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• VMDK is not afraid after deleting files

  I have a Windows 2003 Server VM on ESXI 4, which seems to have a disk space issue.

  The VMDK is not afraid after that I have remove the files from the WIndows disks.

  The VMDK is now about 160GB when I look in the data store.

  vSphere said that the storage used is 159 GB. This does not change when I click on "Refresh the use of storage" or when I right click on the data store and select "Refresh".

  Storage provisioned is 180 GB because the discs are thin provisioned.

  I restarted the VM, but also the entire server.

  When I look at Windows via the console there are 3 disks about 30 GB, 130 GB and 15 GB, with 10 GB, 90GB and 13 GB free space respectively.

  So, according to my calculations, I should 20 + 40 GB + 2 GB used space or 62GB total.

  So, where is my 100 GB?

  CHKDSK displays no problem. The 130GB partision was almost full at the same time and after that I deleted the files, the VMDK never shrunk!

  Any ideas?

  TIA-

  -Michael

  Even if you have deleted files, the disc was written for and there are still old data on the disk. In fact, you must remove the old raw data of the disc (sdelete in Windows) and then the fret.

• My vmdk files not visible from vpshere but visible from ssh console

  Hello

  I would use my dataontap virtual appliance of Netapp communities tar file.

  Their installation guide, they show just to put this on the data store tar file.

  This tar file contains the following files:

  DataONTAP.vmdk

  DataONTAP.vmx

  DataONTAP - flat hard

  DataONTAP - nvram.vmdk

  DataONTAP-nvram - flat hard

  DataONTAP - s001.vmdk by DataONTAP - s126.vmdk (126 disk files)

  DataONTAP - sim.vmdk

  DataONTAP - var.vmdk

  DataONTAP-var - flat hard

  I put this vsphere on the data store file and extract it to ssh connection on esxi with the command "tar".

  All files are now visible to PuTTY connection on esxi

  1 / but when I browse datastore, I see not all vmdk files. (missing 126 files on disk)

  2 / when I turn, this virtual machine, I have this error "DataONTAP - sim.vmdk file not found on /vmfs/volumes.../.

  But this file exist on the path specified error.

  Configuration:

  ESXi 5.1, NFS datastore.

  Stand-alone node (without cluster)

  No vcenter

  Spatial data store are free and available.

  Checksum for this tar file are OK.

  Thank you very much

  Concerning

  The files in the archive are the data files, and not the descriptor. I guess DataONTAP - sim.vmdk is the file descriptor for these files DataONTAP - sXXX.vmdk . To ensure that this is the case, please attach the DataONTAP - sim.vmdk.

  If this is the case, here are the steps that should make the usable virtual machine:

  1. load the muliextent module
     vmkload_mod multiextent
  2. Rename the virtual disk file to a temporary file name
     vmkfstools EI DataONTAP - sim.vmdk DataONTAP-sim - old.vmdk
  3. clone the virtual disk in a format supported the original file name
     vmkfstools-i DataONTAP-sim - old.vmdk DataONTAP - sim.vmdk - d thin - an ide
  4. unload the module multiextent
     multiextent vmkload_mod-u

  At this point, you should be able to turn on the virtual machine. If everything works as expected, you can delete all the temporary files of DataONTAP-sim-old * hard .

  André

• Windows 7 a vmdk file not found, cannot open the file '... Virtual Machines.localized/Windows 7.vmwarevm/Windows 7. VMDK

  Could not open the file ".../Documents/Virtual Machines.localized/Windows 7.vmwarevm/Windows 7.vmdk:

  Help, please. I copied this over from a backup and it does not open. I joined the collection of support...

  Thank you very much!

  B

  it2webber wrote: could not open the file ".../Documents/Virtual Machines.localized/Windows 7.vmwarevm/Windows 7.vmdk:

  Help, please. I copied this over from a backup and it does not open.

  How the Virtual Machine has been backed up and restored?  If Time Machine then...

  It is a known fact that Time Machine is not 100% reliable backing up/restoring VMS in all circumstances/conditions.  Also back up Virtual Machines via Time Machine of disk/time intensive and wastes a lot of space for something that may be corrupted and worthless time to restore it.  At least I would exclude the Virtual Machines with virtual machines and Time Machine shutdown, not suspended and VMware Fusion closed and then manually copy the VMS to another location, preferably on a different physical hard drive.  So keep the user data stored in the virtual machine saved out of the Virtual Machine on a regular basis in order to always have a backup of the current user data.  If you need to restore a properly saved by VM is not as common at least you will have a virtual working Machine and data user to go forward with when you find out your Time Machine backup of the virtual machine fails.  Also take a look at: best practices for backup of virtual machine (programs and data) in VMware Fusion (1013628)

  That said, if you don't have a copy of the file "Windows 7 - f004.vmdk" and then to try to retrieve the data from the user, you can try the following:

  Download then unzip it (double-click on) the joint "Windows_7 - f004.vmdk.zip" file that contains the file "Windows 7 - f004.vmdk ' an empty logical binary measure that has been created on the metric of the existing drive and add to the Package of the Virtual Machine.  This should allow the VHD to be considered as a virtual hard drive, assuming that there is no damage to the extent of the binary left headers.  Take a look on: work with Virtual Machine packages

  At this point, that the VHD has the scope necessary to show as a full disk, assuming that it is not corrupt the header in other binary extensions and can now attempt to access for the recovery of user data.

  There are several ways to try to retrieve user data.  The easy, although not necessarily work properly according to what now lack us due to replace the missing binary extensions with a logical empty measure, is trying to start the VM normally.  If the virtual machine starts up on the desk and VMware Tools load properly you should be able to copy your data to user off on a USB or slip and fall on the side of Mac or if you have a configured VMware folder then copy the files through it.

  Other methods involve starting the Virtual Machine with a Live OS ISO Image and copy files from a USB key or temporarily assemble the VHD to another Virtual Machine work.

  With the right tools installed the virtual hard disk could also be mounted as another accessible Volume through Finder.

• Windows 7 vmdk file not found, but it's really there...

  Had a running instance of MAX OS 10.9.2 Fusion 6 and a VM Windows 7, everything worked fine.  Had to reinstall the operating system using the procedure of restoration of Mac (alt - R during startup) to remove stuff JAMF Casper and re - take control of my machine after leaving a company. After recovery / re-install of OS X... I tried to use the original VM file and the merger could not find the vmdk files. So I restored a "Windows 7.vmwarevm" VM file Time machine. Same exact results... Fusion is up fine, recognizes the Windows 7 VM, but is not able to find the file "Windows 7.vmdk". When I try to start the virtual machine, I get the error message "could not open the file" / users/brucekreis/Documents/Virtual Machines.localized / 7.vmwarevm/Windows 7.vmdk Windows ":"the system cannot find the specified file". ".

  
  

  I can see it in a terminal window, checked that I am the owner of all files and directories in the tree, and they have at least the permissions for the owner, RW read only for all the rest... I changed the permissions to all access for files and dir (chmod-r 777 < dir >) tree and even reset the ACL (r n < dir > chmod). I can change the configuration files using the console VMware fusion library and check that it changes through the terminal window.  I tried to delete the .lck files and catch instant and re-did the file .vxm to the 7.vmdk Windows, without any change in the error message.

  
  

  I always suspect permissions, ACL, or something dealing with the recovery changed. I restored the original file .vmwarevm yet once, so you can see it of original state before I started to make changes and ran the util to collect information of technical support. I attached the zip file.

  FWIW... I tried to import the virtual machine and create a new virtual machine from this instance, but it is gray in molten selection windows, as if it is not recognized as a valid VM.

  Thank you in advance...

  You are missing two scopes binary "twoGbMaxExtentSparse', a basic disk, and the other from the first snapshot disk.

  Windows 7 - s009.vmdk

  Windows 7-000001 - s008.vmdk

  It is a workaround solution mainly for the express purpose of recovering data from the user, which is stored in the virtual hard disk, not necessarily get working 100% again.

  Copy Windows 7 - s040.vmdk for Windows 7 - s009.vmdk and Windows 7-000001 - s039.vmdk for Windows 7-000001 - s008.vmdk.

  This replaces the missing binary extensions with empty extents.  This allows VMware Fusion a string of competition and makes it look like a complete set of files hard.

  The problem is the two missing bodies, look at the size of each before and after, there will be some lack of content.  How the mission critical, can not say.

  You can try to start normally or start first with an ISO Image live and make recovering data first, and then try to run normally.  I can't say exactly what will be broken/missing except however backups clean* you don't have much choice.

  ==========

  * It is a known fact that Time Machine is not 100% reliable backing up/restoring VMS in all circumstances/conditions.  Also back up Virtual Machines via Time Machine of disk/time intensive and wastes a lot of space for something that may be corrupted and worthless time to restore it.  At least I would exclude the Virtual Machines with virtual machines and Time Machine shutdown, not suspended and VMware Fusion closed and then manually copy the VMS to another location, preferably on a different physical hard drive.  So keep the user data stored in the virtual machine saved out of the Virtual Machine on a regular basis in order to always have a backup of the current user data.  If you need to restore a properly saved by VM is not as common at least you will have a virtual working Machine and data user to go forward with when you find out your Time Machine backup of the virtual machine fails.

  Also take a look at: best practices for backup of virtual machine (programs and data) in VMware Fusion (1013628)

• VMDK file not found - but it's there!

  I have a client who has problems with a virtual machine.

  Running Windows 7 Home 64 bit.

  VMWorkstation 6.5.1

  VM is supposed to be running Windows XP Professional, but I get the message

  "File not found: Windows XP Professional.vmdk.

  This file is required to power on this virtual machine.  If this file has been moved, please provide its new location. »

  This hard file is 0KB.

  What is corrupt and how to fix it?

  See attached the results of support.vbs.

  First of all, you said it was 0 KB and existing in the screenshot is the same size and the date and time as the .vmem file, so I suspect that you copied the .vmem file and renamed him so it's really not a hard file.  You can not just arbitrarily copy and rename the files from one type to another type to solve this problem!   Even if it was a hard file, it is corrupted by the entries in the .log file and at this size, there is nothing to fix even if it was the original hard that the guest operating system has been installed has him toast now.

• VMDK file not recognized

  I have a tfrom a vmdk file backup IVMS that I'm putting on another server and when I try to add it and the high point location data store some files appear so I can't restore my files.  The file is quite larre so I can't move it too locatoins but I tried different with the same results. The file is called... on server_1 - flat hard.  Is there a reason that this file cannot be mounted.  Any help is appreciated.  Thank you

  Each virtual disk on ESXi consists of two files. The data file (-flat.vmdk or - delta.vmdk) and the hard header/descriptor file. From what you write, it looks like the hard file header is missing. Please take a look at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002511 for details to recreate the header file. If you are not sure, please provide details of the - flat.vmdk file (exact name, size in bytes, and the question of whether she was thin or thick put in service).

  André

• Compact/shrink *.vmdk does NOT (for Ubuntu guestOS)

  I have a Ubuntu guestOS installation running on a Win7 hostOS.

  The corresponding *.vmdk file has a size of about 8.5 GB (!).

  When I start the virtual machine and enter in a terminal:

  DF h

  then I can see that the partition contains only 3.9 GB (= 'used').

  So he has a lot of space that can be compacted/shrunk.

  I leave the guestOS and go to the menu:

  Machine settings VMware-> hardware-> drive-> utilities-> Compact

  and began an operation of "compact".

  Much to my surprise the *.vmdk file is subsequently (or almost) big as before.

  If compacting doesn't seem DO NOT work.

  Why?

  A defragmentation does not help.

  Some with VmWare Player.

  And even with the command cmdline

  VMware - vdiskmanager.exe - k Ubuntu.vmdk

  If not, how can I compact shrink the *.vmdk?

  Matt

  Assuming that the VMware virtual disk is not previously affected and the file system is ext4, you will need to manually prepare to be narrowed.

  In the virtual machine, in a Terminal, become root and then copy and paste the following command, as is and then press ENTER:

  dd if=/dev/zero of=wipefile bs=1024x1024; rm wipefile
  

  Wait for the prompt to return, then press stop the virtual computer, then the settings of the Virtual Machine for the hard drive to select the Compact command from the utility button.

• Play a suspended virtual machine, vmdk file not found or the specified file is not a virtual disk

  Hi, I have a problem that I can't solve with the usual methods.

  My data

  • software: VMVware Workstation 6.5.1 build 126130

  • Host: NB HP Compaq 2510p with 2 GB of ram

  • OS: Windows XP Pro SP3 5.12.2600

  I have a Win XP Pro SP3 computer virtual created for my work:

  • 6-5 - 7.0 VM workstation

  • RAM: 512 MB

  • Windows XP Pro operating system

  • Processors: 1

  • CDRom: Autodetect

  • Floppy: Autodetect

  • USB: present

  • Sound card: Autodetect

  • Display: Autodetect

  • HARD drive is divided into 2 GB files

  The problem lies in the HARD disk:

  • 40 GB declared

  • 0 MB recognized by the system

  My VM was functional complete. After a suspension

  • The State remains suspended

  • When I try to resume, a pop-up window will appear "file not found: IATROS VM.vmdk" go through it...

  the vmdk file exists (see my attached files).

  When I try to see the features on the parameters, appears "the specified file is not a virtual disk" and all data in the pop-up are unknown or missing.

  I tryied to use the vmware_vdiskmanager with the command vmware - vdiskmanager.exe - R 'e:\appo1\IATROS VM.vmdk' in vain also.

  I think that it is necessary to recreate a file descriptor for disc divided into 2 GB files.

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsotes/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1026266

  but, if we compare the contents of the VMDK file with the discussion in the article, there seems to be no problem of format or content.

  There are suggestions to solve the problem?

  can I await your response?

  _________________________

  VMX-settings- WS FAQ -[MOAcd | http://sanbarrow.com/moa241.html]- VMDK-manual

• VMDK is not displayed when you add the drive but shows on browse the data store

  This may be a simple solution but my forehead hurts to hit my head against the wall and need your expert help.

  Environment: running ESX 4.0 with 4 nodes in the cluster.  Each node in the cluster has only one HBA card with double fiber connections that connect to both sides of FC SAN.  There is not a fiber between nodes and SAN switch, so direct connect.  Built two systems to support Exchange 2007 using the CCS.  Using a FC SAN to shared disk space and iSCSI for disk space not shared.

  Problem: have added 5 player glow spaces on System #1 using RDM and they appear.  Try to load the same readers in the System #2.  I am able to load 4 readers in the System #2 but the 5th disc (which is in fact the reader 3rd in the series) refuses to show when I added the player.  The change settings - & gt; Add Hard Drive - & gt; Use the existing - & gt; Open the data store and the folder where the virtual machine from the system files and the folder where the LUN mapping lie as they are stored with the system.  But at the opening of this file the LUN mapping in question is absent.  All others appear.  However when I right click to browse the data store outside of the settings and go to the folder where the LUN mapping for the virtual drive and it appears.

  Attempts to resolve:

  (1) have removed the drive and delete system #1 data store and we readded to the system = & gt; nothing.

  (2) removed the disk without delete system data store #1 and it added (thus creating two virtual disks in the file for the system to the same LUN... xxx_3.vmdk and xxx_7.vmdk) = & gt; without success.  (xxx_3.vmdk, nor xxx_7.vmdk appear when trying to add a player)

  (3) tried to use a system not intended within the CSC Exchange cluster, attemtped to add the xxx_3.vmdk or xxx_7.vmdk and both appear as an option.

  I am at a total loss.  Do I need to trash the system no. 2 and rebuild?  Is there a problem of possible system configuration #2 that does not allow him to see the two virtual drives?  The #2 system configuration is corrupt?  Do I have to power System #2 power on and off and then try to add readers?  I can the virtual cycle vCenter system?  Or I am much more of a noob that the answer is with myself and I can't see it?  Any help would be welcome.

  When you want to use RDM on hosts, please make sure lun the same number on hosts.

  for example you have assigned the lun 3 host A storage, make sure that it is also the lun 3 to host b.

  Let me know if it does not

  Binoche, VMware VCP, Cisco CCNA

• VMWare vmdk file not found even after it is

  I download the VMWare image of haiku from http://haiku-files.org/VM/index.php?dir= & sort = Name & Order = DESC and when I opened it it asked me to locate haiku-alpha - gcc4.vmdk.  After traveling to locate the file in the dialog box reappears and not disappear unless I cancel, which means that it never finds the hard file.  How can I make VMWare find the file?  I use VMWare Fusion Version 2.0.5 (173382) on 10.5.7.

  Change the name of the file "haiku-alpha - gcc4.vmdk" ' haiku - alpha.vmdk "and change the ide0:0.fileName = ' haiku-alpha - gcc4.vmdk" line in the file ' haiku-pre-alpha - gcc4.vmx "to reflect the will even and it can work.

• Cannot open disk «...» Boot Camp partition.vmdk","could not lock file ".

  I upgraded to VMWare 2.0.1 of the trial version, but now when I try to run it with my Boot Camp Partition, I get:

  "Could not open the disk" / Users/deep / / Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/Virtual Machines/Boot Camp partition.vmwarevm/Boot Camp partition.vmdk Camp/%2Fdev%2Fdisk0/Boot' or one of the snapshot files depends on. "."

  Reason: cannot lock the file. »

  I would not be surprised if something was corrupt, because I migrated the entire Mac to a Mac whose hard drive was not.  I know that the Boot Camp partition works because when I start from it, all right. My guess is that the virtual Boot Camp makes machine refers to the broken old Partion Boot Camp on my old Mac.  How do I start again?  Just nuke the directory "/ Users/deep/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/Virtual Machines / Boot Camp/%2Fdev%2Fdisk0" set?

  Thoughts?

  "deep."

  .PS

  I'm on Mac OS X 10.5.5 on a new MacBook Pro.

  Check out this thread: Re: damaged Bootcamp partition?.

  In short, you can crush the Boot Camp partition.vmwarevm in this directory.  It will be recreated the next time you run merge.

• VMDK file not recognized as a virtual disk

  Hi all

  I have 2 files VMDK of an old virtual machine that I deleted. I kept only the virtual disks. Now, I created a new virtual machine and tried to add the 2 virtual drives, but they are not recognized as a file vmdk as a 'file' (see screenshot)

  Is it possible to add the 2 virtual drives to the TEWEB02 machine?

  Thx a lot!

  Here's a post of Continuum Re: need to recreate a descriptor from scratch, but still have the *-flat.vmdk?  This is a link to a very nice tool, he wrote for this task very

  If you have found this device or any other answer useful please consider useful or correct buttons using attribute points

  Tom Howarth

  VMware communities user moderator

• Thin discs

  I just created a virtual machine with thin disks. I filled all the space on the hard drive and watched the vmdk increase in size. I deleted then 10 GB of files, but the vmdk was not afraid. Shouldn't the vmdk down in size when data is deleted? Do I have to manually reduce to reclaim the space?

  Thank you

  Scott

  You will need to manually reduce the drive to reclaim the space.   See this link on how to do.

  http://communities.VMware.com/message/1409908

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• How to confirm VMDK not mapped to a virtual machine

  Dear team,

  I ran the rvtools I find some files vmdk into a zombie. B4 that remove this file how to confirm that these files are not mapped to virtual machines.

  will she be ok, I have a windows VM test and to map these test file and poweron vmdk VM, if VM is receiving, then that means that these vmdk are not mapped to a VM. This process will confirm this vmdk are not mapped to a virtual machine or if you have any other process to confirm the same please send us your opinion / experience...

  Need your urgent help on the same.

  Note: has none of the virtual machine snapshot

  concerning

  Mr. VMware

  How to detect the zombie/orphaned files, you can use find command to the shell or some scripts PowerCLI sophisticated to detect files that were not changed for a long time there is another approach.

  Find command below just check for the specified files timestamp mtime...

  Examples of command "find":

  find - iname ' * '-mtime + 14 (any file not changed in the last 14 days)

  find - iname ' *-flat.vmdk "-mtime + 30

  ...

  ..

  .

  The list of the files you download should be reviewed carefully because it could contain valid files... so its on your judgment to make final the decision what can and what cannot be deleted.

  This is PowerCli script that detects only orphaned VMDK but it can be modified to search for other types of files:

  Files - spring cleaning - LucD notes and orphaned files

  Regarding the other see types of files:

  Re: Files/folders orphans