Re: Can´t Create virtual machine
Can you tell me - what out come if you are trying in any other host in same cluster by picking any other datastore.
View ArticleRe: reclaim storage from VMFS volume
Hi, Sorry i missed to ask this initially can you please confirm which version of vSphere are you using in your enviornment. RgdsKanishk Sethi
View ArticleRe: StarWind
I will set up a 7.8 TB volume comprised of the 4 vmdk drives attached to the VM by using the MS 2012 Storage Spaces. The question is, should the vmdk drives that are created by adding the VM be thin...
View ArticleRe: Forcing datastore heatbeating refresh
This is possible in the current releases of vSphere, you would have to manually select datastore for heartbeat, and then proceed to unmounting the datastore. It would be nice if VMware would allow a...
View ArticleVM storage migration with virtual mode RDM - insufficient space
We're having trouble storage migrating a VM that has a 36GB thin provisioned VMDK disk and (2) 1TB virtual mode independent-persistent RDMs (fiber LUNs).Virtual disk format is same as source, we're not...
View ArticleSATA Based Hotswap Drives
Hi All, If I was to install a SATA based hot swap drive (HP RDX) in my ESXi 5.5 host and mount it to a VM guest (Windows Server 2008 R2)via V sphere "add physical drive to host", would the hot...
View ArticleRe: vsantraces folder in datastore
Hate to bring up an old thread as well but I've run into this issue a few times now. We are running ESXi 5.5 U2 and this problem seems to have appeared after applying some security patches (or at...
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Re: StarWind
As far as I know according to all vendors best practices the thin provisioning should be enabled on one level only. I would recommend you to start with if you need LSFS of StarWind. The general...
View ArticleRe: Can´t Create virtual machine
yes - what was the outcome if you can try by checking choosing datastore while deployment.
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Datastore inaccessible
HI gurus I very new to VM ,so I hope I am posting in the right place. I have a datastore that shows Inaccessible , all VM seems to be running ok as I take is because they are on different datastore...
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Re: Having issues getting vVOLs to work with 3PAR
Do you have Virtual Copy fully licensed on your array? This is a mandatory requirement to proceed with VVOLS and you will see nothing if this requirement is not met.
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Re: What emulex driver to use? HCL? Vendor?
Hello Phoung, Please stick to the driver/firmware version mentioned in the VMware HCL for the respective ESXI releases. For example, if ESXi 5.5 U1 has:Driver A.x With Firmware 1.xDriver B.x With...
View ArticleDelta VMDK is missing
Gentlemen, I have the following scenario in a single ESXi 5.5 host a client. The company's IT wizard made some snapshots of a VM with Windows Server, I saw that there are window.vmdk delta disks,...
View ArticleRe: Delta VMDK is missing
Please, provide us the output of command ls -l from the virtual machine folder.
View ArticleHow to convert a thin disk to "lazyLazy Zeroed thick disk." I have already...
How to convert a thin disk to "lazyLazy Zeroed thick disk." I have already tried inflate option but it converts to "eagerzeroed thick" which i don't want.
View ArticleRe: How to convert a thin disk to "lazyLazy Zeroed thick disk." I have...
Hello Hemanth, Kindly do the following,1.Shut-down or power off the virtual Machine2.Right-Click the virtual Machine and select Migrate3.Select a datastore to migrate the virtual machine other than...
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Re: Delta VMDK is missing
Porto, following picture of the situation. Now there's something strange there, note that it has 4 deltas, only hinting that the vm then has two virtual disks, but only have a disk in the properties of...
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Ivanildo, seems like the user changed some files, for example there is a file called WindowsServer2008r2.vmx.orig that looks to me like a copy of original WindowsServer2008r2.vmx file. If possible,...
View ArticleRe: How to convert a thin disk to "lazyLazy Zeroed thick disk." I have...
Clone the VM to template while doing so it will ask you to change the disk format of your choice.(Lazy, Eager, thin) morevover Convert to template will not ask any option to change the disk format it...
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