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Re: VMware and HP ProLiant DL380 G5
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View ArticleLost Datastore Space After Failed OVF Deploy
We have a standalone ESXi 6.5.0 server with 3TB datastore (VMFS 5.81). I attempted to deploy an OVF package but it failed twice with a file not found error. Before I attempted the deployments, I had...
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Check the datastore to see if some files were uploaded but never removed. I suspect this is what accounts for the missing space.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I don't see anything with today's time stamp except the '.' and '..' directories. Perhaps the following list of files and directories gives a clue: drwxr-xr-t1 root root...
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It would be in a directory named identical to the VM uploaded from the OVF. Does that or any variant thereof exist? Also, have you tried to just refresh datastore space from the client? You may also...
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can you tell me OVF file size which you trying to deploy.... Regards,Randhir
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I saw nothing with the name of the OVF package in the directory. I tried refreshing via the client but nothing changed. I just followed your suggestion to reboot: it now shows 840GB free. It's not...
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What is the version of your ESXi host client?
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Once all of the guest VMs had been started, the free space returned to the value I originally posted 750GB.
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Since you're on 6.5, you should be using the built-in HTML5 client accessible in a browser from https://<FQDN>/ui. The legacy C# client tends to report strange things on 6.5, and it's not...
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Oh, ok. I'll start using the web client. In this instance, both clients are reporting the same free space figure.
View Articleimplication of having a vmdk disk following snapshot file naming convention?
Hi, platform: ESXi 6VM: RHEL 6 I am posting this to see if anyone encounters the similar issue or has suggestions... We have a VM that has no snapshots listed in the snapshot manager. in the datastore,...
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Yes, I've seen this before. The recommendation to rename the second disk is usually the best thing to do because, as you've found out, Simpana and other applications associate VMDKs with a name of that...
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Re: implication of having a vmdk disk following snapshot file naming convention?
Some thoughts in addition to what has already been said.I understood that the two virtual disks are used as two separate virtual disks in the VM's settings!? Is that correct?What are the .vmdk file...
View ArticleVM hardware version and upgrading VM Hardware in deployed OVF and OVAs
I have some older deployed OVF/OVA appliances from 3rd parties such as Trend Deep Security (and Vshield), CISCO virtual appliances and other misc deployed appliances that came from vendors as OVF/OVA...
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If you ask the respective vendor, the answer is probably going to be "no" unless they publish information and guidance otherwise. However, in my experience, as long as you don't change the virtual...
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I agree. I was just hoping it was published somewhere as supported. I cant seem to find anything concrete from Cisco. All the canned OVF/OVA templates we have deployed are older hardware version 7...
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Re: VM hardware version and upgrading VM Hardware in deployed OVF and OVAs
I can't comment on the Cisco portion since I don't actively follow their appliances, but I know VMware is preparing a statement about upgrading VM hardware version on their appliances in the face of...
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