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Converting Thick vmdk to thin after Move from Datastore
Very strange problem with VMDK thin/thick disksMoving thin provisioned vmdk ESXi 5Move VMware ESXi VM to new datastore - preserve thin-provisioningImport “VSphere 4 VMFS Datastore” in new “VSphere 5 VMFS Datastore”ESXcli command timeout at 30 minutesESXI 5.1 “The disk is not thin-provisioned” after copying vmdk to new datastoreStop Linux VM LVM LV add from expanding thin provisioned disk?Small VMDK fileVMWare - VMFS file system corruption “Failed to check fbb.sf”VMware/Vcenter move file from datastore to another datastore
I am currently running Vcenter 6.7 and ESXi 6.0 with VMFS5 in our infrastructure. And I often have to move VM disks from a DataStore to another in order to free up space.
When using the VCenter MOVE operation on a select VM Subfolder in the Datastore File explorer and moving it to another datastore, the VMDK file which was thin provisioned and used 35GB was converted to thickly provisioned disk weighting 100GB after the move to the new Datastore.
When using the VCenter MIGRATE operation on a selected VM Machine inside the linked ESXi host (only one host connected to VCenter per DataCenter(3)) we are able to select the migrate storage only, see pic: https://imgur.com/a/zdXP99T
and obtain the VMDK migrated and still thin provisioned. BUT we are only able to perform this MIGRATE operation on VMs that are inside the connected Vcenter's Esxi host and not other VMs folder hosted on different ESXI host.
Here is little drawing explaining this. https://i.imgur.com/hG5cqoq.png
I've read about the Unmap command but I am not sure if it applies to actual VMDK or whole Datastores.
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I am currently running Vcenter 6.7 and ESXi 6.0 with VMFS5 in our infrastructure. And I often have to move VM disks from a DataStore to another in order to free up space.
When using the VCenter MOVE operation on a select VM Subfolder in the Datastore File explorer and moving it to another datastore, the VMDK file which was thin provisioned and used 35GB was converted to thickly provisioned disk weighting 100GB after the move to the new Datastore.
When using the VCenter MIGRATE operation on a selected VM Machine inside the linked ESXi host (only one host connected to VCenter per DataCenter(3)) we are able to select the migrate storage only, see pic: https://imgur.com/a/zdXP99T
and obtain the VMDK migrated and still thin provisioned. BUT we are only able to perform this MIGRATE operation on VMs that are inside the connected Vcenter's Esxi host and not other VMs folder hosted on different ESXI host.
Here is little drawing explaining this. https://i.imgur.com/hG5cqoq.png
I've read about the Unmap command but I am not sure if it applies to actual VMDK or whole Datastores.
vmware-esxi vmware-vcenter thin vmfs vmdk
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Basic question: Is there anything preventing you from linking the standalone VMware host to the vCenter?
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I am currently running Vcenter 6.7 and ESXi 6.0 with VMFS5 in our infrastructure. And I often have to move VM disks from a DataStore to another in order to free up space.
When using the VCenter MOVE operation on a select VM Subfolder in the Datastore File explorer and moving it to another datastore, the VMDK file which was thin provisioned and used 35GB was converted to thickly provisioned disk weighting 100GB after the move to the new Datastore.
When using the VCenter MIGRATE operation on a selected VM Machine inside the linked ESXi host (only one host connected to VCenter per DataCenter(3)) we are able to select the migrate storage only, see pic: https://imgur.com/a/zdXP99T
and obtain the VMDK migrated and still thin provisioned. BUT we are only able to perform this MIGRATE operation on VMs that are inside the connected Vcenter's Esxi host and not other VMs folder hosted on different ESXI host.
Here is little drawing explaining this. https://i.imgur.com/hG5cqoq.png
I've read about the Unmap command but I am not sure if it applies to actual VMDK or whole Datastores.
vmware-esxi vmware-vcenter thin vmfs vmdk
asked 2 days ago
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I am currently running Vcenter 6.7 and ESXi 6.0 with VMFS5 in our infrastructure. And I often have to move VM disks from a DataStore to another in order to free up space.
When using the VCenter MOVE operation on a select VM Subfolder in the Datastore File explorer and moving it to another datastore, the VMDK file which was thin provisioned and used 35GB was converted to thickly provisioned disk weighting 100GB after the move to the new Datastore.
When using the VCenter MIGRATE operation on a selected VM Machine inside the linked ESXi host (only one host connected to VCenter per DataCenter(3)) we are able to select the migrate storage only, see pic: https://imgur.com/a/zdXP99T
and obtain the VMDK migrated and still thin provisioned. BUT we are only able to perform this MIGRATE operation on VMs that are inside the connected Vcenter's Esxi host and not other VMs folder hosted on different ESXI host.
Here is little drawing explaining this. https://i.imgur.com/hG5cqoq.png
I've read about the Unmap command but I am not sure if it applies to actual VMDK or whole Datastores.
vmware-esxi vmware-vcenter thin vmfs vmdk
vmware-esxi vmware-vcenter thin vmfs vmdk
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Basic question: Is there anything preventing you from linking the standalone VMware host to the vCenter?
– ewwhite
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Basic question: Is there anything preventing you from linking the standalone VMware host to the vCenter?
– ewwhite
2 days ago
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Basic question: Is there anything preventing you from linking the standalone VMware host to the vCenter?
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Basic question: Is there anything preventing you from linking the standalone VMware host to the vCenter?
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What we have done is after move, we then cloned the vm and select thin during the cloning process, and then after it is up and running and passes all checks, we delete the older Thick provisioned one.
Hope this helps.
-Greg
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I will definitely try this ASAP and update back.
– Alfred Eid
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It is possible to convert thick to thin only by copying VMDK file to different datastore/folder or within the folder with proper cmdlet - vmkfstools -i "/vmfs/volumes///test.vmdk" "/vmfs/volumes///test.vmdk" -d thin -a lsilogic
more info - https://communities.vmware.com/thread/486311
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What we have done is after move, we then cloned the vm and select thin during the cloning process, and then after it is up and running and passes all checks, we delete the older Thick provisioned one.
Hope this helps.
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I will definitely try this ASAP and update back.
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What we have done is after move, we then cloned the vm and select thin during the cloning process, and then after it is up and running and passes all checks, we delete the older Thick provisioned one.
Hope this helps.
-Greg
answered 2 days ago
Greg OlsonGreg Olson
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I will definitely try this ASAP and update back.
– Alfred Eid
2 days ago
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What we have done is after move, we then cloned the vm and select thin during the cloning process, and then after it is up and running and passes all checks, we delete the older Thick provisioned one.
Hope this helps.
-Greg
answered 2 days ago
Greg OlsonGreg Olson
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What we have done is after move, we then cloned the vm and select thin during the cloning process, and then after it is up and running and passes all checks, we delete the older Thick provisioned one.
Hope this helps.
-Greg
answered 2 days ago
Greg OlsonGreg Olson
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I will definitely try this ASAP and update back.
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I will definitely try this ASAP and update back.
– Alfred Eid
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I will definitely try this ASAP and update back.
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It is possible to convert thick to thin only by copying VMDK file to different datastore/folder or within the folder with proper cmdlet - vmkfstools -i "/vmfs/volumes///test.vmdk" "/vmfs/volumes///test.vmdk" -d thin -a lsilogic
more info - https://communities.vmware.com/thread/486311
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It is possible to convert thick to thin only by copying VMDK file to different datastore/folder or within the folder with proper cmdlet - vmkfstools -i "/vmfs/volumes///test.vmdk" "/vmfs/volumes///test.vmdk" -d thin -a lsilogic
more info - https://communities.vmware.com/thread/486311
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It is possible to convert thick to thin only by copying VMDK file to different datastore/folder or within the folder with proper cmdlet - vmkfstools -i "/vmfs/volumes///test.vmdk" "/vmfs/volumes///test.vmdk" -d thin -a lsilogic
more info - https://communities.vmware.com/thread/486311
answered yesterday
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It is possible to convert thick to thin only by copying VMDK file to different datastore/folder or within the folder with proper cmdlet - vmkfstools -i "/vmfs/volumes///test.vmdk" "/vmfs/volumes///test.vmdk" -d thin -a lsilogic
more info - https://communities.vmware.com/thread/486311
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Basic question: Is there anything preventing you from linking the standalone VMware host to the vCenter?
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