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• svMotion is not rename VMDK disk to the new VM?

  People,

  With 5.1 vSphere update 1

  I've renamed just a newly deployed VM of vSphere Console say oldVMName to the newVMName.

  my understanding is that, after running Storage vMotion, all the components of the virtual machine will be renamed in the newVMname, but somehow, just rename the VMFS directory only?

  svMotion front: oldVMName/oldVMName.vmdk [VMFS_vol_15]

  After svMotion: newVMName/oldVMName.vmdk [VMFS_vol_15]

  
  

  How to rename the VMDK match server display name without causing downtime?

  That's what I want to achieve:

  NewVMName/newVMName.vmdk [VMFS_vol_15]

  Yes, you will need a different Storage VMotion to rename the files.

• How do I rename VMDK

  When deploying a new server from a template, the name has been set on the name of the server of your choice, but with a - test at the end.

  Unfortunately the vmdk file and the file still has the - test after him.

  What are the steps to rename it to a proper name?

  The best way to rename files from a virtual computer (including virtual disks) is a Storage vMotion in another data store, see: VMware KB: rename a virtual machine and VMware ESXi and ESX records

• Can't see VMDK copied to new/different DATASTORE - HELP!

  I tried and I tried and I tried. I found a lot of info, but not the answer I need. I don't know if I spent the next two days to research, I eventually would. So I ask forgiveness in advance if you have seen and answered present a million times before.

  REASON:

  I had an ESXI server with a data store consisting of 2 RAID 5s, consisting of a total of 6x3TB readers give me about 10 TB of space. Well, it was full. So I decided to back up all computers virtual and VMDK (in many ways, wait, it's coming) and recreate a RAID5 with all disk drives and recover 3 TB of storage. Fact. Appeared / s smart, I didn't have to buy new disks to 4 or 5 to replace them all and saved me at least $1, 000.Yeah me.

  BACKUP APPLICATION:

  I have five virtual machines running all the time, four servers, and an admin station. On the main file server, I removed non-essential readers/VMDK and started to copy them down to a NAS to spare for temporary storage. I used the VSphere Client, browsed the data store, took the VMDK files and saved off the coast. All cool with me based on the experience that I have lived this before editing the text VMDK file to rename files in the past. (Yes, I know. Easier to SSH inside and do it from the command line.) Dealing with so much data, backup and restore is literally took weeks (only on the rate of transfer of 14 Mbps at BEST and 7-8 MB/s norm.) My actual VMs and essential data I backed up with VEEAM. After everything has been saved, I recreated the new RAID and got my additional free storage. (Yes team!)

  RESTORE THE ŒUVRE IMPLEMENTATION:

  I used VEEAM to restore all my virtual machines. It worked perfectly. It's a great program. (The main file with 3.5 TB of essential data server took 90 + hours to restore!) All virtual machines are up and works fine with my essential data. Now, we start running on the problem. I used VSphere Client to browse the data store, made a new folder named READERS and started to transfer some of my VMDK removed previously stored on my NAS. I went to add some players transferred back into my VM and, SURPRISE file server! ESXi does not see them. They show by browsing the data store, but they do not have the opportunity to add to the inventory and do not lie when this database is read again. FAILED! Try to understand the things I looked at the text VMDK files and to know the difference. I was hoping that it was just a database signature/ID that needed to be updated in the current data store and everything will be edited and fixed quickly. No dice. By comparing the information, I could see the differences but had no idea of what they should be. So I created a new drive in an existing VM with the same dimensions and settings and look at all the different information in each file, and I don't see a logical solution to the problem in this way.

  Yes, I know now that I should have used a programme of SCP to copy the files. From my experience, what I did would work, but obviously my experience is limited and it did not work for this situation. I read the items similar to my situation to use the stand-alone converter, but that does not work as it is looking for a virtual machine (and thus a VMX file) convert a machine instead of by car.

  So I throw my problem to the masses more experienced than me. How can I do to re-use of my 'old' downloaded disk VMDK files in my new data store?

  INFO:

  ESXi 6.0U1

  old version of h/s disc 4

  new version of h/w discs 11

  down and 6.5 TB 3.5 to to go about 8 discs.

  Bill

  Based on http://buildvirtual.net/recreating-a-missing-vmdk-descriptor-file/, I just delete all descriptor VMDK files and recreate them using the vmkfstools. Size is just there in front of me, no problem. WHAT format of disc supported, I used, is a shoot shit. What was my mentality create these drives five years ago? Thin provisioned? Zerothick? Eagerzerothick? It turns out I did the zeroedthick all.

  So I have four hard drives, back up and functional. A fifth could be corrupt or linked to a cliché that I never knew exist and could possibly be effed. I am re-uploading now to know for sure. Three more need to be uploaded to the server and go through the process. Things are good! I am MUCH less stressed.

  The process to fix my problem ended up being this:

  • Download FILE - flat hard old files.
  • SSH server, go to the path where the files FILE - flat hard.
  • RM all the files in the FILE - flat hard to represented - flat hard.
  • ls-l see the sizes of the files represented - flat hard file
  • Use mkfstools to create new files (i.e. vmkfstools - c 137438953472 - d FILE.vmdk zeroedthick)
  • RM the new FILE - flat hard
  • MV represented - flat hard to FILE - flat hard
  • Add HDD in VSphere Client on the appropriate virtual machine.
  • Rinse and repeat.
  • Down a scotch

  Thanks to all who helped.

  I hope that this will be displayed in the search for the next fool who goes through this pain.

  -Bill

• PowerCLI: New-VM-location [the subfolder subfolder]

  I'm trying to find a way to create a new vm-using powercli, specifying - location as a subfolder of a subfolder.

  It is easy to do if the subfolder of a subfolder is a unique name, however if there is more than one

  in this sketch a vision VM and templates via vCenter:

  [Data Center] VMDataCenter

  [Folder] VM stack 1

  [Folder] Internal network

  VM

  [Folder] External network

  VM

  [Folder] Pile of computer virtual 2

  [Folder] Internal network

  VM

  [Folder] External network

  VM

  .. There is no direct way to do what I found.  How can I specify that I want to create a new virtual machine in the folder 'VM stack 2' under 'external network '?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Take a look at my post of folder by Path .

• Problem fixing existing vmdk to the new virtual machine

  Hello

  Just upgraded to Fusion 6 and things seem ok (except for the dreaded license bug, but it's ok now).

  I'm having a problem attaching a form of virtual disk existing a VM - operation - existing. Basically, all the vmdk files are grayed out and non-eligible, regardless of the option to share / copy / to support the disc.

  I checked that I have full R/W access to the fie (and it works fine if I fire up the other virtual machine).

  Any idea?

  Well I ended up adding another player new to the virtual machine, I wanted to and the drafting of the description of disk (Disk DescriptorFile #)

  in the manually - vmdk file works great...

• disorders rename vmdk file using cli

  Hello

  Im trying to use the perl script to rename a vmdk, since vmware file

  not allow me to use the vi for that client.

  Its a 3.5i host ESX

  VI Perl Toolkit version: 1.6

  'Vmkfstools.pl' script version: 3.5 Update 2

  Command line: perl vmkfstools.pl - Server SERVER1 EI

  "/ vmfs/DATASTORE/server/disk_2.vmdk".

  "/ vmfs/DATASTORE/server/disk_x.vmdk".

  After you enter the user name and password for the esx host, I get the

  following error msg

  Can't call method "fault_string" without a package or object reference

  vmkfstools.pl line 551, & lt; STDIN & gt; line 2.

  This line 551 reads: VIExt::fail ("cannot move the virtual disk:".)

  ($@-& gt; fault_string)) ;

  So I really have no idea why it doesn't work, it's just a script error,

  or is this a problem with the change to real name. If the latter

  is what problem?

  Any help is appreciated.

  Andy

  You do not use the right syntax, when using the vCLI reference VM vmdk, it is not the traditional:

  /vmfs/volumes//vm/vm.vmdk
  

  The syntax is the following:

  VM/vm.vmdk \[datastore\]

  If your entry should look like:

  Perl vmkfstools.pl - Server SERVER1 EI ' \[DATASTORE\] server/disk_2.vmdk "" server/disk_x.vmdk \[DATASTORE\].

  It is also documented in perldoc for vmkfstools and specified in the vCLI documentation. Always good to go through the docs

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  Scripts for VMware ESX/ESXi and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/

  Twitter: @lamw

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  Introduction to the vMA (tips/tricks)

  Getting started with vSphere SDK for Perl

  VMware Code Central - Scripts/code samples for developers and administrators

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• RENAME vmdk files

  Very well. Just a job cosmetic but good to keep it clean and uniform.

  A virtual server called "newcurtis" when he was born. So, there are files such as:

  newcurtis.VMDK - virtual disk

  newcurtis_1.VMDK - LUN mapped Raw

  newcurtis_2.VMDK - LUN mapped Raw

  newcurtis_3.VMDK - LUN mapped Raw

  Then, this "newcurtis" has been renamed "Curtis" in VI Client.

  and a "Raw LUN mapped" has been added but appeared as:

  Curtis.VMDK

  Then, this "Curtis" has been renamed "curtis" in VI Client.

  and a more 'mapped Raw LUN' have been added but appeared as:

  Curtis.VMDK

  So I see "curtis.vmdk" and "Curtis.vmdk" are married. (see attachment)

  Question:

  How to rename the "newcurtis_4.vmdk" and "newcurtis_5.vmdk" to ensure consistency without affecting any level of performance OS?

  Operating system is Windows 2003 file server. and another question: how to rename them all to "newcurtis" to "curtis"?

  Thank you very much

  Eagle

  Poster has answered their own question, good job with the research and thank you to revisit the forums with the answer.

• Rename people in the new facial recognition

  I quickly learned how to add a person's name in the new facial recognition feature in iOS, but I made a typo in a person's name and saved. How can I go back and change the name of the people? When I press on their behalf, nothing seems to happen.

  Tap Albums > people then the person of your choice.

  Tap the name right at the top, then change the name.

• PowerCLI new snapshot-> New Snapshot, the method is disabled by "com.vmware.vcDr".

  I am trying to get an error control when taking a 'new-snapshot' of a virtual computer (protected by SRM), see code below:

  $VMname = < VMname >

  $snapname = < nom_snapshot >

  try {}

  Get-VM-name $VMname | New-Snapshot - name $snapname - memory - suspend - ErrorAction Stop

  "SNAPSHOT - OK | Tee-Object - FilePath $logPath - add

  }

  catch

  {

  $_ | Tee-Object - FilePath $logPath - add

  'INSTANT mislukt along | Tee-Object - FilePath $logPath - add

  Output 1

  Break

  }

  The code is a failure for the VM that are protected with SRM and I get the error:

  New Snapshot: 25/02/2015 11:47:28 New-Snapshot, the method is disabled by "com.vmware.vcDr".

  To C:\Tools\Windows_Updates\CreateSnapVM - Copy.ps1:34 tank: 27

  + Get-VM-name $VMname | New-Snapshot - name $patchname - memory - suspend - ErrorA...

  +                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  + CategoryInfo: NotSpecified: (:)) [new-screenshot], MethodDisabled)

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: Client20_VMServiceImpl_CreateSnapshot_ViError, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.NewSnapshot

  Anyone any idea how the GET some errorcontrol custom "New-snapshot" for SRM protected VM?

  Any help appreciated.

  Are you sure that you are trying to perform this operation on the protected virtual machine and not the placeholder VM?

• storage vmotion 4 1 TB vmdk to a new data store 4TB on 5.5

  All,

  Benefit in performance if the 4 storage vmotion VMDK located on 4 separate data warehouses in a newly created 4TB data store. with 5.5 capacity 62, I was hoping that someone could tell me.

  I appreciate it

  Well well, the response - as before - is "it depends...". ».

  If you want to use a large drive or multiple small disks depends on the structure of data. If you can not divide the data into departments for example, projects, home/profile,... you can be better with a single large disk. Don't forget to use a GPT partition table, and you need to check if for example your backup software can handle that. Some image/VM based backup applications can backup and restore virtual drives very well, but do not have the ability to file level restore! Also don't forget that - disaster - restoration such a large virtual disk will take a significant amount of time during which data is not available for users. If the data structure allows to distribute to several virtual disks (you can always use DFS to present the data through a single share), I prefer this over the large virtual disk. With the smallest disks virtual, you will certainly have to watch each of them for free disk space, but you can increase the size of disk individually and restoration of a single virtual disk can be done much more quickly (with other discs still online / available to users).

  André

• Rename or create a new dvPortGroup in a workflow

  Hi all!

  I was wondering if it is possible to create or rename a dvPortGroup in orchestrator workflow.

  I'm provisioning Custom VMs and I need an attachment, a network interface to a dvPortGroup (which can be created or renamed). I would like to see an example or point to the relevant API to make the name change.

  Thank you

  Hello

  Yes, it is very well possible to call this method, ReconfigureDVPortgroup_Task, to Orchestrator.

  Once you have configured your vCenter Orchestrator with, you can call the API of Orchestrator with a workflow, even how to access other managed objects and call the API. All you need is to write your own scripts customized for the workflow. So, regarding your question, if this method is available in Orchestrator or not, yes it's available. You can call the same task to a scriptable worklfow. The method is available under: reconfigureDVPort_Task (VcDVPortConfigSpec_port);  You must pass the specifications according to your requirement. .

  When you write your sript to a task scriptable element, you can discover all the objects and methods in vSphere from the Search API tab (left side) please refer to the attached screenshot for the same thing, VCO.jpg. In addition, you can call all the vSphere API in a workflow. For more details on how to write scripts, and workflows, see http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vco_40_developers_guide.pdf, section development of workflows in Orchestrator Developer Guide.

  Hope the above information helps.

  -Angela-

• still not possible to rename?

  unless I'm can be wrong, I think I read it is not possible to rename VMDK with powercli, is always the real deal or even?

  It will never be available if it is not?

  Which is correct, without a gesture or copy any rename.

  But this isn't a limitation PowerCLI, this is because the vSphere API do not have such a method.

• Add new VM vmdk without losing stocks

  Hello everyone, I have a virtual machine with Windows Server 2003 with 2 vmdk, 1 for the operating system and the other is used as a "file server", this means that a lot of folders which is used by all end-users in the company, let´s are named OS.vmsk and Files.vmdk.

  The idea is to 'upgrade' this server to Windows Server 2008, so I created a new virtual machine with Windows Server 2008 installed. Now, if I add the Files.vmdk to this new virtual machine I am able to see all files and folders, and permissions too but all shared folders appear as "not shared". Is it possible to add this Files.vmdk and to keep all the records, files, permissions and actions too? How can I do?

  I also used the "Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit", but this program copy all data from 1 HD to another, I have to create another vmdk and make the copy and I think it's a waste of time because I already have the Files.vmdk.

  Thanks for your help.

  Kind regards.

  Hello..

  Have you tried to export/import the registry key where actions and permissions are set...?

  More info here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/125996

  Don't know if it will work, but looks like an easy to try...

  / Rubeck

• New hard disk and overcommitment WARNING

  I'm trying to add a new hard disk to a virtual computer on a NFS datastore that applies a provisioning. Our NFS volumes are set to auto grow, if they reach a certain threshold. This normally isn't a problem, and so over-provisioning us like crazy.

  Recently, however, we encountered a problem when a new hard drive size exceeds free space in the data store. He responds with the following error (creation of a to 1.99 VMDK):

  PowerCLI D:\ > new-disk-hard - VM $vm - CapacityGB (1.99 * 1024)-$datastore data store

  New-hard drive: 04/08/2014-10:44:09 new-harddisk for the VirtualMachine-vm-10964 entity failed with the following message: "not enough disk space on the data store"datastore1".»

  Perform the same task in the vSphere Client generates the following warning, which can be bypassed by clicking 'OK ':

  

  I tried to create a smaller drive and increase it, but I get the same error. I do not see a - Force parameter or anything equivalent. Is it possible to approve via PowerCLI?

  The ThinProvisioned switch is an option, or which is in conflict with the NFS configuration?