Snapshot in ESX 3.5 problem

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• Increase D: drive of a computer virtual taking snapshots in ESX 4.0

  Hello

  I need to increase the size of the D: drive on one of my VM, but the option is grayed out, if I delete pictures then I can increase the size by clicking on change settings.

  Is it possible to increase the size of it without deleting snapshots?

  Thanks in advance for your help.

  The answer is certainly 'no', you cannot increase the size of a virtual disk with snapshots. Using the X command - vmkfstools to increase the size of the basic disk will make unnecessary snapshots.

  André

• Installiation NIC Emulex OneConnect 10 GB on ESX 4.1 problem

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• ESX 4i + installation problem [crashes during the spin of stage.tgz?]

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• ESX iptables, causing problems with the Server 3.5

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• SCO UNIXWARE 7.1.1 install vSphere 4 (ESX 4) ERROR problem with network card

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  This looks like a known bug of UnixWare.  You must install SCO UnixWare Maintenance Pack 5 before setting up networking.

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• Problem of BladeCenter ESX Server Vlan trunking

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  The bladecenter was initially setup by a company and only allows me

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  VM I have already created a new vlan 20.

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  Server2

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  interface GigabitEthernet0/17

  switchport vlan trunk native 3

  switchport trunk allowed vlan 3: 1-20

  Cisco-switch macro description

  channel-group mode 1 on

  !

  interface GigabitEthernet0/18

  switchport vlan trunk native 3

  switchport trunk allowed vlan 3: 1-20

  Cisco-switch macro description

  channel-group mode 1 on

  Blade switchport where the host is contained

  interface GigabitEthernet0/9

  Description blade9

  switchport vlan trunk native 2

  switchport trunk allowed vlan 2.20

  switchport mode trunk.

  The host ESX IP is in Vlan 2

  End result is that I can't use any VLANS in this new range.  There is no Vlan ID or installation marking.

  Thanks in advance.

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• ESX 3i instant

  How can I get a snapshot of the VM on the ESX Server?  For example, I create a snapshot and I can see in the Snapshot Manager, but I would like to see the actual file and move somewhere else.

  Thank you!

  Jeff

  The best way to get a complete copy of your virtual machine is just clone it instead of take a snapshot. ESX 3.5 u2 and u2 VC2.5, this can be done while the virtual machine is running. But then, you have the problem of getting your data store files to a backup location. It cannot be recommended for a final solution, but if it's only for this time, it is perhaps faster than looking converter or products veeam.

  If you want to understand the functioning of snapshots on a file level, then look at the link below:

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• Persistent cat problem after changing address IM regime in CUPS v 11.0.1

  We have a working installation with the cat persisted on external Postgresql DB, with many chat rooms that are in daily use.

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  To change the IM AD - name address to the email address, in order to facilitate the XMPP Federation (among others).

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  I wanted to just some time to study before I'll try and make the change again.

  Is it possible that I can change my IM addresses and keep all my persistent Chat rooms? Or is my only option to recreate all the my persistent cat?

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  It would be the only way I could think, but that means you would need to change all the old JIDs for new.

  If this does not work, then you will have no option but to recreate the rooms.

  EDIT: Just out there is a bug related to this:

  Persistent chat rooms is not accessible after a change of field of presence
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• Snapshots kept long enough for when the Active Directory computer account password has expired - this has been noticed after the restoration of a completed snapshop.  No matter what other configurations out there to address this nuisance?

  I'm curious to know if anyone has implemented a solution to this problem?

  In the AD, a computer account renews his password every 30 days so I think depending on when a snapshot is restored, it may be at a point where the computer account in AD password isn't at the height and which adds a task for the Admin network to readd the computer to the domain.

  So, the longest that a snapshot will remain without any problems is 30 days and the shortest is 1 day.  It depends on the last time the automatic password renewed computer and when the snapshot was taken.

  It's a bit of a pain.

  I'm curious if this is pretty typical and everyone just accepts this manual process?

  Or if some have implemented a solution to work around this problem?

  Thank you!

  There are a few articles Technet (see examples below) that provide information on how to change this behavior. However, keep in mind that it is one updated security related, so consider carefully if we need to change this option in a production environment!

  https://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj852252.aspx

  https://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj852191.aspx

  André

• Removal of VM snapshots will help to reclaim storage

  We found about 8.1 TB of data store space used by the VM snapshots that we asked teams to go and remove as many of them created long back.

  This will help me to regain the 8.1 TB of storage or only some GBs

  mubaraksardar,

  If you remove these snapshots of that space will be available on the data stores again. I hope that you have a version of ESX which is most recent few years that the remove snapshot feature has changed over the years.

  VMware KB: Understand the clichés of the virtual machine in VMware ESXi and ESX

  VMware KB: Consolidation of the snapshots in ESX/ESXi 3.x and 4.x

  VMware KB: Consolidation of snapshots in vSphere 5.x/6.0

  Lars

• Virtual hardware switch to 4 (ESX 3.5) 09 (5.1 ESXi)?

  Hi guys

  Someone made a form of virtual hardware upgrade of virtual machines with version 4 to 9?

  Are there questions? I need to level 9 VM win2003, win2000 1 vm and 1 Net vm with windows, anyone know if there are any questions? Which is the process to do?

  Thanks and greetings

  Evening,

  Here's the process:

  1. stop the virtual machine

  2. the virtual machine snapshot

  3. upgrade of hardware

  4. start the virtual machine

  5 Verify the application functionality

  6 remove the snapshot

  If you have problems a rollback to snapshot will change the version back.  I know that 2003 be fine with that will improve others I did not personally to version 9.   Anyway with the steps above you should be ok with a little downtime.

  Thank you

  J

• vCenter VM snapshot

  Hello!

  It's just a matter on how to return to him for VM and correct snapshot where vCenter has been installed, in the case of vCenter DB has been installed on another virtual machine...

  I mean, vCenter has used its own database and in the case where we vCenter VM snapshot - is possible to have problems with the database? Can have corrupted us data or something like that?

  Or it is necessary to make 2 snapshots at the same time - vCenter VM and VM DB?

  Suppose that latter virtual environment - ESXi, vCenter 5.1 5.1, comprehensive database to Oracle or MS SQL 2008 R2...

  Can anyone describe his suggestion or knowledge?

  Hello

  Just to clarify, you create an instance with multiple DB. So, from my point of view, you must isolate critical applications separately. As vCenter. But you can create an instance with a less critical application such as rebilling and Veeam. You know what I mean?

  Because in your example, you take the only point which is essential for all components. Then of course, if you stop vCenter DB, all third parties apply will be inoperative. Just an advice, remember to always update and maintenance.

  I hope this help you.

  Kind regards

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• Several considerations are I/O to the vm to go back to the last snapshot before starting mass?

  We have an environment Vsphere 4 with 8 hosts esxi by cluster.  In this group, we have a 512 GB which holds all the linked clones and master vms data store.  This is of course a test environment...

  We need to start to 30 virtual machines both to perform automated tests.  In the past these 30 vms would be quick and easy start without problems.  Recently, we have begun saying the vms (via vmware API) to restore the vms to the last snapshot system before starting.  This has made the EXTREMELY long vm startup process and we cause problems.

  So, I guess that going back to the last snapshot is whats is the problem?  My questions are:

  (1) correct, it's the instant return the cause?

  (2) indeed, what happens when you start a virtual machine and it loses any changes is when the last on and just comes back?

  (3) is it just kill our I/O?  What else does?

  If it is a problem of e/s SAN then I can look at to balance our load LUNS, etc. but first, I need to know what is happening under the hood to properly address this.  Is there another method to reach our ultimate goal without causing such performance issues?

  Yes, it's what I would say.  Spread your VM snapshot across different data warehouses as much as possible, who can help with your distribution of IO.

  Lacking that, I can't see much else you can do.  Given your criteria for the scripts, and a simpler approach, I see your point to keep things simple and unified.  I have a better solution for you.