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• Add copied hard disk (VMDK) on a virtual machine

  I'm new to PowerCLI and can't seem to find information on this "new" process

  I'm looking to automate the addition of a cloned hard disk (VMDK) VM (1) to an another VM (2) existing.  I figured out how "Hard drive copy" VM1 VM2 data store, but can't the formula to VM2.

  To copy the disc, I use the following command:

  $vm1 = "name of vm1.

  $vm2 = "name ofthe virtual machine 2 .

  $ds = "datastor" e

  Get-disk hard - VM $vm1 | Where {$_.} CapacityGB - lt 10} | Copy-hard drive - DestinationPath ' [$ds] vm2 $/ $vm2 - 2.vmdk '-Force

  In fact, here is what it looks like:

  Get-disk hard - VM System1. Where {$_.} CapacityGB - lt 10} | Copy-hard drive - DestinationPath "[NFS2] System2/System2 - 2.vmdk '-Force

  MISTLETOE we do today via vCenter is - change the s parameter > Hardware tab > Add > hard drive > use an existing virtual disk > Browse > check the virtual device node (SCSI 0: (x) - and it works.)  I can start VM2 and the Windows operating system works very well and everyone is happy.

  To set the hard drive via PowerCLI, I use the following command:

  New-disk-hard - VM $vm2 - DiskPath "[$ds] $vm2/vm2 $-2.vmdk»

  In fact, here is what it looks like:

  New- hard drive - VM System2 - DiskPath ' [NFS2] System2/System2-2.vmdk '

  When I run the command, I see vCenter 'work' and then error with Incompatible device support specified for the device '0'.  I have ready many forums reporting the error when you perform a RDM or tries to add a secondary SCSI controller, I don't want to do.

  A few things to note:

  Must be on the default 0 (Virtual LSI Logic SAS) SCSI controller

  Virtual device node must be SCSI 0:2 (it would be a third drive on the system)

  The data store is a different data store that the other disks attached to VM2 (discs 1 and 2 are on NFS1, new drive would be on NFS2).

  When I first copy the disc, it indicates the persistence as unknown, do not know if this is a factor. Any help would be appreciated.

  ESXi, 5.0 Update 1 (5.0.0,821926)

  PowerCLI 5.5 Release 2

  Thank you

  SC

  Lol, I'll type slowly

  No, I'm afraid that we cannot change the API, or the coding behind the cmdlet.

  But we can call the APIs directly from PowerCLI, something like this for example

  function add-HD {  param($VMname, $Filename, $Controller)
  
    $dsName = $Filename.Split(']')[0].TrimStart('[')
  
    $vm = (Get-VM $VMname).ExtensionData  $ds = (Get-Datastore -Name $dsName).ExtensionData
  
    foreach($dev in $vm.config.hardware.device){    if ($dev.deviceInfo.label -eq $Controller){      $CntrlKey = $dev.key    }  }  $Unitnumber = 0  $DevKey = 0
  
    foreach($dev in $vm.config.hardware.device){    if ($dev.controllerKey -eq $CntrlKey){      if ($dev.Unitnumber -gt $Unitnumber){$Unitnumber = $dev.Unitnumber}      if ($dev.key -gt $DevKey) {$DevKey = $dev.key}    }  }
  
    $spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec  $spec.deviceChange = @()  $spec.deviceChange += New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualDeviceConfigSpec  $spec.deviceChange[0].device = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualDisk  $spec.deviceChange[0].device.backing = New-Object VMware.Vim.VirtualDiskFlatVer2BackingInfo  $spec.deviceChange[0].device.backing.datastore = $ds.MoRef  $spec.deviceChange[0].device.backing.fileName = $Filename  $spec.deviceChange[0].device.backing.diskMode = "independent_persistent"  $spec.deviceChange[0].device.key = $DevKey + 1  ## The UnitNUmber SCSIID 7 is reserved for the Controller - so ignore it and skip to 8.  if ($Unitnumber -eq 6) {$Unitnumber = $Unitnumber + 1}  $spec.deviceChange[0].device.unitnumber = $Unitnumber + 1  $spec.deviceChange[0].device.controllerKey = $CntrlKey  $spec.deviceChange[0].operation = "add"  $vm.ReconfigVM_Task($spec)}
  
  Add-HD -VMname "System2" -FileName "[NFS2] System2/System2-2.vmdk" -Controller "SCSI Controller 0"
  

  I created a function called Add - HD, which will do more or less the same thing, just as the cmdlet New-hard drive when it is used with the name parameter file, but instead to call the cmdlet, the function calls the API ReconfigVM_Task directly.

  The downside of this is that we will have to compile the parameter passed to this method.

  In fact, most of the PowerCLI cmdlets do exactly the same thing, they call the API methods.

  You can view these calls when you draw a cmdlet with the tool of Onyx .

• Data only available conversion disk VMDK

  Just curious.   I would like to switch from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008.   I have my setup of physical server with 2 physical disks.  The first has only the OS system while the second contains only the data.   Is it possible to simply convert the vmdk DATA disc?   I figure I could P2V server, remove the data of the VM disk, blow to remove the system disk and add an another vDisk with Windows 2008, then attach the data disk to the virtual computer.   This will probably work, but it's a lot of work just to maintain the data disk.   So, I was wondering if it is possible to simply convert the data disk and store it offline.   Then all I have to do is to create a new virtual machine with Windows 2008 and add the data VMDK disk.

  You can do the P2V and select only the data disc... the conversion fails at the end, cause the reconfiguration is not possible because the system disk has not been converted, but the. For the data disk VMDK will be on the data store.

• ERROR: Not supported format the disk (VMDK sparse invalid header)

  Hi all

  I just met ovftool and gave it a try. I am fairly new to the world of VMware.

  I have a. OVF I exported customer using vSphere 4.0. It. OVF consists of 3 Suse Linux based virtual machines. that is, I created a vApp on host ESX (4.1) in this TIME, I put my 3 VMs of SLES and then exported in file OVF.

  It has a total area of about 4.5 GB.

  Now, I ran this command to compress it. OVF and gave the opportunity to create a deltadisks.

  C:\ > ovftool - compress = 9 - makeDeltaDisks - skipManifestCheck MyVMCluster\MyVMCluster.ovf E:\

  output:

  {{{

  The manifesto does not validate
  Generate records of delta for 2 discs (40960 MB capacity)
  Playing discs
  Transfer complete disc

  Determine the optimal configuration for the Group of capabilities
  Configuration of disk write
  Transfer complete disc

  Completed successfully

  }}}

  Now, when I checked my E:\ He had created a folder with the same name and place the associated files. I saw a significant reduction in the new vmdk format. (about 2.3 GB now)

  So, when I deploy this new ovf vSphere client manually, it will up to certain age % and then reports an error:

  {{{

  Error loading file to the server (E:\MyVMCluster\disk3.vmdk.gz) not a supported (header invalid sparse vmdk) disc format

  }}}

  and then it stops and all rolledback.

  Pointers?

  Thank you

  Madalena

  use the data - store = datastore2 (no space)

  Eske

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• Should I delete "by user pending windows error reporting" in disk cleanup?

  Hi, I'm using Vista Home Premium and this is my question.

  'by user windows error reporting pending"on my performances of more than 16.5 GB so disk cleanup I think delete. I checked the forums window says it's a bug and will mess up my data if I did. But the answers were pretty old (2007-beginning of 2009). My laptop is just upgraded to service pack 2. So I don't know whether or not this so-called bug has already been fixed. Should I delete it or just leave it there? Will it continue to grow if I don't do anything? I read some messages and some said that it has increased to more than 100 GB.

  Thank you.

  Hello

  If you encounter any problems, then you can use Disk Cleanup to remove all error reports and
  dump files.

  I hope this helps.
  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Will be full system recovery card known areas around bad disk C: and Clusters?

  I have a "PC HP Pavilion p6210y Desktop" run "Windows 7 Home Premium x 64".  CHKDSK said my C: drive is so corrupt, I have to do a "Factory System Recovery" my purchase date of 2009. I can't make backups, so I'm moving all the data files on my E: drive (most of them is already there, like E: is my "data disk". C: is the original Western Digital disk).

  Here is my latest entries of data of 'bad disc' CHKDSK...

  ========================================================================================

  Cleaning of index 0 file $SII 6 unused entries x 9.
  Cleaning of index 0 file $SDH 6 unused entries x 9.
  Cleaning 6 unused security descriptors.

  CHKDSK checks Usn Journal...
  36221248 USN bytes processed.
  Audit of the USN Journal is complete.
  Remove the wrong file of clusters of clusters 1.

  Free space verification is complete.
  Adding 1 bad clusters to the Bad Clusters in file.
  Windows has made corrections to the file system.

  612436832 KB total disk space.
  272996964 KB in 203557 files.
  137428 Ko 38378 index.
  4 KB in bad sectors.
  396536 KB in use by the system.
  65536 KB occupied by the log file.
  338905900 KB available on disk.
   
  ========================================================================================
   
  What I need to know is...
   
  If I do a "Factory System Recovery" of "FACTORY_IMAGE" (D :) ', the recovery process complete "map around ' clusters and bad sectors and produce a full C: recovery accurate?  Or is - this disc 2009 so old that I need to replace it and reinstall Windows 7 using my "system repair discs?

  If you use the /r switch in Chkdsk it tries to fix the bad clusters or move the data to a cluster of good.  CHKDSK will isolate the bad cluster and do not use it.  Maybe it's time to think about replacing the hard drive, it could be near the end of its service life.

  You can perform a restore factory on this hard drive, but you must back up the data that you have on your E drive on an external drive, preferably an external hard drive, because they can be erased.

  You need to install a new hard drive, it must be of equal size or greater than what you have now.  To install the new OS, you will need to use recovery discs that you can order from HP.  If you live in the USA/Canada, call HP at this number 1-800-334-5144 and see if you can still get a set of recovery disks.  Otherwise the site worldwide: http://welcome.hp.com/country/w1/en/support.html

  If HP does not have the recovery disks, you can order them from the surgeons of the computer:

  http://www.computersurgeons.com/p-18128-recovery-kit-gv405av-for-HP-model-number-p6210y.aspx

• System error report Queuing (disk cleanup)

  I ran disk cleanup, the other day and noticed that section "Error in queue system report" had been 60 GB. I've never seen this before and literally just big, it appeared from nowhere. I could have checked to remove, but after having looked up to many forums, they do not advise as it could damage your computer. Any advice on what it is and how I should face?

  Yes, it's just a report. It should certainly not be this monstrous!

  This problem is often associated with a registry cleaner utility that deleted registry keys that it should not have. That's the risk you take when installing and running third most own utilities. They can get a little aggressive and remove or change the keys to Windows or other programs need to function properly.

  There is a small patch on the site www.vista64.com that recreate the necessary keys. Should solve the problem of the creation of this big files again.

  I hope this helps

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• Report on the VMDK way

  Hello all,.

  Had a problem last week which was extended because of troubleshooting the vmdk evil.  A new server has been online and was renamed in vCenter and the windows at the old production server name.  Because the name of the folder was not the same as the name of the server there was a confusion and ended up working on the bad vmdk. That is - this has been worse than the new server was updated to the data store same old production and has not yet been deleted, so when I watched the news of vFoglight he showed the same data store. Does anyone know if vFoglight has the path stored somewhere for each vmdk vmdk full?  It would have saved us about 2 hours of downtime.

  Thank you

  Craig

  Hello Craig,.

  Not sure if the path of the actual vmdk file is listed everywhere however you get the property vmPathName for each virtual machine in the Sctipt Console, which displays the path to the vmx file. I could be wrong, but I think that the folder contains a file vmdk as well.

  Concerning

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• Report on the vmdk files that make up a virtual machine

  Hello
  Is it possible to create a report/dashboard that would map a virtual machine to its VMDK files in vFog Pro 6.0?
  Example: vmname - data name/ID - vmname.vmdk, vmname1.vmdk store...
  THX

  samardak,
  I think it's possible to pull this information from vFoglight. SOM of our API calls should remove this information of the Victoria Cross.
  That said, it would be wise to either contact your landlord account for assistance in the creation of this report. Your account owner can facilitate the resources needed to help you with a personalized report. If you don't know who is the owner of your account, you can contact support, and we can refer you to the right contact person or group.
  -LM

• Media Center is Reporting insufficient disk space for each record programmed

  Since the upgrade to Windows 8 Media Center reports that there is not enough disk space for each scheduled TV recording despite there are currently more than 1 TB of free space. The programs record very well, but it is impossible to tell when it is a genuine issue (for example, a program conflict) as an indicator of each scheduled recording is also problematic.

  There is a simple solution to this in Media Center as an administrator (which implies that there may be a problem of permissions with Windows 8). However, I also use an XBox 360 as an Extender and there is no known method to apply this workaround to an Extender then it continues to be a lack of disk space for each unique record.

  I tried completely removing the recorded TV folder, followed by a reboot to allow Media Center services recreate the folder, but it does not solve the problem. I checked all the settings and Media Center reports that it has enough free space to save more than 400 hours of television, but he's still complaining lack of disk space for each individual scheduled recording.

  Any ideas?

  I found a solution that worked for me on another thread.

  See the post from Steve Scoltock on executing a recovery job in the computer management application, here:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_8-Winapps/Windows-8-TV-recording-problem-with-Windows-Media/f9695954-246F-4C59-8d1b-3729a81feee9?page=1&TM=1352456456164

  It worked for me.  I hope this guy helps too.

• How to shrink a virtual disk (vmdk file)

  I use VMware Workstation 12.1 Pro on Windows 7 x 64.

  I have a virtual drive of 140 GB that I converted to stretch of prealloue (with excellent yesterday using continuum here).

  First, in Windows Disk Manager, I lowered the score of 140 GB GB 70, leaving the end 70 GB unallocated (unused). So I thought it would be easy to reduce the 140 GB vmdk file to 70 GB.

  I ran the vmware - vdiskmanager.exe command line with the-k option on the file vmdk from the host with the virtual machine off. Then in the virtual machine powered on, the command prompt, I ran VMwareToolboxCmd.exe fret C:\.

  These two options gave me a disc that was essentially the same size than what I started with. Looks like there should be an easy way to drop that last unused 70 GB, but I can't. Which offer a suggestion?

  Thank you!

  Joe

  To effectively reduce a vmdk extensible, you must be able to write to these locations with the trash.
  You resized the partition - which means that the trash is outside the accessible area in writing.
  Options:
  create a partition at the end of the disc, wipe it by filling it with zeros, when the partition is completely filled with zeros - shrink again and remove the fake wall when done. I suggest this order:
  Start: preallocated 140 GB vmdk
  1 defragment the partition from inside the guest
  2. resize the partition to 70 GB
  3. turn off the virtual machine completely and simply cut the flat.vmdk to 71 GB with a dd command
  4. adjust the description of the measure in descriptorfile

  result: a vmdk préallouée 70 GB

• Help, XP won't boot, missing the virtual file Disk.vmdk

  I am attaching a file "collect information of technical support.

  Don't know what happened, virtual disk of the virtual machine consists of 21 slices "Virtual Disk - s001.vmdk" through the "Virtual Disk - s021.vmdk", but a couple of these files are missing. Unless the files are still present in another folder (for example lost + found), or in the compartment of bits, then I'm afraid that only a recent backup will help.

  If you have any more of these files, it may still be possible to extract some files in the current hard files by replacing the missing files by dummy files.

  André

• How to move a single virtual disk (vmdk file) of one data store

  Hi guys,.

  I have a VM with 4 virtual disks (for example, 1.vmdk, 2.vmdk, 3.vmdk and 4.vmdk) all located on a SAN volume (e.g., SANVOL03). How can I move one of the virtual disks (for example, 3.vmdk) of its current volume of SAN to another (e.g. from SANVOL03 to SANVOL04) without turning off the virtual machine? It's vsphere 4.1

  Detach the VMDK virtual machine and move it manually on the desired data store.

• Need help with powercli report - thin disk

  Hello

  As always, the forums here have given me what I need, and I learned a lot. However my knowledge of script is still not at the level where I can combine all I learned. I would appreciate help.

  Basically, I want to write a report that shows the configuration of each computer drive virtual MORE stocked the size of the disc if the disc is thin.

  Currently, I have the following two pieces of code that run completely separately.

  1 - show me the size committed

  $report = @)
  #$allvms = get - VM
  {foreach ($vm to $allvms)
  $vmview = $vm | Get-View
  foreach ($disk in $vmview. Storage.PerDatastoreUsage) {}
  $dsview = (get-view $disk. Data store)
  $dsview. RefreshDatastoreStorageInfo()

  $row = "" | Select VMNAME DATASTORE, VMSIZE_GB, VMUSED_GB %
  $row. VMNAME = $vmview. Config.Name
  $row. DATA store is $dsview. Name
  $row. VMSIZE_GB = (($disk.Committed+$disk.Uncommitted)/1024/1024/1024)
  $row. VMUSED_GB = (($disk.Committed)/1024/1024/1024)
  $row. P = [int] (($row.)) VMUSED_GB / $row. (VMSIZE_GB) * 100)
  $report += $row
  }
  }
  $report | Out-GridView

  2nd - produces the majority of the report

  $report = @)
  $report = {foreach ($vm to $ALLVMs)
  Get-disk hard $vm | Select @{N = 'The virtual computer name'; E = {$vm. Name}},
  @{N = "RDM Name"; E = {($_ | where {"RawPhysical", "RawVirtual"-contient $_.)} DiskType}). File name}}.
  @{N = 'Data store name'; E = {($_ | where {"RawPhysical", "RawVirtual"-notcontains $_.)} DiskType}). Filename.Split(']') [0]. TrimStart('[')}},
  @{N = 'Name of the HD'; E={$_. Name}},
  @{N = 'Size of HD GiB'; E={$_. CapacityKB/1 MB}},
  @{N = "Format"; E={$_. StorageFormat}},
  @{N = "Clerk disk"; {E = {$_.Committed}}.
  @{N = 'Memory'; E={ }},
  Get - VM $vm | Select @{N = 'Memory'; E = {$vm. MemoryMB}}
  
  }

  $report | Out-GridView

  Thanks to those who submitted the code above, I changed a bit!

  Ideally, the 2nd report would contain a "Committed disk" column which shows the < committed > according to code 1.

  Any help or pointers gladly accepted.

  Unless you have a 1 vdisk in line with the strategy of the data (as already mentioned Conrad) store, I'm afraid, it's impossible