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Build_Interns
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Is it possible to a VM image hard disk that is greater than your hosts hd?

Possible?

Thanks!

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KevinG
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You could create a growable virtual disk and specify that the size be greater than the size of your hosts physical disk, but this is asking for trouble.

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avarcher
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Possible to create a disk that appears to the vm to be larger than the host disk but as soon as the VM want to write an ammount of data that exceeds what the host has available the guest OS dies.

Why do it?

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Build_Interns
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Because you touch yourself at night : P

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avarcher
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Because you touch yourself at night : P

Hi

I'm not sure I fully understand what your message is here, could you clarify, perhaps I could even help you further?

Thanks.

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Michelle_Laveri
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Because you touch yourself at night : P

???

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Mike Laverick

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jruschme
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Possible to create a disk that appears to the vm to

be larger than the host disk but as soon as the VM

want to write an ammount of data that exceeds what

the host has available the guest OS dies.

Why do it?

My guess would be that the OP wants to build a VM to be deployed on a system with much greater disk capacity without have to later expand the disk size as part of the deployment.

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continuum
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>> > Because you touch yourself at night : P

I'm not sure I fully understand what your message is here, could you clarify, perhaps I could even help you further?

I don't think that he needs (or wants) help with this Smiley Wink


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oreeh
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avarcher
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Sure, my wifes a psychotherapist - I was offering the help on her behalf.

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continuum
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Ok - that's something different - I guess help of your wife would be welcome


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admin
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My[/i] guess is that Build_Interns is a troll - check his other posts.

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continuum
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What's wrong with this question ?

Is it possible to a VM image hard disk that is greater than your hosts


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admin
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This question? Perfectly reasonable. I just find some of the replies in other threads completely incomprehensible. Maybe my sense of humor just sucks.

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continuum
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Man doesn't live from bread alone - I enjoy posts like this occasionally Smiley Wink


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