Take a snapshot of a lun SAN: How do I disassemble the virtual machine?

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• How can I move the "Virtual Machines" folder to the My Documents folder?

  VMwareFusion is to put the "Virtual Machines" folder in the Documents folder in the home folder (/users/ [username] / Documents), how can I move elsewhere (as/Library/Application Support)? The user Documents folder is not the right place for automated it system files, it is intended for personal documents.

  
  

  I am running VMware Fusion on OS X Yosemite (and the virtual machine is Windows 7).

  You can keep your virtual machines anywhere you want. Here are the steps to move:

  1 exit VMware Fusion. You can stop first of all of your running virtual machines.

  2. drag your virtual computers folder or the individual VM "files" where you / them. Filenames usually end in ".vmwarevm". There is no need to call the new folder "Virtual Machines" - you can call it anything you like.

  3. Launch VMware Fusion. If the library of the Virtual Machine window is not open, open it (Windows menu-> Virtual Machine library).

  4. ensure that all of your icons for the virtual machine are light gray and say "file not found".

  5. right click on each virtual machine in turn, and select Remove. When you are done, leave the window of Machine virtual library empty open.

  6. in the Finder, drag the icons of file virtual machine in their new location and drop them in library of virtual machines VMware Fusion window. Drop them one by one in the original order, you got, or rearrange icons later.

  7. run your virtual machines as before.

  When you create new virtual computers, navigate to the desired file before the Save.

  IMPORTANT NOTE: If you your folder of Machines ~/Documents/Virtual excluded from backups Time Machine, don't forget to change the exclusion to the new folder.

  Time Machine backups are not reliable for virtual machines. You must have another strategy. (I shut the virtual machine down, compress the 'file', and then move the compressed file to a folder that is included in the Time Machine backups. This isn't the only strategy, but it works for me.)

• How can I associate the virtual machine to the physical NETWORK card?

  Hello

  I have a host, has two physical network adapters.

  I want to use one for VM and give an ip address for this but I do not know how to configure it. In my view, "Manage virtual networks" fuction for this...

  Thank you!

  You should already have a phyiscal WHAT NIC assigned to VMnet0 (bridged). So if the choice as vonnection for a guest. Create a second connection open by assigning the physical NIC then to VMnet2, for example (VMnet1 is already in use). Assign this connection to the second guest.

  AWo

• How to check if the virtual machine is managed by vCloud Director

  Hello

  I need to find a way to check in Orchestrator so the virtual machine is managed by Director vCloud.

  I can't verify this with PowerCLI command below:

  (get - vm Vm_name *). ExtensionData.Config.ManagedBy.ExtensionKey

  

  .. .but my goal is to check in the orchestrator workflow.

  Help, please.

  You can get the same information from the VC:VirtualMachine object in vCO.

  Create a workflow or action with a named input of type vm VC:VirtualMachine and the snippet of code below would get the information you are looking for.

  var extensionKey = vm.config.managedBy.extensionKey;

• How the snapshot of the virtual machine?

  Hi all

  We use the VDI in our Organization. We use Linked clones.

  I have to recompose all pools each week. And to recompose some users will be connected to the virtual machine. So, generally, I select wait for logof users recompose. But some of the virtual machine are not getting laid, even though the disconnection of users due to the task request has expired error. And we manually recomposing machines.

  Is it possible to know the snapshot, used by the virtual machine to the pool in the blink of an eye (i.e. What snapshot it uses if a new or old)

  Otherwise, I have to check with each virtual computer and details of the snap of this virtual machine manually. We have 900 such VMS in my environment.

  Thanks in advance.

  Go to the inventory pool, - 'See composer details' and sort on the column "last image".

• 'Create a snapshot of the Virtual Machine' suspended the process - how to kill?

  I tried to rename a virtual machine when I received a message from VCenter that "another task is already underway."

  I did some research and found that the virtual machine, I am trying to rename is currently creating a snapshot of the Virtual Machine.  Or - at least the host thinks Yes.

  The snap was initiated by vpxuser about 20:00 in the night a few days - and is still ongoing.  I can't kill him since the VIC when it is directly attached to the host.

  Looking to my data warehouses - I don't see that he actually created the snap, because I see no 0000001 or something like that.   At this point, I don't like, I don't know why he even launched the snap in the first place.

  Is there a way I can kill that process with the help of the console?   It's hosted on vSphere 4.

  Sven

  You have restarted these services on the host computer?

  service mgmt-vmware restart

  restarting the service vmware-vxpa

  • Kyle

• How to make a small virtual machine

  I have two virtual machines created with VMWare Workstation, which I'm running on another computer using VMWare Server. I need to send a colleague virtual machines, so it can debug problems that I pointed out, but virtual machines are simply too large. Each compressed (zipped) folder is 12 GB. I checked and the virtual disks are not previously affected - it says on the VMWare server. Change the disk option: "disk space is not preallocated for this virtual disk. Content of the virtual disk is stored in a single file. »

  I need to download the virtual machines and the process takes forever - I compressed the individual files and I'm trying to download the / 3GB zips one at a time, but it is still too slow.

  I checked the VMWare Tools | Tab Shrink and who is disabled with the message "Shrink is disabled for this virtual machine. Shrink is disabled for linked clones, parents of clones related, préalloués disks, snapshots and other factors. »

  Is it possible to do all of the smaller virtual machine file? I just want to share the virtual machine so that the problem can be reproduced and debugged... Best way to do this?

  Any help will be appreciated!

  I did this and was able to add the virtual computer to my inventory, start it and run "Shrink" of VMware Tools.

  He ran on the disks withou any error, however, the vmdk file size is the same as before you run Shrink: 16 GB. Is this correct? Does this mean that I can't not smaller than that?

  Assuming that Shrink in VMware Tools under VMware Server worked as it is supposed to...

  According to the vmware.log file disk hard virtual is a disc is 16 GB monolithicSparse (single growable file) and assuming that you used the option t 0 and not of t 2 when using vmware-vdiskmanager then if after a shrink operation is 16 GB in size at first thought I would say that the disc was full however consider what follows.

  How much free space is reported when you look at the properties for the C: drive in Windows Explorer (to the breast of the guest)?

  In General, the amount of used space is the size, it should be after a shrink operation.

  There are a few thing that can be done to help reduce the final size before shrinking...

  IIRC in Windows Vista, the system restore default to 15% of the size of the hard drive so purging the Restore Points could save as much as 2.4 GB on a 16 GB drive.

  Purge the cache of the browser (I.e. the temporary Internet files in Internet Explorer).

  Delete the contents of the file folder and C:\Windows\Temp.

  Disable Hibernation and delete the C:\hiberfil.sys (hidden by default) file because this file is the size of the amount of RAM to the virtual machine is affected.

  There is more that can be done which has already been mentioned however covers the main sectors that can decrease the shrunken size of a virtual hard disk.

• A suspended snapshot could not be created for the virtual machine (DC) ha-data center (DC) \vm\VMware vCenter Server Appliance.

  Hello gentlemen,

  I can not only save this virtual machine with Backup Exec 2014 for a long time.

  They are there was no snapshot in snapshot Manager.

  Could you help me?

  A suspended snapshot could not be created for the virtual machine (DC) ha-data center (DC) \vm\VMware vCenter Server Appliance.

  V-79-57344-38260 - failed to create a snapshot of the virtual machine. The virtual machine is no longer exist, or may be too busy to pause to take the snap.

  A suspended snapshot could not be created for the virtual machine (DC) ha-data center (DC) \vm\FRPA111PRIM01.

  V-79-57344-38299-\vm\FRPA111PRIM01 ha-data center (DC) VMVCB::\\192.168.204.42\VCGuestVm\ (DC). To try to take a snapshot of a virtual machine failed because it could not be suspended in a file system.

  Hello

  I found the solution.

  I disabled the JOB BE general relativity.

  and the host where the virtual machine belong was not the right time. No Ntp server has been configured.

  I did and now there works.

  I think that the problem can come from this.

• virtual machine cannot start, because the snapshot of the virtual machine has been deleted by mistake.

  virtual machine cannot start, because the snapshot of the virtual machine has been deleted by mistake.

  When I start this virtual machine, it prompts: unable to find the 0001.vmdk, this disc is my shot, has been deleted by mistake.

  How to restore this virtual machine.

  You need help with a revival of the 000001.vmdk deleted or do you want to repair the virtual machine so that it works without the snapshot?

  The last option, follow these steps:
  remove the virtual machine from the inventory and edit the vmx file so that it uses the basedisk. Then add the virtual machine to inventory.
  If you need data from the snapshot call me through Skype "sanbarrow" - I may be able to help

• Unable to start the virtual machine and snapshots are missing from snapshot Manager.

  Hello

  I'm new here in the VMWARE communities and I don't know if I'm posting this survey in the right place. I am currently using VMWARE Workstation 9. The issue I'm having is that I can not start my VM. The error that says:

  

  This is an overview of my settings:

  

  When I try to get a snapshot I can go back, I get this snapshot Manager screen:

  

  I checked the files on the directory of the virtual machine. The snapshot files are still there.

  I tried to solve the problem by editing the configuration of virtual machine file to use another vmdk. I got an error saying something about the parent and the child are not synchronized. Sorry I don't have a screenshot of that. I also tried to make a copy of one of the other VMDK and rename it to match with the name of the missing file. That also made me anywhere I tried looking on the net but I get answers to other vmware ESXi and vSphere products. So I don't know if they apply to my current situation.

  At this point, I'm hoping to recover my machine or at least be able to use snapshots. Please notify.

  I think that the restoration was the best way to solve this problem. I actually checked the different files, but it looks like I missed something. In any case, create snapshots with the virtual machine in a state engine is my personal preference. It is not only to save disk space (since there is no need to preserve the current state of memory), but also provides a consistent state. As for the number of snapshots, you're always on the stop side, and if you are not having issue of performace with small changes you make you should be ok. In case there is a performance problem, you may consider to store the computer virtual on an SSD that will certainly help.

  Since the Center of Documentation of VMware Workstation 10

  To the premises of the virtual machines, you can take more than 100 snapshots for each linear process. For shared virtual computers and remote, you can take a maximum of 31 snapshots for each linear process.

  André

  Post edited by: a.p. corrected fault, "SSD" instead of "SD".

• How to get the configuration of the virtual machine, please give me some ideas

  How to get the configuration of the virtual machine, please give me some ideas

  Hello

  Take a look at

  For the General operations of VM

  https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:F3tEld7LNv0J:communities.vmware.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadBody/11301-102-1-10681/GettingStartedGuide.pdf+accessing+virtual+machine+configuration+settings+,+vsphere+sdk&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgXQlnYzxO10t-E1uHDiz3o1zBBt4ojDZDbzAmHPO3Odcl2HhLlbrSODQjtDPccHMBK7NZ3F_N6xEJqEl29ZD_l-ZUxgSzSirW6qO47dH-bR9E4mfivkf3Ip30jTbBMKQm-7rwR&sig=AHIEtbQaMKQ21DFCex0Wi6NQtHQmEvQvng

  For the settings advanced VM:

  http://blogs.VMware.com/vSphere/2012/03/Acessing-virtual-machine-advanced-settings.html

  Other general settings of the SDK:

  http://vSphere-land.com/vSphere-links/scripting-links-2.html

  Many tx

• When a snapshot is complete, so I can start to make changes to the virtual machine?

  When I take a snapshot in merge, a progress bar appears in the window of virtual computer, then disappears in a few seconds.

  But a picture of a clock also appears on the Fusion icon in the dock. Only the clock takes a minute or two to disappear.

  What process is the clock?  What is the take a complete snapshot?  When the progress bar disappears, or when the clock disappears?

  Can I safely begin to make changes to the virtual machine, I want to be able to restore, immediately after the progress bar disappears?

  Or, it is more prudent to wait to make changes until the clock disappears?

  Thank you

  (The progress bar and the clock appear in my Fusion 3 that I use always happy... I don't know what appears in more recent versions).

  While the stopwatch turns, Fusion is busy writing the snapshot to disk, so the performance of your comments and your host could be reduced.

  As long as the performance isn't an obstacle, you can continue to use the virtual machine while the snapshot is taken.  Merger will ensure that the snapshot includes the exact state of the virtual machine at the moment, you started the snapshot: nothing of what you are doing inside the guest, while the snapshot is in progress does not affect the State of the socket.

  See you soon,.

  --

  Darius

• SCSI driver is missing in the virtual machine. Driver is missing in the provided website. Instructions on how to install the driver (once you find) are missing.

  I get the text following error encrypted every time that I boot Windows XP in VMWare Fusion, since I've upgraded to version 4.02 a few months ago.  So I upgraded to version 5.02 hoping the error would go, but he didn't.

  When I try to start it, it says "he has at least a virtual SCSI device installed on this virtual Windows XP computer.

  Windows XP does not include the drivers for the card SCSI BusLogic VMware Fusion uses virtual SCSI devices.
  To use these virtual SCSI devices, install the VMware driver in the virtual machine. "Download the driver of"http://vmware.com/info?id=43"."
  Once I have to dismiss the message, everything seems to work properly.  How can I make this message disappear?

  I tried to go to the useless link that is provided (http://vmware.com/info?id=43), but it takes me just for a general download for all VMWare products page.  Then I tried searching for "SCSI" but it does not have the driver, I'm supposedly dedicated research

  After doing a bit of searching around, I finally found a driver called "vmscsi - 1.2.0.4.flp ', I connect to my virtual floppy drive.  Once I did, my virtual machine wouldn't boot (I get the error "NTDLR is missing.)  I then unplugged the virtual floppy drive, and now my virtual machine starts again.  I then re-connected the drive floppy and discovered the following content:
  Disk.Tag
  Txtsetup.OEM
  vmscsi.cat
  vmscsi.inf
  smscsi.sys
  OK... Now what?  No installer?  What the hell am I supposed to do with it?  I tried a double click on all of these files and have no significant results.  When the pilot is supposed to go?  No instructions? -What VMware calls "support"?

  The VMware Tools GUI has been removed because it has now integrated with the Virtual Machine settings, however you can still use the command line.

  C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools>vmwaretoolboxcmd help
  Usage: vmwaretoolboxcmd  [options] [subcommand]
  Type 'vmwaretoolboxcmd help ' for help on a specific command.
  Type 'vmwaretoolboxcmd -v' to see the VMware Tools version.
  Use '-q' option to suppress stdout output.
  Most commands take a subcommand.
  Available commands:
     device
     disk
     script
     stat
     timesync
     upgrade (not available on all operating systems)
  

• How to move the virtual machine from one host to another?

  The two boxes under ESXi 5.0 (hypervisors freely licensed).

  I have a virtual machine (FreeBSD) that I need to go to another box.

  Network ports are not the same, but I guess that's not a biggie to reconfigure the network cards. Other than that, I have to follow a few best practices/SOPS or copy & paste is everything I need to run perfectly on a different host?

  Thank you very much!

  FastSCP allows you to copy directly between hosts, so it can save a lot of time you copy.  I don't know what you mean by 'manually' copy files.  Do you mean using the vShpere client and download the files to a location then download them to the new host?  Either way works perfectly, but FastSCP you must save a step.

  If you have currently snapshots, you can consolidate first or leave em and just copy them with the rest of the virtual machine. There should be no need to do something with snapshots, if you perform a migration 'offline '.  As long as you take all the files, snapshots will be displayed on the destination host computer when you save the vm on the host.

  I did 'on-line' migration of large virtual machines first to the take a snapshot on the source host, copy basic to the first destination host disks while the virtual machine was still running on the source host.  When I was ready to migrate the CPU processing, I power off the virtual machine, copy the other files (which would include the deltas from disk and whatnot) and turn on the vm on the destination host (which would cause only a few minutes of downtime).  Later, I consolidate records by removing the snapshot on the destination host.  Way to a poor man to do a migration of vm on ESXi free edition with little downtime.

• LUN directly linking to the virtual machine

  Hello
  I have a cluster of 2 IBM x 3650 M3 ESXi5.0 and IBM N3300 system storage (NetApp FAS2020) CF.
  My question is how to attach logical unit number to an operating system directly invited (win2008 R2) using FCP?
  At the moment I add NPIV successfully to my VM but one can not access the LUN. System and initiator of the stogare groups are configured with the WWN, but still no success.
  My plan is to use a unit number logic to multiple virtual machines with the aim to store multiple databases in a safe place.

  etniesBG wrote:

  Yes, but can I assign a RDM to a virtual computer and share it to other virtual machines?
  There is another option... to use a same vmdk of several virtual machines, but my boss wants to open the file in case of failure of the virtual machine and I don't know how to make this opening...

  Yes, this can be done. All by adding the new RDM choose a different SCSI controller (ex: 1:0) with the option of sharing of Bus. Please refer to the configuration guide MSCS, section 3, "Creating virtual machines across physical hosts"

  http://www.VMware.com/PDF/vSphere4/R40/vsp_40_mscs.PDF