Way to View which servers have RAW disks mapped?

[71mb0]

Hi,

Is there a way to easily view which VM's have Raw Disks mapped through virtual center or any other method? or is the only way to browse inside each vm's folder an look for rdmp.vmdk files?

Thanks.

[vcpguy]

I have never seen rdmp.vmdk files. That does not mean they don't exist. But, in my case all, I have RDM and they all are vmdk files. What you can do, go to the VM which you suspect has RDM and cross check it by going to server-configuration-storage adapters- and look for the LUNS. I know this may not be the optimal way. but for starters you can try this.

Thanks

[lamw · Accepted solution]

Take a look at the following two options:

1) VMware Health Check I wrote that displays not only RDMs but amongst other things about your VI:

2) If you prefer CLI on ESX(i) take a look at rdm.sh found at:

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William Lam

VMware vExpert 2009

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[vcpguy]

That is a great script. Thanks a ton !!! for your effort.

[71mb0]

Yes, very helpful, thanks.

Tim.

[vcpguy]

Can you please tell me how can I configure the script to run as a CRON job and get the html report mailed to me?

Thanks

[lamw]

Do a search online for cron jobs and regarding mailing the report, vMA does not come with any default mail utilities so you'll need to scour the net for packages or install Perl mail modules (which can be a pain) take a look at this thread here for more info:

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William Lam

VMware vExpert 2009

VMware ESX/ESXi scripts and resources at:

VMware Code Central - Scripts/Sample code for Developers and Administrators

If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".