VMDK show in double space

Hi all

I have a strange behavior on one of my test systems. Although the drive is set to the provision of the thickness, and there are no snapshots I have two files from disc to disc, consuming a lot of space. The logic unit number is short on space, cause serious problems.

I am attaching a picture of the store of data browser and a screen of settings of the virtual machine.

I also tried a Storage VMotion moving HDD1 and HDD2 to different LUN, no modification whatsoever.

The hosts are 4.1U1 ESX/ESXi. Storage is an EMC CX with FC connectivity

Any suggestion on how to clean virtual machine.

Yves thank you

Reading one of your previous posts I guess you're a VCI and I have no need to say something about the importance of a good backup

Browsing through newspapers shows that each virtual disk is currently 1 snapshot, however some of the file names are messy. If I read the log file names used to capture instant vmdk (scsi0:0 and scsi0:1) are those usually used for basic/flat file. I'm not 100% sure if this actually causes the question, but I would certainly clean up filenames. In addition to clean up file names, remove ALL the KTC and the vmsd file files. Parts of renaming and editing must be done on the console or via SSH.

Here are the steps that I think they should solve the problem:

  • Stop the virtual machine
  • remove the virtual machine from the inventory (we must edit the vmx file and re-register later)
  • Remove all ctk (on two LUNS) files
  • Remove the vmsd file (it may or may not be necessary)
  • Delete the aux.xml file (it may or may not be necessary)

Cleaning virtual disk SCSI0:0

  • Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com.vmdk and rename Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com - 000001.vmdk
  • Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com - delta.vmdk and rename Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com - 000001 - delta.vmdk
  • Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com - 4fddc1f07f6a1c6.vmdk and rename Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com.vmdk
  • Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com - 4fddc1f07f6a1c6 - flat hard and rename Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com - flat hard
  • change Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com - 000001.vmdk
    replace the description of the measure of Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com - delta.vmdk for Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com - 000001 - delta.vmdk
    Set parentFileNameHint = ' Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com.vmdk.
  • change Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com.vmdk
    replace the description of the measure of Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com - 4fddc1f07f6a1c6 - flat hard for Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com - flat hard

Virtual disk cleanup SCSI0:1

  • Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com_1.vmdk and rename Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com_1 - 000001.vmdk
  • Rename Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com_1 - delta.vmdk for Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com_1 - 000001 - delta.vmdk
  • Rename Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com_1 - 0dce507f905111d.vmdk for Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com_1.vmdk
  • Rename Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com_1 - 0dce507f905111d - flat hard for Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com_1 - flat hard
  • change Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com - 000001.vmdk
    replace the description of the measure of Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com_1 - delta.vmdk for Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com_1 - 000001 - delta.vmdk
    Set parentFileNameHint = ' Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com_1.vmdk.
  • change Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com_1.vmdk
    replace the description of the measure of Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com_1 - 0dce507f905111d - flat hard for Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com_1 - flat hard

Change Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com.vmx

  • Set scsi0:0.fileName = 'Ubunut - zimbra2.comdivision.com - 000001.vmdk ".
  • Set scsi0:1.fileName = "/vmfs/volumes/4d7cda07-184ef04d-fe51-68b599b08062/Ubunut-zimbra2.comdivision.com/Ubunut-zimbra2.comdivision.com_1-000001".vmdk ".
  • Temporarily disable changed block followed for the virtual machine by removing the lines ctkEnabled
    scsi0:0.ctkEnabled = TRUE
    scsi0:1.ctkEnabled = TRUE
    scsi0:3.ctkEnabled = TRUE

ctkEnabled = TRUE

After that add the virtual machine to inventory, create a new snapshot (all virtual disks should have a 000002.vmdk now) and run "Delete All".

I hope that I forgot something!

If the above makes no sense to you, attach files vmdk to header for the 6 virtual drives (3 basic disks and 3 disks of snapshot).

André

PS: I hope that line breaks are not to add additional confusion.

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