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Re: Shrinking vs Compacting
Hi mfelker In single line To reduce the size of the vmdk-files you want to use shrink.Compact only sorts the graintables but has no effect on size.Yours, Abbie
View ArticleRe: Unable to specify directory for Virtual Machine
Yea you can't specify a folder when creating a VM just a datastore. I guess it's not considered a need to organize things at that level and honestly. Organizing is done really in the "VMs and...
View ArticleRe: Using Powercli I having trouble modifying vm hardware and nic portgroup...
Or leave out the RunAsync for now on the New-VM line.
View ArticleRe: VMware Virtual Machine Port Group Loop
My question would be why? Normally the only time you'll have multiple vNIC's on VM's is for different VLAN pathing for such things as Security Firewall, Routing or some other reason along those lines....
View ArticleRe: Multi-Cell NTP Sync
If the Domain controller IS a VM on an ESXi host and tools syncs time ... you are creating a circular dependency. that's another really odd case to be aware of.
View ArticleRe: How to make hard disk available for diffferent guest OS?
Okay, so let me try to understand this. I want to create a file server VM and an Oracle Server VM with a "D" drive for storage. So, what I should do is from the "File Server VM" allow the RAID 1 2TB...
View ArticleRe: VM grew to 258GB on datastore formatted with a 1M block size
From your link... Note: On ESXi 5.x hosts using VMFS5 upgraded from VMFS3, the upgraded volumes inherit the VMFS3 block size. The default block size for new volumes is 1MB. The maximum file size,...
View ArticleRe: How to install license?
After selecting the host on the left (in the inventory):Click the Configuration tab. Click Licensed Features under Software. Click Edit under Licensed Features. Select Assign a new license key to this...
View ArticleRe: vCenter is not responding correct
The problem was the DB. I installed a fresh vCenter server and DB and it worked.
View ArticleRe: Multi-Cell NTP Sync
but yes, it sounds like sync to host and the ESXi host has time issue. The VMs might have vmotioned between hosts, got a new time from Host, and then be off when you look at the guest itself.
View ArticleRe: VM grew to 258GB on datastore formatted with a 1M block size
Upgraded VMFS-5 volumes inherit and maintain the VMFS-3 block size and the size limitations that go along with the VMFS-3 block sizes. Those are listed in the kb. The default block size for new VMFS-5...
View ArticleRe: Lowest supported VMFS Version on ESXi 5.x?
Worth reading : VMFS-5 VMFS-3, What’s the Deal? » boche.net – VMware vEvangelist You will use VMFS3 if you have a vSphere environment which is mix of vSphere...
View ArticleRe: How to make hard disk available for diffferent guest OS?
I may have misunderstood your question? I understood you wanted to add the same virtuel disk to both VMs, however I now think this is not your intention!? You can certainly add an additional virtual...
View ArticleRe: Using Powercli I having trouble modifying vm hardware and nic portgroup...
Is there a way to do that and have it clone the machines without waiting for it to finish one after another?
View ArticleRe: VM grew to 258GB on datastore formatted with a 1M block size
Ok - I got it now. Well, I guess I am screwed. The only thing I can think to do is copy the VM to an external drive, upgrade the host and copy it back. Do you know how this file, at 258GB, can even...
View ArticleRe: PowerCLI & SSH.Net
Hey Luc, Yep... SSH is enabled. I can connect with Putty. However, the New-SshSession cmdlet in the module in the article isn't working with ESXi 5.x because KeyboardInteractiveAuthenticationMethod...
View ArticleRe: SRA command 'queryInfo' didn't return a response
In order to fix this issue try changing the LOGON type of "SRM service" to use the local administrator account and not the default system account and restart the SRM service. Also have a look at this...
View ArticleRe: VM grew to 258GB on datastore formatted with a 1M block size
As vmroyale noted: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2003813You get what you had when you do a straight upgrade. You could try using the datastore browser to download the VMDK-flat file to your workstation / USB...
View ArticleRe: How to configure Home PC lan IP'S To Vmware netwrok adapters
Welcome to the Community - It will depnd on how you have the networking configured for the VM - you will need to have the networking configured as bridged which will allow you to configure the IP...
View ArticleBest way to move VM from an old Blade environment to a NEW one
Hello, We are going to be moving to a new HPBLC7000 with ProLiant BL460c G7 blades. Currently We are running our environment on IBM Blade center H. The SAN will stay the same as it's fairly new. so...
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