you created the snapshot

  André

• Cannot add new vmdk to vm from data store space free

  Hello

  what I am doing wrong?

  When trying to add new vmdk of VM (SQL) of free space to store data, I get an error. See attach...

  I tried 19GB, 18 GB, and even 10GB... the same error. As you can see there is 19.46 GB of free space on the data store.

  Thank you.

  chances are you have snapshots or Exchange memory files using this space.

  Best practices of VMware is to leave 25 + % free on your VMFS volumes.

  I weoud suggest you use another if possible VMFS volume

• Info from data store based on the location of the data center

  Hello

  I wrote a powershell script to get the amount of free space available in the stores of data butthis is too high

  I need the information broken down according to the opinion of the 'data warehouses' with the virtual Center

  EG - my eyes record data centre as

  Teir 1

  X-x-x-x-x-x-x data warehouses

  Teir 2

  X-x-x-x-x-x-x-x data warehouses

  Teir 3

  X-x-x-x-x-x-x-x data warehouses

  Can someone please

  Altogether.  The problem has to do with the Canal works and references that you are trying to use the output the way.  There are several ways to handle this, and I think that it can do what you want.

  Get-Datacenter  |  Foreach-Object { $dc=$_; $dc | Get-Datastore | Select-Object @{name="DC Name"; expression={$dc.name}},Name,FreeSpaceMB,CapacityMB}
  

• Safely remove a data store

  I need to remove for good 2 data stores.  I first clicked each guest vm using these data storages and delete selected.  Data warehouses now show as empty when he is gone.  Can I just to right click\delete each empty data warehouses?  I would like to delete the corresponding LUN on the SAN (VNX) as the last step.  Can someone verify that it's correct.  I remember having a problem with this some time ago.  vCenter is version 5 - ESX 4.0 U2.  Thank you.

  The procedure will be the same for 4.x, then Yes, there will be some host commands involved. It seems really involved, but it really isn't so bad. Much better than potential wickedness that could come to remove them is not the right way.

• How do I cancel the mapping of a data store of esxi host without data loss

  Dear team,

  I want to cancel a data store that is mapped on two cluster mapping (cluster1 10 esxi host and cluster2 esxi 4 guests)

  
  

  
  

  Query1

  What step will be OK

  Disassemble = > detach = > start the activity of storage (storage poweroff) movement = > move the storage = > poweron = > join = > mounting

  or

  Disassemble = > detach = > team san will cancel the mapping = > start the activity of storage (storage poweroff) movement = > move the storage = > poweron = > san team will map the data store = > join = > mount

  Query2:

  Once I sail, I am able to see vpshere ha and dvs folder data, I just want to confirm if I want to take it apart and to separate the data store it will allow me to do it or it will throw an error, please confirm.

  Query3:

  If we remove and detach a data store, before that I have to cancel the registration of all the virtual machines?

  
  

  
  

  concerning

  Mr. Vmware

  Please find the right measures

  Query1

  
  

  before the take-off of export activity VM that are stored on the data store

  
  

  Home-online store of data and the data cluster store => select the data-VMs online store => add all columns => take export VM

  
  

  take the last export RVTool.

  
  

  
  stop all VMs-online you unsubscribe from all models and virtual computers-online RK on Cluster (change the setting-online data store-online here hearbeating we have to choose another data store and click OK)

  
  

  to confirm the new data store is visible as heartbeat data store select Cluster-online Sumamry-online state Custer-online Heartbeat Datastore)

  If we are able to see the new data store, then now remove old data from the heart rate data store store

  
  

  RK on Cluster (change the setting-online data store-online here hearbeating he have to uncheck the data store and click OK)
  

  
  

  disassemble => detach (you will need to perform this step on all esxi hosts)-online san team will be unmap-online beginning of movement storage (storage poweroff) => move the storage-online poweron-online san team will map the data-attach online store ((need to perform this step on all esxi hosts) => set up the data store)

  
  

  Register for all virtual machines

  
  

  PowerOn all VMs if get message (moved or copied) select moved.

  
  

  Query2:

  He doesn't throw any errors, will work flawless.

  
  

  Query3:

  Yes we must cancel the registration of all models and virtual computers before disassembling a data store.

  
  

  concerning

  Mr. VMware
  

  
  

  
  

• Empty data store will not be in Maintenance mode

  I have an empty data store, which is not in maintenance mode.

  It hangs on 'Waiting for all the virtual machine files be migrated from data store'... which is an expression that is not even appear in Google.

  

  Here are the contents of the data store

  

  I've migrated all guests who have been on it.  Disconnected the ISOs of the hosts that use and deleted all ISOs.

  The related strange thing is that some of the guests who were on the data store are still showing as being connected to it.

  

  Many assume that it is because she is always connected to an ISO image, but as you can see there is no ISO disk images and there is nothing to hide in these files.  I have not had no problem in removing the ISO images, and Yes, I have unplugged ISO images before fast vMotioning of customers.

  Why they always think that they are connected to something I don't understand, but I suspect that it is one of the reasons for my data store does not in maintenance mode.

  I'm under ESXi 5.1.0 799733 (custom build of IBM) on the BladeCenter HS22V blades.  Storage is connected by zFCP to a midsize v7000 IBM.

  I assume that this is a bug in the system.  Please let me know if I'm wrong.

  One of your virtual machines have the pictures that have been taken so that something (ISO, for example) was mounted on this data store?