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Rename VMDK file in esxi 6.5
Migrate/Copy VM from ESXi to other ESXiData Store/Volume disconnecting. How to resume copy of VMDK?Move VMware ESXi VM to new datastore - preserve thin-provisioningDoes renaming Virtual server automatically rename vmdk fileMount EXT4 partition inside ESXi to use virtual machinesUpgrading ESXi License from 5.5.0 Free to 6.5 EssentialsMigrating from vSphere 5.5 to another datacenter 6.5Convert VMs from Hyper-V to VMWare ESXiUpgrade ESXi 6.5 installed on USB flash drive to 6.5 Update 2Exporting VM as OVA in ESXi 6.5Migrate/Copy VM from ESXi to other ESXi
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I am attempting to rename VMDK's to eliminate spaces in the name.
Because I want to migrate our VMs from an old ESXi Server to a new Version Server.
(with scp command , I can only migrate VMs without spaces in the file names)
looking at this question : Migrate/Copy VM from ESXi to other ESXi
I don't have a VMware vCenter
Any idea or any suggestions to do this migration?
vmware-esxi migration vmware-vmdk
edited May 6 at 7:16
Kevin
155
asked May 6 at 7:01
Prince TagoePrince Tagoe
64
|
show 2 more comments
I am attempting to rename VMDK's to eliminate spaces in the name.
Because I want to migrate our VMs from an old ESXi Server to a new Version Server.
(with scp command , I can only migrate VMs without spaces in the file names)
looking at this question : Migrate/Copy VM from ESXi to other ESXi
I don't have a VMware vCenter
Any idea or any suggestions to do this migration?
vmware-esxi migration vmware-vmdk
edited May 6 at 7:16
Kevin
155
asked May 6 at 7:01
Prince TagoePrince Tagoe
64
You can copy files with spaces with scp. you only need to either escape the space in thefile name.vmdkor use quotes around the"file name.vmdk".
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:16
I have do scp copy , but he can't copy only 505B
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:17
Then you should focus on fixing that problem. Renaming files will gain you nothing.
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:25
Thank You I open the issue in Esxi Forum or here in serverfault ?
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:36
That's up to you. But I just posted a different method in your earlier question, I suggest you try this first.
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:42
|
show 2 more comments
I am attempting to rename VMDK's to eliminate spaces in the name.
Because I want to migrate our VMs from an old ESXi Server to a new Version Server.
(with scp command , I can only migrate VMs without spaces in the file names)
looking at this question : Migrate/Copy VM from ESXi to other ESXi
I don't have a VMware vCenter
Any idea or any suggestions to do this migration?
vmware-esxi migration vmware-vmdk
edited May 6 at 7:16
Kevin
155
asked May 6 at 7:01
Prince TagoePrince Tagoe
64
I am attempting to rename VMDK's to eliminate spaces in the name.
Because I want to migrate our VMs from an old ESXi Server to a new Version Server.
(with scp command , I can only migrate VMs without spaces in the file names)
looking at this question : Migrate/Copy VM from ESXi to other ESXi
I don't have a VMware vCenter
Any idea or any suggestions to do this migration?
vmware-esxi migration vmware-vmdk
vmware-esxi migration vmware-vmdk
edited May 6 at 7:16
Kevin
155
asked May 6 at 7:01
Prince TagoePrince Tagoe
64
edited May 6 at 7:16
Kevin
155
asked May 6 at 7:01
Prince TagoePrince Tagoe
64
edited May 6 at 7:16
Kevin
155
edited May 6 at 7:16
Kevin
155
edited May 6 at 7:16
Kevin
155
155
asked May 6 at 7:01
Prince TagoePrince Tagoe
64
asked May 6 at 7:01
Prince TagoePrince Tagoe
64
asked May 6 at 7:01
Prince TagoePrince Tagoe
64
64
You can copy files with spaces with scp. you only need to either escape the space in thefile name.vmdkor use quotes around the"file name.vmdk".
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:16
I have do scp copy , but he can't copy only 505B
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:17
Then you should focus on fixing that problem. Renaming files will gain you nothing.
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:25
Thank You I open the issue in Esxi Forum or here in serverfault ?
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:36
That's up to you. But I just posted a different method in your earlier question, I suggest you try this first.
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:42
|
show 2 more comments
You can copy files with spaces with scp. you only need to either escape the space in thefile name.vmdkor use quotes around the"file name.vmdk".
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:16
I have do scp copy , but he can't copy only 505B
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:17
Then you should focus on fixing that problem. Renaming files will gain you nothing.
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:25
Thank You I open the issue in Esxi Forum or here in serverfault ?
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:36
That's up to you. But I just posted a different method in your earlier question, I suggest you try this first.
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:42
You can copy files with spaces with scp. you only need to either escape the space in the
file name.vmdk or use quotes around the "file name.vmdk".– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:16
You can copy files with spaces with scp. you only need to either escape the space in the
file name.vmdk or use quotes around the "file name.vmdk".– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:16
I have do scp copy , but he can't copy only 505B
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:17
I have do scp copy , but he can't copy only 505B
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:17
Then you should focus on fixing that problem. Renaming files will gain you nothing.
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:25
Then you should focus on fixing that problem. Renaming files will gain you nothing.
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:25
Thank You I open the issue in Esxi Forum or here in serverfault ?
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:36
Thank You I open the issue in Esxi Forum or here in serverfault ?
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:36
That's up to you. But I just posted a different method in your earlier question, I suggest you try this first.
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:42
That's up to you. But I just posted a different method in your earlier question, I suggest you try this first.
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:42
|
show 2 more comments
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Maybe this KB Articel by VM can help you with your question.
In the articel it is described like this:
- First you should stay save and have a Backup of the VM and it should
be powered down. - Also your VM shouldnt have any snapshots left or shared disks with
other machines.
The Renaming process is follwing with:
If you have a vSphere Client
Log in to the VMware vSphere Client.
Locate the virtual machine in your host inventory and remove it.
Open a console to the ESXi host
Navigate to the directory containing the virtual machine.
Rename (VMDK) files using the vmkfstools -E command
Copy the virtual machine configuration file (.vmx) and edit the copied file in a text editor (i would preffer Notepad++) modify all old instances of the virtual machine's file names to the new file names.
Save the file and exit the editor.
Rename all remaining files with exception to the .vmx config file.
Swap to the parent dircetory and rename it.
Now you can add the new VM config to the inventory of your ESXi host.
You should be able to power on the Machine and be prompted for a question where you should answer I moved it. If you are not promted for the question you can find it in the summary tab and by right clicking the machine in your inventory where should be an option Answer question
For more information and more detailed reffer to this link
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1029513?
This Section:
Renaming virtual machine files in-place using the console
should help you.
answered May 6 at 7:16
KevinKevin
155
this article is also for esxi 6.5 ?.
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:18
@PrinceTagoe This should actually work for this version fine
– Kevin
May 6 at 7:19
Rename cannot resolve the problem :
– Prince Tagoe
May 7 at 7:00
add a comment |
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Maybe this KB Articel by VM can help you with your question.
In the articel it is described like this:
- First you should stay save and have a Backup of the VM and it should
be powered down. - Also your VM shouldnt have any snapshots left or shared disks with
other machines.
The Renaming process is follwing with:
If you have a vSphere Client
Log in to the VMware vSphere Client.
Locate the virtual machine in your host inventory and remove it.
Open a console to the ESXi host
Navigate to the directory containing the virtual machine.
Rename (VMDK) files using the vmkfstools -E command
Copy the virtual machine configuration file (.vmx) and edit the copied file in a text editor (i would preffer Notepad++) modify all old instances of the virtual machine's file names to the new file names.
Save the file and exit the editor.
Rename all remaining files with exception to the .vmx config file.
Swap to the parent dircetory and rename it.
Now you can add the new VM config to the inventory of your ESXi host.
You should be able to power on the Machine and be prompted for a question where you should answer I moved it. If you are not promted for the question you can find it in the summary tab and by right clicking the machine in your inventory where should be an option Answer question
For more information and more detailed reffer to this link
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1029513?
This Section:
Renaming virtual machine files in-place using the console
should help you.
answered May 6 at 7:16
KevinKevin
155
this article is also for esxi 6.5 ?.
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:18
@PrinceTagoe This should actually work for this version fine
– Kevin
May 6 at 7:19
Rename cannot resolve the problem :
– Prince Tagoe
May 7 at 7:00
add a comment |
Maybe this KB Articel by VM can help you with your question.
In the articel it is described like this:
- First you should stay save and have a Backup of the VM and it should
be powered down. - Also your VM shouldnt have any snapshots left or shared disks with
other machines.
The Renaming process is follwing with:
If you have a vSphere Client
Log in to the VMware vSphere Client.
Locate the virtual machine in your host inventory and remove it.
Open a console to the ESXi host
Navigate to the directory containing the virtual machine.
Rename (VMDK) files using the vmkfstools -E command
Copy the virtual machine configuration file (.vmx) and edit the copied file in a text editor (i would preffer Notepad++) modify all old instances of the virtual machine's file names to the new file names.
Save the file and exit the editor.
Rename all remaining files with exception to the .vmx config file.
Swap to the parent dircetory and rename it.
Now you can add the new VM config to the inventory of your ESXi host.
You should be able to power on the Machine and be prompted for a question where you should answer I moved it. If you are not promted for the question you can find it in the summary tab and by right clicking the machine in your inventory where should be an option Answer question
For more information and more detailed reffer to this link
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1029513?
This Section:
Renaming virtual machine files in-place using the console
should help you.
answered May 6 at 7:16
KevinKevin
155
this article is also for esxi 6.5 ?.
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:18
@PrinceTagoe This should actually work for this version fine
– Kevin
May 6 at 7:19
Rename cannot resolve the problem :
– Prince Tagoe
May 7 at 7:00
add a comment |
Maybe this KB Articel by VM can help you with your question.
In the articel it is described like this:
- First you should stay save and have a Backup of the VM and it should
be powered down. - Also your VM shouldnt have any snapshots left or shared disks with
other machines.
The Renaming process is follwing with:
If you have a vSphere Client
Log in to the VMware vSphere Client.
Locate the virtual machine in your host inventory and remove it.
Open a console to the ESXi host
Navigate to the directory containing the virtual machine.
Rename (VMDK) files using the vmkfstools -E command
Copy the virtual machine configuration file (.vmx) and edit the copied file in a text editor (i would preffer Notepad++) modify all old instances of the virtual machine's file names to the new file names.
Save the file and exit the editor.
Rename all remaining files with exception to the .vmx config file.
Swap to the parent dircetory and rename it.
Now you can add the new VM config to the inventory of your ESXi host.
You should be able to power on the Machine and be prompted for a question where you should answer I moved it. If you are not promted for the question you can find it in the summary tab and by right clicking the machine in your inventory where should be an option Answer question
For more information and more detailed reffer to this link
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1029513?
This Section:
Renaming virtual machine files in-place using the console
should help you.
answered May 6 at 7:16
KevinKevin
155
Maybe this KB Articel by VM can help you with your question.
In the articel it is described like this:
- First you should stay save and have a Backup of the VM and it should
be powered down. - Also your VM shouldnt have any snapshots left or shared disks with
other machines.
The Renaming process is follwing with:
If you have a vSphere Client
Log in to the VMware vSphere Client.
Locate the virtual machine in your host inventory and remove it.
Open a console to the ESXi host
Navigate to the directory containing the virtual machine.
Rename (VMDK) files using the vmkfstools -E command
Copy the virtual machine configuration file (.vmx) and edit the copied file in a text editor (i would preffer Notepad++) modify all old instances of the virtual machine's file names to the new file names.
Save the file and exit the editor.
Rename all remaining files with exception to the .vmx config file.
Swap to the parent dircetory and rename it.
Now you can add the new VM config to the inventory of your ESXi host.
You should be able to power on the Machine and be prompted for a question where you should answer I moved it. If you are not promted for the question you can find it in the summary tab and by right clicking the machine in your inventory where should be an option Answer question
For more information and more detailed reffer to this link
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1029513?
This Section:
Renaming virtual machine files in-place using the console
should help you.
answered May 6 at 7:16
KevinKevin
155
edited May 6 at 8:19
answered May 6 at 7:16
KevinKevin
155
answered May 6 at 7:16
KevinKevin
155
answered May 6 at 7:16
KevinKevin
155
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this article is also for esxi 6.5 ?.
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:18
@PrinceTagoe This should actually work for this version fine
– Kevin
May 6 at 7:19
Rename cannot resolve the problem :
– Prince Tagoe
May 7 at 7:00
add a comment |
this article is also for esxi 6.5 ?.
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:18
@PrinceTagoe This should actually work for this version fine
– Kevin
May 6 at 7:19
Rename cannot resolve the problem :
– Prince Tagoe
May 7 at 7:00
this article is also for esxi 6.5 ?.
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:18
this article is also for esxi 6.5 ?.
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:18
@PrinceTagoe This should actually work for this version fine
– Kevin
May 6 at 7:19
@PrinceTagoe This should actually work for this version fine
– Kevin
May 6 at 7:19
Rename cannot resolve the problem :
– Prince Tagoe
May 7 at 7:00
Rename cannot resolve the problem :
– Prince Tagoe
May 7 at 7:00
add a comment |
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You can copy files with spaces with scp. you only need to either escape the space in the
file name.vmdkor use quotes around the"file name.vmdk".– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:16
I have do scp copy , but he can't copy only 505B
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:17
Then you should focus on fixing that problem. Renaming files will gain you nothing.
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:25
Thank You I open the issue in Esxi Forum or here in serverfault ?
– Prince Tagoe
May 6 at 7:36
That's up to you. But I just posted a different method in your earlier question, I suggest you try this first.
– Gerald Schneider
May 6 at 7:42