VMWARE ESXi 4.1: Add a DATA store via a new 4 TB SATA HARD drive

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• VMware ESXi 5.0 - "move to" data store a vmdk file has left at the original location

  Hi all

  I had to free up space on a SAN data store.  For this I used the function "move to...". "browser data store in VsphereClient.

  Did not notice directly but after I moved my E: drive vmdk file, he took no source data store.

  How can I make sure that vmdk (the source data store) may be deleted without impact on the vm?

  1. If 'vmkfstools d' report without lock, so I guess I could assume it is safe? Is there another way to check?

  2 vmkfstools seems not having the '-d' option in vSphere CLI? (East - this only accessible from ssh console on an ESXi? quid vCenter then?)

  In the data store, the files were:

  -Vm\win2k8_data.vmdk [SAN03] (data disk D :)

  -[SAN03] vm\win2k8_data - ctk.vmdk (-ctk looks that it has been created by Veeam)

  -[SAN03] vm\win2k8_transactlog.vmdk (E: transaction log 128 GB drive)

  -[SAN03] vm\win2k8_transact - ctk.vmdk (-ctk always assuming that it was created by Veeam ~ 8 MB)

  Steps to follow:

  -J' turned off the virtual machine using these car

  S ' installs 2 files on the E: drive

  -Removed the vm disk (<-my mistake? maybe this step left a lock file? in power vm off?)

  -Added the disk from the data store where I copied it

  Thanks for the help!

  behd

  Hi Behd,

  The best way to check if the vmdk on the source is not being used would be to add this vmdk to an existing virtual computer and turn on... ? If not used or is locked by one that turns on with success.

  If it has an instance running it wouldn't let you put under tension and raise an error of file locking. ?

  Avinash-

• install esxi 4.1 and the data store on the same server

  Hello

  I want to install esxi 4.1 and the data store on the same server.

  My problem is that I can't make partitions to really separate them and I would reinstall esxi without wiping the data store.

  Y at - it another way to put a record out of the raid only to install esxi.

  I also do not install on a USB key.

  Thank you

  AZEL says:

  Hello

  I want to install esxi 4.1 and the data store on the same server.

  My problem is that I can't make partitions to really separate them and I would reinstall esxi without wiping the data store.

  Y at - it another way to put a record out of the raid only to install esxi.

  I also do not install on a USB key.

  Thank you

  AZEL,

  Can you give us more details about your current environment?  What is the size and the data store space used? Do you have any storage of additional network attached to the host (for backup purposes)?

  My assumptions of your post do you have 1 stand-alone host with ESXi 4.1 aready installed and you also have a local data store on the same host, but you want to re - install ESXi 4.1 while keeping the contents fo the data store.  Is this correct?

• Move data store leads to new host for DR?

  I plan on implementing an ESXi host-to-host multiple virtual machines.  My thought is to install ESXi on an internal SD Flash card and then use RAID servers 4 HARD drives 0 + 1 for data warehouses to house the virtual machine.  This will be a simple configuration, just a host, and a few VM.  NIC teaming will be setup using 2 NIC - an edge and an add - on.

  With respect to the Dr from a material point of view, I have several questions.

  Scenario: Let say esxi host server becomes totally unusable (bad motherboard, cpu, etc.) but readers (SD flash and 4 HARD drives) are stiil good. Lets say I have another server available with disimular CPU and motherboard, but it can accommodate readers (a SD internal flash slot and same for the HARD disk controller)

  1. it would be reasonable to think that I could move the the HARD drive as the virtual machine on the disimilar, resinstall ESXi server and reconfigure the NIC, browse the HARD drive and reimport the VM from the HARD disk and be operational in say 1-2 hours?  I guess it would take upward of two hours?

  2. in addition, how ESXi would manage a hardware change if I were to simply move the SD flash to the disimilar server and then try to start?  ESXi has any means of welcoming cela or he would just break everything (that would be I think)?

  Thank you

  1. the challenge of moving the disks on different hardware will receive recognized disk RAID configuration. If different servers use the same RAID controller then you will probably be ok. If you were to say HP SmartArray Dell PERC, so the RAID array will be probably broken and unreadable data. The vsphere purely do side no problem with re-entry as you say it. Last comment just to be safe I would rebuild with no HARD drive installed, then press down hard disks when the build is finished (burned several times where on install a guest has been poorly read and fresh VMFS partitions created over existing data on the drive.)

  2. it is more than a "maybe", it depends on how the servers are different. Most of the time vSphere has something similar to Plug-and-Play in the world of Windows where new devices (i.e. a new NETWORK card) will be recognized at startup and added. I wouldn't bet on the possibility to take the card to a new server blade HP Proliant DL380 G8 and encourage them to do something useful in a server whitebox with a motherboard ASUS since 2005 for example...

• How can I move virtual machines from a local data store for a new iSCSI SAN?

  Hello guys,.

  Now that we have a new iSCSI SAN market how can I tranfer all the virtual machine to a local data store for a new SAN? Can I stop the VM in the host, and then copy the DataStore files with all the info on the new volume?

  Thank you

  Pesinet

  Alternatively, you can use VMware converter or cold Migration / Storage VMotion if you have the appropriate licenses.

  Duncan

  VMware communities user moderator | VCP | VCDX

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• Which folder or file not hibernation process store open files or programs on the hard drive?

  Which folder or file not hibernation process store open files or programs on the hard drive?

  Which folder or file not hibernation process store open files or programs on the hard drive?

  Hello

  The Hiberfil.sys hidden system file is located in the folder root of the drive where the operating system is installed. The Windows Kernel Power Manager reserves this file when you install Windows. The size of this file is approximately equal to the amount of memory (RAM) is installed on the computer.
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/920730

• The problem is the USB Devices folder shown as a shortcut so I can not Capy of data in the folder with other devices or hard drive.

  Original title: USB problem

  I use windows 7 as operating system. I have problem when I insert USB devices as pan tie drive, mobile, reader of cards ect. USB port of my PC. The problem is the USB Devices folder shown as a shortcut so I can not Capy of data in the folder with other devices or hard drive. so please suggest me what I can do?

  Hello

  Start Windows Explorer, and then see if there is a drive letter assigned for access to the
  drive. If this is not the case, check if the disc is shown in disk management.

  1. Open Computer Management by clicking on the button start , by clicking on Control Panel, system and security, clicking Administrative Tools and then double-click computer management. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

  2. In the left pane, under storage, click Disk Management.

  If there has made a right click option - assign a drive letter for you can use Windows
  Explorer to copy files.

  I hope this helps.
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• I currently store my pictures on and an external hard drive.  Lightroom 6 was not able to find the picture momentarily files.  I inserted an external Flash DRIVE after removing the hard drive and the computer renamed the stick with the same drive letter t

  Redesign existing external hard disks and still 6 Lightroom able to find existing photos.

  I currently store my pictures on and an external hard drive.  Lightroom 6 was not able to find the picture momentarily files.  I inserted an external Flash DRIVE after removing the hard drive and the computer renamed the stick with the same drive letter that has been designated by Lightroom to store my photos.  I could go into my Windows 10 and reset the player to the letter that Lightroom has given at the beginning of the external hard drive.   However, I know this can happen again, if I connect any stick USD or another device, while the external hard drive is not connected to my laptop.   I found the information that I can do the new designation of the final drive by choosing a letter it is 1/2 way or higher in the alphabet.   I would like to turn an external hard drive on a strong letter, warns we hope this previous problem.   My question is, if I already have a lot of pictures on this external hardrive with the designation of the current drive, how it becomes a higher letter and have 6 Lightroom recognizes files, now under the new designation of drive letter without having to go to each photo individually and manually force Lightroom 6 find each photo.  It would take more time than I'd like to lose.  Is there a way to get just 6 Lightroom to recognize the new disk designation has changed and is able to find all of the existing files?

  I have read the ADOBE LightRoom 6 manual and seem not to be able to find anything on how to do it.

  Any help would be welcome.

  Thank you!

  So in Windows, you can select a drive like q letter (or any other letter you want only towards the end of the alphabet)

  Then in Lightroom, you can reconnect to the photos on q: the following instructions (see specifically 4 Figure and related text)

  Adobe Lightroom - find moved or missing folders and files

• ESXi 4.1 cannot add NFS data store on a Netgear READYnas 1100 (please help)

  I have a Netgear ReadyNAS 1100 NAS

  When I put an NFS share, so I can add a store of data on my ESXi 4.1, I

  use the following instructions in their site: http://www.readynas.com/?p=3030

  Each

  time I try to join the NFS share via the GUI, I get the following

  message: "operation failed, diagnostics report: unable to complete.

  Operation of sysinfo.  Please see the log file VMkernel for more details. »

  I have

  have also tried the SSH console using the command: esxcfg-nas

  -a/share/mynfs s o 10.0.0.10 mynfs and I get the error:

  "Connection to the NAS volume: mynfs.

  Unable to connect to the NAS volume mynfs: unable to complete the operation of Sysinfo. Please see the log file VMkernel for more details. »

  details of the journal of the kernel are:

  August 19-14:37:36 pass: cannot read the header on stream TCP (local = 127.0.0.1:60962, even = 127.0.0.1:0): N7Vmacore15S ystemExceptionE (connection reset by peer)

  August 19 at 14:37:47 pass: PersistAllDvsInfo called

  August 19-14:37:51 pass: airfare to CIMOM version 1.0, root user

  Aug

  19 14:37:59 pass: [2010-08-19 14:37:59.311 2AAA3B90 info "TaskManager"

  opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C] task created: haTask-ha-host - vim.host.DatastoreSystem.creat eNasDatastore-1124

  August 19 at 14:37:59 pass: 2010-08-19 14:37:59.312 FFFB0B90 info opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C ' Hostsvc::DatastoreSystem' creating test data store

  August 19 at 14:37:59 pass: AddNasVolume called

  Aug

  19 14:37:59 pass: [2010-08-19 14:37:59.312 talkative FFFB0B90

  "FSVolumeProvider", opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C] LookupVmfs: could not find VMFS

  volume id & lt; unset & gt; path, & lt; unset & gt; or name test

  August 19

  14:37:59 pass: [2010-08-19 14:37:59.312 talkative FFFB0B90

  "FSVolumeProvider", opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C] LookupNasByName: could not find

  NasVolume volume test n soul

  August 19 at 14:37:59

  VMkernel: 0:23:10:59.338 cpu0:5299) NFS: 149: command: (Mont) server:

  (10.250.50.93) IP: (10.250.50.93) path: (/ esx) Label: (test) Options:

  (Non                   e)

  August 19 at 14:38:29 vmkernel: 0:23:11:29.669

  CPU2:5299) WARNING: NFS: 946: MOUNT RPCfailed with State CPP 13 (CPP has been

  interrupted due to timeout) try to serve mount r

  (10.250.50.93) path (/ esx)

  August 19 at 14:38:29 vmkernel: 0:23:11:29.669 cpu2:5299) NFS: 160: mounting NFS 10.250.50.93:/esx failed: unable to connect to the NFS server

  August 19 at 14:38:29 vobd: 19 August 14:38:29.727: 83489529043us: http://esx.problem.vmfs.nfs.mount.connect.failed failed to get to the 10.250.50.93 Server mount point /esx. E rror: unable to connect to the NFS server.

  Aug

  19 14:38:29 pass: [2010-08-19 14:38:29.727 FFFB0B90 error

  "FSVolumeProvider", opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C] mount VmkCtl or ProcessNas

  has failed: operation completeSysinfo impossible.  Please see the VMkernel

  log file for more details.

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: [2010-08-19

  14:38:29.727 2AA15B90 'ha-eventmgr' info] event 79: impossible to climb to

  the 10.250.50.93 Server mount point /esx. C cannot

  me onnecter to the NFS server

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: [2010-08-19 14:38:29.740

  FFFB0B90 info "App" opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C] AdapterServer caught

  exception: 2a6fb460

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: [2010-08-19 14:38:29.740

  FFFB0B90 info "TaskManager" opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C] task completed:

  haTask-ha-host - vim.host.DatastoreSystem.cre ateNasDatastore-1124 Status error

  Aug

  19 14:38:29 pass: [2010-08-19 14:38:29.740 info FFFB0B90 "Vmomi"

  opID = 993 D 2353-0000037 C] Activation N5Vmomi10ActivationE:0x2a761010 : invoke made on vim.host.DatastoreSystem:ha - datastoresystem

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: Arg spec:

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: {(vim.host.NasVolume.Specification)

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: dynamicType = & lt; unset & gt;

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: remoteHost = "10.250.50.93."

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: remotePath = "/ esx"

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: localPath = "test."

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: mode = "readWrite"

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: type = "nfs."

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: userName = & lt; unset & gt;

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: password = & lt; unset & gt;

  August 19 at 14:38:29 spend :}

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: throw vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: result:

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: {(vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault)

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: dynamicType = & lt; unset & gt;

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: faultCause = (vmodl. NULL in MethodFault),

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: faultMessage = (vmodl. [LocalizableMessage)

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: (vmodl. LocalizableMessage) {}

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: dynamicType = & lt; unset & gt;

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: key = "com.vmware.esx.hostctl.default"

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: arg = (vmodl. [KeyAnyValue)

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: (vmodl. KeyAnyValue) {}

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: dynamicType = & lt; unset & gt;

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: key = "reason."

  Aug

  19 14:38:29 pass: value = "could not complete the Sysinfo".

  operation.  Please see the log file VMkernel for more details. «,

  August 19 at 14:38:29 spend :}

  [August 19 at 14:38:29 pass:].

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: message = & lt; unset & gt;

  August 19 at 14:38:29 spend :}

  [August 19 at 14:38:29 pass:].

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: text = ","

  August 19 at 14:38:29 pass: msg = «»

  August 19 at 14:38:29 spend :}

  Check your DNS on the NFS Datastore server settings.  I had a timeout problem bad w / my NFS server.  We define for OPENDNS temporarily and NFS store popped up immediately.

  Joe

• ESXI 6.0, problem of data store local ssd

  Hi all,

  I have a desktop pc (HP Elite 8200), i7 cpu, 1 x 250 GB HARD drive, 1 x 240 GB SSD... (240 GB do datastore with name SSD), there, installed free VMware ESXI 6.0 on 250 GB HARD drive.

  Yesterday to buy second SSD 240 GB, I want to increase datastore 'SSD' with the second disc, but the process is hang. No warning, no error... but can extend the data store. Trying to

  create the new datastore with second SSD, but still hang processes. Maybe someone has a similar issue?
  

  I try to change SATA cables - does not work for me, try to detach an SSD - works for me... Finally reinstall ESXI 6.0 U1 with ESXI 6.0 U2 - this work for me.

  successfully create datastore with 2 x 240 GB Kingston SSD.

• How to add the data store to a data cluster store

  Hi all

  How to add a data of a data cluster store store. He has vc:datastore opposed but not able to find the javascript for the cluster data store object.

  Any help appreciated.

  Check the workflow to the title of the DRS library, vCenter, storage, Storage, they are part of plugin vCenter.

• How can I add a data store as an additional drive for a virtual machine?

  This is probably very simple, but honestly, I'm quite a n00b when it comes to networking and sys. Small business being at low cost...

  OK, I have a HP DL360 G5 running ESXi 3.5 with 2 virtual computer management. The first is a cloned Win 2003 SME (I had to save the last days of server primarily was about to fail), the other is a Win XP VM (which is just share a single file to 6 users)

  The server currently has 2 x 73 GB 10K SAS RAID 1. I installed another drive of 73GB 15K and seen in V: IC, I can add the storage, but how the VM of 2003 to see the new disk space? I need to be added as an extra, (e) disk in this case.

  TBH I don't know even if I added the next Assistant in V: IC correctly except extra storage space.

  Any help will be appreciated

  If the new drive has been formatted as VMFS3, then you can just change the settings of the virtual machine and add a disk.  Specify the new drive as the location for the new virtual hard disk.  You have two options on this screen.  Store with VM or specify the location.  You will need to specify the location.  Then, you can specify any size you want the new E reader to be.  Then in Windows, open disk management to complete the process.

  This will be your easiest route.

  Charles nights, VCP

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• Can I add a data store that already has data on it without destroying the data?

  I test different stratagems of DR and a scenario uses the ability of a SAN to snap_clone a vDisk, I will here mention sellers , then present the vDisk magnetized to the members of the cluster.  I know I can present this back to a host as a different disk/lun, but not sure how or if I can get a host to a point where I can navigate the data store and retrieve, for example, a single virtual machine.  Does anyone have experience or ideas around that?

  Thanks in advance,

  If I understand your question, you want to see a component data store snap-in (at the level of storage)?

  In this case, that you must use DisallowSnapshotLUN = 0

  http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/12/11/EnableResignature-andor-disallowsnapshotlun/

  André

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• HP Pavilion a6000: I have HP Pavilion a6000 and want to add a new WD 1 TB Hard Drive blue

  I have a HP Pavilion a6000 and you want to add a new WD Blue 1 TB hard and clone (including OS) the old 250 GB hard drive to the new drive and then use the old drive for music.  What should I do?

  You are welcome.

  Sorry, but I can't help you with the question about the SATA motherboard ports - hopefully someone else can help you here.

  However, for cloning, you can use a USB cable to SATA, with which you can connect your hard drive to the USB port on the computer and transfer all the data from the old to the new drive.

• Is there a problem if I store briefcase files indefinitely in an external hard drive?

  I was moving my old files from my computer to make room on my desktop computer.

  I organizes the files in the Briefcase and I am moving them to an external hard drive.

  Finally I want to can I transfer to a new computer or sometimes to transfer files to your laptop.

  I was told that the use of portfolio can result in loss of data. Is this true? How?

  Hello

  In aid of the Briefcase to store files does not result in data loss. However, for reasons uncertain when you perform certain actions on the files in the Briefcase on another computer data on the Briefcase cannot synchronize properly which can roll down the changes to the other computer.

  See the link below for more information on Briefcase in Windows XP.

  Choose between using Briefcase or offline files

  http://www.Microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/proddocs/en-us/using_bfc_and_csc.mspx?mfr=true

  How to use the Briefcase feature in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307885