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• How to mount vmdk using vmware-mount as persistent?

  Hello

  Is it possible to mount vmdk using vmware-mount with persistent mode utility? I've known several computer crashed while vmdk was uphill. After mounting, once again, I have found that some files have disappeared. Any suggestion?

  Hello

  /M:w option should you give by default, read and write capabilities

  If you have found this or other useful information, please consider awarding points to 'Correct' or 'useful '.

  Gregg Robertson, VCP3, 4, MCSE, MCSA, MCTS, MCITP

• Need to convert vmdk using pRDM vmkfstools command

  Need to convert to pRDM vmdk format command. tried to convert using cold migration that it stuck at 23 percent. Are there vmkfstools or powercli to convert?

  You can try the host command line is:

  vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/source-ds/source-vm/source.vmdk/vmfs/volumes/target-ds/target-vm/target. VMDK

  You can optionally add thin d in case you want to that thin target to be configured.

  What you need to do - before running the command - is to ensure that the size of the disk in the hard file corresponds to the actual size of the LUN in case the LUN has been resized / increased at some point.

  André

• Could not open a file to VMDK using SAN transport using Netbackup 7.1 "you don't have access rights to this file.

  Hello

  I'm trying to backup VMware clients using Netbackup for VMWare 7.1 using the type of transfer to san, and the forum NBU told me that my vm-admin user has no right of access to the VMDK file. However, I checked and I can download the backup host VMDK files and take and remove snapshots as vm-admin user.

  The servers are configured as follows:

  vc01 is a Win2008R2 vSphere 5.1 Server

  ENC1-bl09 by enc1-bl12 are blades running ESXi 5.1

  VM-bak01 is a Win2008R2 NBU media server 7.1 server and is defined in NBU as backup VMWare host

  Data warehouses that contain the VMDK files for the guests are all about EMC and HDS storage accessible via the San by the NBU Media Server and ESXi servers (although mapped through different areas)

  ESXi servers have access to local data and NFS storage warehouses too, but none of these warehouses are used by clients.

  I could save a few guests we via NDB, but they finish in time because the network is not fast enough. Estimated time of 8 days for nightly backup!

  So I have to use a SAN to back up the guests, but he keeps fails with the error below...

  09/01/2014 10:25:16.0745: g_vdInterfaceLogger:.\libvix.cpp:1683 < INFO >: SAN: cannot access a SAN/iSCSI LUN support this virtual disk. (Tip: If you use vcbMounter, you can use the option "nbd m" to move to disk-based network access if that's what you want.) If you were trying to access at the file level, stop the vmount Service by typing "net stop vmount2" in a command prompt to force vmount to re-scan for the SAN LUNS and try the command again.

  09/01/2014 10:25:16.0745: g_vdInterfaceLogger:.\libvix.cpp:1683 < INFO >: DISKLIB-LINK: 'san://snapshot-1968 [WAS-B-DS01] FTL-PROD-SOAHTP02/FTL-PROD-SOAHTP02.vmdk@MAL-VC01?vm-admin/XXX': cannot open (you don't have access rights to this file).

  09/01/2014 10:25:16.0745: g_vdInterfaceLogger:.\libvix.cpp:1683 < INFO >: DISKLIB-STRING: 'san://snapshot-1968 [WAS-B-DS01] FTL-PROD-SOAHTP02/FTL-PROD-SOAHTP02.vmdk@MAL-VC01?vm-admin/XXX': cannot open (you don't have access rights to this file).

  09/01/2014 10:25:16.0745: g_vdInterfaceLogger:.\libvix.cpp:1683 < INFO >: DISKLIB-LIB: can't open 'san://snapshot-1968 [WAS-B-DS01] FTL-PROD-SOAHTP02/FTL-PROD-SOAHTP02.vmdk@MAL-VC01?vm-admin/XXX' with flags 0x1e, you have no rights to this file (3390).

  09/01/2014 10:25:16.0745: vdOpen:.\VixInterface.cpp:196 < ERROR >: VixDiskLib_Open() error. You leave

  09/01/2014 10:25:16.0745: openLeafSnapshotDisks:.\VixGuest.cpp:452 < ERROR >: vdOpen() error = 13. Call of closeLeafSnapshotDisks()

  09/01/2014 10:25:16.0745: openLeafSnapshotDisks:.\VixGuest.cpp:555 < ERROR >: you quit with failure

  09/01/2014 10:25:16.0745: vixMapObjCtl:.\VixCoordinator.cpp:904 < ERROR >: you leave with 23

  09/01/2014 10:25:16.0745: < ERROR > vix_map_objctl:.\libvix.cpp:1138: error 23

  Please someone on this forum explaining why VMWare is denied access to the VMDK file?

  The problem was solved by upgrading to 7.1.0.4

  http://www.Symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&ID=TECH174128

  Thanks to Philippe of the Symantec Connect forum for the answer

• Complete zero to VMFS and vmdk using vmkfstool w

  Hello community,

  We are studying now "Zero detect' function on IBM SVC Thin provisioning.

  SVC Thin provisioning Volume is unable to note removal of file on VMFS, so we need a way to fill blocks, we don't use on VMFS with zero.

  Can we apply "vmkfstools w" command to VMFS?

  We know that this command is vmdk, so that we can create or translate vmdk format to another.

  but we do not know that this order may apply to VMFS or not.

  We managed to run this command for vmdk(/vmfs/volumes/xxx/xxx.vmdk) and cannot run a VMFS (/ vmfs/volumes/xxx) on our environment.

  Anyone know this specification?

  afalk, vmkfstools you can only ask vmdk only.

  For writing on a lun, can use DD.

• error in editing esxi3.5 vmdk using vmware - mount.exe

  VMware - mount.exe (5.5.0 / 18463) is installed on a physical box all new xp sp3.

  VMDK files were copied on the ESXi data store using putty pscp. Name.vmdk reviews and comments name - flat hard are present.

  VMware - mount.exe j: "\Guest name - flat hard" fails

  If I rename the files to remove the spaces and edit the primary vmdk file to point to the new - name of flat file, editing does not always work.

  The error on the command line (not a message box) in all cases is:

  "Unable to mount the virtual drive.  The disk can be used by a virtual

  machine or mounted under a different drive letter.  If not, check that the

  Is a virtual disk file, disk and that the disk file has not been damaged.

  I checked the user guide and any of the limitations apply except maybe one:

  -vm not running (and did not work when they are copied), ok

  -host windows, windows comments, ok

  -not in read-only or compressed, ok

  -j: mapping is superior to d: and don't use it, ok

  -vmdk is ntfs, ok

  -No snapshots involved, ok

  as far as the error message itself goes:

  -vm not running (and did not work when they are copied), ok

  -do not already mounted, ok

  -certainly a vmdk file, ok

  -do not corrupt (can restart the VM), ok

  I suppose there is the possibility that vmdk FFL was damaged in the copy; is there a way to check it (md5 in ESXi maybe)?

  What is the only element not specified in the user (from 2008) guide - vmware-mount support ESXi 3.5 vmdk files? ESX 3.x is taken in charge, but ESXi?

  If not what else can I check?

  Thank you

  do not use this Centenary vmware-mount - use the last VDDK virtual disk development kit =.

  Also rename files to remove the spaces is prohibited: use quotes.

  Not mount the - flat.vmdk - that is not the right one

  _________________________

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

• Recover a file VMDK Snapshoted / consolidate a snapshot

  Hello

  I have a very big problem and I don't know how to deal with in the right way, I had a few old server that was set up with the weekly snapshots.

  and we have some hardware problem with the server that cause some files to capture instant adeleted the data store ccidentally.

  We can recover some of the vmdk files.

  image attached with files you can find on the server.

  We tried a few steps in order to recover the machine (change on vm vmdk configure / create a new snapshot, and delete everything in the Snapshot Manager)-I was able to turn it on with the flat vmdk, but the data is less 6 months ago.

  I found a few articles on consolidate an instant snapshot and difficulty of string but I did not really understand how to go about it.

  What should I do? Is it possible to merge these files or extract files from them?

  

  Okay, so what I found in the files and file sizes I rebuilt an instant string possible.

  The string is: 5-> 4-> 1->->->-> db1.vmdk 6 2 14

  I had to modify two files hard (see attachment). The first fix was on no. 14 that indicated a snapshot does not exist n13. The (next) one parent that makes sense here is no. 2, so I went no. 14, no. 2. The second challenge was to change the parrentCID No. 6 to match the basic disk CID. The reason for this shift is more likely, because you have turned on on the virtual machine with db1. vmdk used as virtual virtual machine disk.

  What I recommend you do now, is to replace the two .. the VMDK (12 and 6) files with those that I have attached to this post and then clone the virtual disk from the command line by running vmkfstools-i db1 - 000005.vmdk db1 - clone.vmdk

  The next step is to attach the newly created clone as an additional virtual disk with a help of VM, or - if you want to see if the VM is able to start - fix it db1 - clone.vmdk directly on the virtual machine from db1. In the second case, please create a new snapshot before you turn the virtual machine with the cloned virtual disk. In this way that the db1 - clone.vmdk will not be changed.

  In no case be prepared there could be corruption in the file system of the client!

  André

• vmkfstools ' cannot open 'exch01_3.vmdk': has reached the limit of the host to open files (40).

  Hello

  We try to restore a virtual Exchange computer from a backup of virtual machine BE files. Download us all files for the data store and inventory of the virtual machine. We got an error when you try to turn on the virtual machine

  Power DevicePowerOn module has failed. Failed to create virtual SCSI devie to scsi0:0.

  VMware technical support has helped/Showed me how to reformat the VMDK using VMKFstools and show in this KB

  http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_us & cmd = displayKC & externalID = 1028943.

  There are 4 disks and disk cloning first 3 succeeded, but the last of them failed with the message "unable to open 'exch01_3.vmdk'. Reached the limit of the host for open files (40).

  The environment is ESXi 4.1.0

  Is there someone out there who knows how I can get this last drive for clone properly?

  Any help is appreciated.

  Thank you

  Craig

  It is probably caused by the block size VMFS for the target data store. In order to allow greater than 512 GB files the size of the block on a VMFS3 data store must be at least 4 MB. You have an another data store with a block size of 4 MB (or 8 MB)? If so, create a folder named on this data store for the hard file and run vmkfstools as target using that store of data/folder.

  André

• Thin provisioned VMDK consume all available space

  Hello

  • Server: Win 2008 R2 with SP1 (file server)
  • Storage: VMDK on VMFS5 datastore (thin provisioned), which underlies the SAN fiber storage
  • vSphere: vCenter Server Standard 5, ESXi 5.0 Patch 2 (build 515841)

  ... So, I have a VM file server running Windows 2008 R2 with SP1.  The system (c) partition has been successfully thin (VMDK using 13 GB to 40 GB).

  However, for all subsequent hard disks virtual created on the server, the NTFS partition is very slow to get into shape - and the actual size of the VMDK creeps slowly up to the size of the VHD (you can see the gradual rise of the VMDK size in the browser to store data during the formatting process).

  The VMFS data store that we create new virtual hard disks is version 5.  All virtual machines with virtual hard disks on VMFS version 3 seem to be supplied thin OK.

  Nobody knows what could happen here?

  Hello

  Do you use quick format?

  Otherwise, your score will take up any space. Check here:VMware KB: using thin provisioned disks with virtual machines

  "If a guest operating system needs to use a virtual disk, the must invited first operating system partition and format the drive in a file system it can recognize." Depending on the format selected in the guest operating system, the format can cause the disc thin provisioned in full size.

  For example, if you have a drive end with a Microsoft Windows operating system implemented and format the drive, unless you explicitly choose to fast formatting, Microsoft Windows format tool written information to all sectors on the disk, which in turn inflates the disc thin provisioned in full size. "

  Kind regards

  Julien.

• SVMotion rdm for vmdk

  When I try to svmotion a virtual machine with physical rdm attached to it, I want to convert VMDK but I do not see the option. I fact svmotioned the vmx and vmdk Os file. Also moved the map of rdm file. How convert vmdk?

  Remove it, he as a virutal rdm readd and then you can to a vmdk svmotion

  VMware converter should work too

  Here's how to convert your phsical one rdm rdm virutal if you need:

  http://sparrowangelstechnology.blogspot.com/2012/09/convert-your-physical-RDM-RDMP-to.html

  Here's how to convert your virutal rdm a vmdk using sotrage vmotion:

  http://sparrowangelstechnology.blogspot.com/2012/09/SVMotion-RDM-to-VMDK-virtual-disk.html

• Problem after convertin vdi-&gt; vmdk with vboxmanager

  Hello

  I've been using virtual box for a long period of time, and now I'm migrating to Vmware VSphere ESXi5. I've converted all the machines in the vdi in vmdk using the virtualbox tool called vboxmanage. After that, I was able to run these machines in ESXi5 without any problems after installing client tools to improve performance. I have only one question... Suppousing the name of the virtual machine was Client.vdi, then it is Client.vmdk. When I run the Client.vmdk in Vmware, it actually works a machine called Client - s001.vmdk, and then Client.vmdk a 0 KB, which gives the entire disk for the Client-a s001.vmdk new space. If I create a new virtual machine and delete the old I load disc customer - s001.vmdk as a whole disk space. If I do, Vmware then creates a new customer-s001 - s001.vmdk... and so on.

  What can I do to avoid generating this "snapshots" or something else?

  Thank you very much

  Kind regards

  Matias

  If jorge.vmdk really has a size of zero, something very strange happens here

  normally, you would use jorge.vmdk
  (jorge.vmdk and jorge - flat hard together actually form the virtual disk)

• Impossible to mount my vmdk

  I can't get my xxx - s001.vmdk using VMware-mount - 5.5.0 - 18463.exe on Windows XP.

  • There was a problem, try to map the volume of the virtual disk.
  • Error reading volume information. Please select another file on disk
  I am facing this prblem on all my virtual machines created by version 7
  My old VMs created by Version 6 are piling up with no problems.
  -Waqar Azeem

  do not try to mount xxx - s00 * hard
  Mount xxx.vmdk

• GUI shows again the old size after expansion VMDK

  I extended VMDK using vmkfstools, extended successfully got drive and my windows VM has detected the drive extended and used diskpart to extend the volume.

  Now when I see the size of the disk hard in VC it still shows the old value of disc size. Even my free size of the data store has not been reduced. I did a rescan and got reduced the size of my data store. But the VM disk size still old.

  We use esx 3.0

  Please help on this...

  Restart the services mgmt and vpxa.

  Or remove the virtual machine from the inventory and add it back again.

  André

• using the converter no option for "Type of Destination." I am allowed only 'VMware Infrastructure virtual machine'

  Hi, I am looking to convert my localhost Ubuntu 9.10 for a machine virtual (vmdk) using vCenter Converter Standalone Client 4.0.1.

  I am at the step #2 (specify the Destination) and I expect to converter to allow me to choose a path to store the hard files.  However, 'Destination Type' does not have any selection - only 'VMWare Infrastructure virtual machine' is available.  (also there is input to the server, username, and password fields)

  What I am doing wrong?

  Thank you

  Hello

  using vmware converter 4.01 when virtual do physical power machines Linux the only available destination is ESX (i) server.

  One possible way to solve this handicap can be what makes an image of the Linux system using one of support for the products of the image and then use the vmware converter to set up the image of Linux box as a source and destination that it doesn't have to be a server ESX (i)

  If it comes to an eventual conversion, you can use a trial license with the product of the image (e.g. acronis true image or norton ghost).

  Best wishes / Saludos.

  Pablo

  Please consider providing any useful answer. Thank you!! - Por favor considered premiar las useful responses. ¡¡MUCHAS gracias!

  Virtually noob blog

• Emergency with a KB

  VMware KB: Solve the incompatibility of CID error: Ramdisk parent has changed since the child was created

  Well, just trying to follow your instructions:

  You said we need to extract the file .rar that you sent earlier and use the dsfi.exe command.

  These are your words in bold: Please extract archive attached .zip and inject the header data modified in the respective . files VMDK using DFC .

  This is why I want to run the two commands (1) and (2) below:

  (1)

  C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Virtual fortimail-vm-64bit-1024gb-hw7-disk2-000004.vmdk Machines\fortimail-vm-64bit-1024gb-hw7\>dsfi.exe 1536 0 xxx-fortimail-vm-64bit-1024gb-hw7-disk2-000004.new

  
  

  (2)
  

  C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Virtual fortimail-vm-64bit-1024gb-hw7-disk2-000001.vmdk Machines\fortimail-vm-64bit-1024gb-hw7\>dsfi.exe 1536 0 xxx-fortimail-vm-64bit-1024gb-hw7-disk2-000001.new

  Questions

  [Please what is the meaning of '0 1536' highlighted in the order of dsfi.exe above?]

  [As I have to run two (1) and (2) or only (1).]

  Your teaching of the second is BOLD as well: However, personally I'd rather go ahead and clone the virtual disk using the vmware-vdiskmanager. exe command-line utility. You specify "fortimail-vm-64bit-1024gb-hw7-disk2-000004.vmdk" as the source of this order will result in a single, consolidated hard file

  This is why I want to run the third command below:

  (3)

  C : \Program files (x 86) \VMware\VMware Workstation\ VMware - vdiskmanager.exe - r fortimail-vm-64bit-1024gb-hw7-disk2-000004.vmdk t 0 destinationDisk.vmdk

  Questions

  I changed the preallouee option

  How can I specify the destinationDisk?

  I just want to be clear on what I'm doing so really need your answers to my questions before I execute the command.

  Thank you in anticipation of your response.