Re: Cannot Shrink/Convert 2048GB VMDK
Yes, something along the lines of "failed: the specified file is not a virtual disk" I have been successful with this on smaller VMDK's but for some reason, it's not able to read the large VMDK (same...
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I did a defrag and then punchzero. I then used the clone feature and chose thin for the destination. This shrunk the size to the correct 760,005,600KB, however the Provisioned size is still...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5.1 add partition
ok so this is interesting and worrying at the same time - I was pretty sure I selected RAID 1 and believe it still says so in the RAID setup on startup (although I cannot confirm right now). The ESXi...
View ArticleSignificant difference from LeftHand 12.5 reported storage used space and...
Hi at all, I have a two nodes cluster made of two esxi 5.5 u2 hosts (clustered with vCenter) with a virtual centralized storage managed by HP LeftHandOS 12.5 Appliances.Making it simple, vSphere shows...
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Good afternoon, I think you may be in the wrong forum. It sounds like you have a general storage question, while this forum is specific to vSAN. However... a guess. Perhaps if you add up the total...
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From what I understand, the used space reported by the Lefthand cluster is the space that has been accessed since the LUN was created (i.e. the blocks which were overwritten). When you take a look at...
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Re: DataStore 2 VVOL Migration Problem
Can you share the SR number in a private message with me please?
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Re: ESXi multiple storage array design iSCSI?
You can achieve multipathing without port-binding. However, you will need to use two subnets per storage array. Look at the diagram under the "When not to use port binding" section in Considerations...
View ArticleProblem with root password for vSphere
Hello, I need some advice on what to do next and what my options are for this particular problem. Windows 2003 Network with two Domain Controllers. Multiple ESXs across six Fiber Attached Storage...
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Welcome to the Community, please let me ask you some question to clarify things.You mentioned "Can we login into the ESX via the ESXi and start the VM's up from there?". Does this mean that you are...
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Thank you for the response, To answer your questions: Our hardware is up and the ESX are online. We are just not able to access them via the infrastructure client and start the VM's. I was not sure if...
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Re: Problem with root password for vSphere
The Infrastructure Client itself doesn't have a password, it's either the Virtual Center Server Server, or the ESX/ESXi hosts which require credentials to login. If you do have a password for the...
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Consultas Dipositivos externos ESXi
Estamos montando para un cliente un nuevo sistema con máquinas virtuales controladas por vsphere.He instalado el ESXi con la licencias de 60 dias y me encuentro los siguientes problemas: 1 – El CD del...
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How to remove x mbs at the beginning of a flat.vmdk ?
Does anybody know a way to cut lets say 100MB at the beginning of a flat.vmdk ?Any suggestions welcomeI am aware of the long way to do it:dd if=existing-flat.vmdk of=new-flat.vmdk bs=1M skip=100but I...
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Re: DataStore 2 VVOL Migration Problem
Hi, I did see this issue sometime in the past. I don't recollect what was the root cause though. I would check the vMotion networking and also see the following KB article if it helps. VMware KB: After...
View ArticleVVOL and VSAN together?
Is it a supported configuration to have a VSAN enabled cluster also have VVOL storage presented?
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I don't see any scenario where that would not be supported. If you think about it, you can have your ESXi hosts that are contributing vSAN storage just be storage and have other hosts in the cluster...
View ArticleNFS datastore on vCenter ESXi hosts
I'm running out of space on our NAS Storage.Another unit would be very costly.It seems pretty easy to add another datastore from a NFS share. Are there any issues I should be aware of if I were to add...
View ArticleRe: Having issues getting vVOLs to work with 3PAR
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