Thin provisioned VMDK consume all available space

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• Recovery of space on thin provisioning vmdk

  Hello

  I've been running sdelete x:\ - c and vmdk migration between different LUN but have not managed to regain space lost in return.  I also tried the-i disk.vmdk d vmkfstools command thin newdisk.vmdk within the console and still have no luck with it.  Is there a more effective way of zeroing on the unused sapce rather the 2 methods mentioned?

  Thank you.

  Sounds like it may be the cause of FS3DM that is described here: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2004155

  Although the KB's 4.x looks like he can still exist in v5.x from the comments here: http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/02/18/blocksize-impact/

  / Rubeck

• Thin-provisioned VMDK & vSphere Client?

  Hi people,

  Just a quick, I have a VM thinly provisioned created on a host of test ESXi 4U1; I connect directly to the host via vSphere Client.

  When I download the file of the virtual computer on my own machine using the browser to store data, the end result is a flat file on my machine...  What is everything?  If I have a thin 60 GB disk implemented with only 12 GB allocated and want to take a copy, it ends up as a flat file of 60 GB transfer and waste all that space on my machine...

  Am I missing something obvious here?

  Thank you

  Alistair

  Hello

  the thin supply function is available only on a VMFS and some NFS data stores.

  When you copy a virtual machine on your pc, it does not matter if the VM vdisk is thick (flat) or thin, on your pc always it is thick (flat).

  Then, the slim advantage is only on the data store, not when you copy/transfer of the virtual machine on your pc.

  For example, it does not happen on vmware server 2 or workstation because the virtual machine is placed (previously assigned or not) in the files of the operating system.

  Hope this helps

  Best wishes / Saludos.

  Pablo

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• Shrink a thin provisioned VMDK

  I have a VMDK thin provisioned is 500 GB. The real Windows Partition is only 150 GB. I would change the VMDK disk 150 GB thick put into service. What is the best way for me to go on this?

  If you prefer GUI, then use the converter otherwise vmkfstools is a powerful CLI command.

• How to reduce the size allocated to a thin provisioned VMDK

  I want to reduce the amount of space allocated to a Windows Server 2008 VM 400 GB to 250 GB. Already, I have used SVmotion to free up space and shrunk the drive in Windows. Now, however, I need to reduce what amounts to her I can avoid too assigned (test boxes tend to actually fill their disks with backup files, and since they are overallocated, we're crashing servers). Simply, I don't know how to perform the task without losing any data and really appreciate anyone's help.

  The converter will be responsible to make happy, to grossly oversimplify it Windows.

  The network card will change, and the server will get a new MAC address and must be re - IP addressed as well. Other than the process is fairly simple and Windows don't miss anything. The real beauty of it is that you have the source still available VM, so if something goes wrong there is an instantaneous failover.

• SSD keeps using all available space

  My new SSD boot drive is 240 GB and only was Win7 and Adobe Master Collection, about 90GB but keeps the rest of the 240 GB SSD from filling.  Is this a problem with Win7, Adobe SSD?  I use two 3 TB HDD to capture and export, storage, etc.  I keep only the operating system, Adobe and Nero programs as well as the follow-up of the motherboard etc. SW on the SSD drive C.  Its a Corsair GTX 240 GB.  All brand new this year.  The system is PC.  Card mother Asus Sabertooth X 79 with i7 CPU 3.4.  64 GB OF RAM.

  If you use 90 GB of your SSD for the OS & programs (which is huge), I can assume only you did not disable hibernation and did not withdraw hyberfil.sys. With so few programs, it takes not more than about 35-45 GB.

  For the rest, it stores the file where you told them to be stored. If for example your media cache is ordered to this SSD, it is logically. Change this in the preferences.

• How to recover free space on Thin provisioned VM

  Hello

  We are trying to recover the thin provisioned VMDK using below UNMAP commands on esxi5.5 update1 host but get error backup volume not supported for UNMAP and we can see that delete also not taken in charge and all status by checking the ATAS list his indicates that the plugin is not loaded we use IBM SVC (VMW_SATP_SVC VMW_PSP_FIXED placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  Let know us how to load the VMW_SATP_SVC plugin to the ESXi 5.5 update1 host and also suggest how to recover free space on thin provisioned VMs

  Here's the output of command, we checked and we suggest to conduct thorough on this

  **************************************************************************************************

  ~ # esxcli storage vmfs unmap-l NONPROD-DS01

  Backup volume 5390312 a-1f3a16fd-b578-5ef3fc1eb0bb devices do not support undo the MAPPING

  *************************************************************************************************

  *******************************************************************************************************

  ~ # esxcli central storage peripheral vaai situation get naa.60050768018105ced80000000 d

  CF 00010

  1. NAA.60050768018105ced8000000000010fc

  VAAI Plugin name:

  ATS status: supported

  Clone status: supported

  Zero status: supported

  Delete status: unsupported

  ********************************************************************************************************

  ********************************************************************************************************

  ~ # esxcli storage nmp ATAS list

  Description of default name PSP

  -------------------  -------------  --------------------------------------------                                                -----------

  Tables VMW_SATP_ALUA VMW_PSP_MRU nonspecific media that use the Protocol AL AU

  VMW_SATP_MSA VMW_PSP_MRU placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_DEFAULT_AP VMW_PSP_MRU placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_SVC VMW_PSP_FIXED placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_EQL VMW_PSP_FIXED placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_INV VMW_PSP_FIXED placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_EVA VMW_PSP_FIXED placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_ALUA_CX VMW_PSP_RR placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_SYMM VMW_PSP_RR placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_CX VMW_PSP_MRU placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  VMW_SATP_LSI VMW_PSP_MRU placeholder (not loaded plugin)

  Non-specific bays of VMW_SATP_DEFAULT_AA VMW_PSP_FIXED Supports active/active

  VMW_SATP_LOCAL VMW_PSP_FIXED direct support of connected devices

  ************************************************************************************************************************

  Hi friend

  I checked with the storage provider and they confirmed that the storage system (currently no products support midsize or SVC SCSI unmap commands used by space VAAI claim.)

• Thin provision NFS works only for instant VMDK

  Hi guys,.

  We have a host of ESXi 4.1 using NFS as a storage device. NFS is provided by the platform, Bluearc Mercury.

  Whenever I create a new virtual machine, for Thin Provisioning option is checked but also gray outside. There is a line saying:

  "Actual allocation policy will be determined by the NFS server.

  I'll check the newly created VMDK and it's a thick disk, it consumes as much disk space I put for the disc size.

  So, it makes me believe that the Bluearc Mercury does not support provisioning.

  The strange thing happens after that I did a snapshot, another VMDK as server - 0001.vmdk was created, and it's the thin disk.

  Someone at - it the similar problem?

  Kind regards

  Derrick

  Showmanlkz,

  On the BlueArc server, file systems are provisioned files, thin as VMDK files are created as "fragmented files".  Just a slight difference in terminology, but the effect is what you're looking for in what concerns the commissioning only the disk blocks that are actually used (thin provisioning).

  If you have created a 10 GB VMDK file, but have only 5 GB of data on the inside, only pointers to these 5 GB of data blocks will be created.  Us will not pointers to blocks of empty data.  Standard orders will make reference to the metadata VMDK structure and will report on the 10 GB file.  In order for a command 'df' to show the use of real drive (5 GB), rather than the allocated size (10 GB), you must enable the "true fragmented file" mode.  Contact the BlueArc TAC for the real run command.

  Snapshots are a completely different beast.  By default, they are only pointers to a point static instant copy.  However, if you use our new feature JetClone to create clones in entry level file, these files will be also thin provisioned, only as the clone diverges in content data from the original VM has been created between more and more.

  Julie HG

  Product Manager, BlueArc

• Thin Provisioning - SAN or VMDK layer

  Hello

  With the option to set up a thin disk with vSphere or the SAN layer, which is the best?  Is it possible the provision at the level of the SAN and VMDK or could eventually create confusion.  I guess that SAN provisioning would offer better performance too?

  See you soon

  gogogo5

  Very detailed information on this subject available on the blog of Chad from EMC here: http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2009/04/thin-on-thin-where-should-you-do-thin-provisioning-vsphere-40-or-array-level.html

  Kind regards

  Hany Michael

  HyperViZor.com | Virtualization and all around him

• ESXI 5.1 "the disc is not thin-provisioned" after copying to the new data store vmdk

  I wanted to create an external backup as a 2nd VM ready-to-run on the 2nd data store.

  I've removed all snapshots, stop the machine virtual and exported the OVF file to a computer, adjusted to the size of the original virtual machine starts in Gparted to update the partition and restart. All very well.

  I then tried to deploy the OVF in the data store alternative (235GB slim, thickness according to the deployment of 250 Wizard). I tried both thick and thin but the error message "cannot deploy the OVF. The operation was cancelled by the user.

  I then manually downloaded the VMDK & OVF file to the 2nd data store and tried to inflate but then received the message "a specified parameter was not correct. The disc isn't thin provisioned. ».

  It seems I have dealing with the same thing, as this is the document here (http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vsphere/55/vsphere-vcenter-server-55u3-release-notes.html).  However, I have no idea what to do now... and I'm worried because it seems that my backup plan may not work if I can't restore an OVF/VMDK from a disk of visas.

  The solution to the first problem here: https://communities.vmware.com/message/2172950#2172950 that solved my problem 2nd too.

• Thin Provisioning does not work or unable to find space?

  Hello

  I have about 30 virtual machines using thin provisioning format. I found 1 especially with a 20 GB drive, TYPE THIN and 19.9 GB used. I entered in the console, check use of space inside the linux and it has 90% free. It uses only 2 GB.

  My question is why not taking advantage of the thin provisiong as other virtual machines. Any ideas?

  Post edited by: vmroyale to remove the PLUGS all THE of the subject line

  Fill the empty space with zero and do svmotion with thin disk as target, it should reclaim the unused space.

  It's how recover you for example 10 gigabytes of Linux root fs

  DD if = / dev/zero/foo bs = 10240 count = 1 M

  RM foo

  then svmotion

  Tomi

  http://v-reality.info

• How to make a panelTabbed to occupy all the available space?

  Hello
  
  I have this simple structure in my page, but I can't do the panelTabbed occupy all the available space in the page:
  
  Page:
  

  panelStretchLayout
     Facet Center:
       PanelGroupLayout - Scroll
          PanelBox
          PanelTabbed
              ShowDetail1 (anything inside, tables, etc..)

  Now, the panelBox and and panelTabbed are at the same level. But I can't get the tabs expanded according to the space available under the panelBox max.
  You have an idea, the special properties to set are there?

  If you want the component panelTabbed to stretch all the senses, you must use a different panelStretchLayout like this:

  Edit: no need "AFStretchWidth" style for panelTabbed component, in that provision.

  Published by: Ayhan Gungor on March 23, 2012 14:32

• My hard drive is filling up all the available space on my hard drive

  Original title: my drive is 'eat' himself!

  Something happens in my system which occupies all the available space on my hard drive.

  I deleted everything that I possible can, but as soon as I create a space that it disappears.

  There is apparently a function involving my e-mail archives or my installation "restore."

  Recreate the data but do not delete the file/data who is who replaces it.  What has

  happened in the past, but at that time, it was the result of my control one inadvertently

  email replication function... this time I got nothing done to cause this duplication of work.

  When it started to affect my system this time I looked for things to remove and found

  many of my emails in the "sent" folder had been duplicated.  I immediately removed all

  These duplicates and has acquired an important place but in a short period of time the

  disc had been filled again.

  I ran anti-virus (McAfee) and combating malicious programs (Malwarebytes) without finding

  anything that can be causing my problem.

  Thanks in advance for any help.

  Hello

  Try the methods provided following and check if that helps:

  Method 1:

  Try to run the disk cleanup tool and check if it helps:

  Description of the tool in Windows XP disk cleanup

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310312

  Method 2:

  Read the following article and see if it helps

  Computer viruses: description, prevention, and recovery

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/129972

  Also check out the link and check if it helps:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/atwork/maintenance/speed.aspx

• Is there any application that searches all files on the disk or server which also indicates the total and available space?

  Is there any application that searches all files on the disk or server which also indicates the total and available space? And after a search, it can also be exported to excel for further analysis?

  Hello

  See if that helps you.

  This free program allows you to see what is taking place.

  http://www.Jam-software.com/treesize_free/

  Here's how to understand Treesize Screenshots:

  http://www.Jam-software.com/treesize_free/screenshots.shtml

• May not use all the available space in the data store

  Hello

  We have a HP DL580 G7 Server P410i raid controller with 8 x 1 TB HDD.

  I create a raid 1 with 2 hard drives (1 TB) and raid 5 with 6 hard drives (5 TB) and install ESXi 5.1 in the first data store (1 to).

  After installation when I tried to create the 5 TB data store, (ESXi detects and displays the space available 5 TB) it does use that almost 2.5 TB! and may not use all the space

  I also installed the ESXi 5.5 but still no luck.

  This Ko seems to apply to you: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2006942