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    <title>topic Re: Increase vmdk file in ESXi Discussions</title>
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    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks, in this case I would increase my VM, but How will I  make it? In my vclient I haven't option increase only vmdk files? I don't want increase my storage, where are more VMs.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Thanks&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Przemek&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:30:13 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>pefu</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2009-08-17T11:30:13Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Increase vmdk file</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Increase-vmdk-file/m-p/2115611#M195714</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hello All&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I have one storage with some VMs. I have free spaces in this storage and I would like increace one VM with win2008, but I don't know how? I have standard ESX4 and I haven't  vCenter. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Przemek&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:12:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>pefu</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-08-17T11:12:13Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Increase vmdk file</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Increase-vmdk-file/m-p/2115612#M195715</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;You can &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;a) Add another Virtual Disk to your VM and mount it as D:\   or &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;b) Increse the virtual disk, you already have.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If you increse the old disk, you need to resize it in the guest OS as well. Option a) is easier and safer &lt;img id="smileywink" class="emoticon emoticon-smileywink" src="https://communities.vmware.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-wink.png" alt="Smiley Wink" title="Smiley Wink" /&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:18:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>schepp</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-08-17T11:18:16Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Increase vmdk file</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Increase-vmdk-file/m-p/2115613#M195716</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks, in this case I would increase my VM, but How will I  make it? In my vclient I haven't option increase only vmdk files? I don't want increase my storage, where are more VMs.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Thanks&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Przemek&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:30:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>pefu</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-08-17T11:30:13Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Increase vmdk file</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Increase-vmdk-file/m-p/2115614#M195717</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;you dont need vCenter server to expand you datastores. This is what you need to do.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Connect to the ESX server using VI client&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Go to the configuration tab&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;select storage adaptors...click rescan.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;now go to storage... select the datastore you want to expand.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;right click on the datastore and go to properties.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Click on the Increase button. This will show the extended storage size. go next next.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points for "Correct" or "Helpful". Thanks!!! &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-Josh&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Trying to learn &lt;img id="smileyhappy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyhappy" src="https://communities.vmware.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.png" alt="Smiley Happy" title="Smiley Happy" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:08:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Joshua_Mally</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-08-17T13:08:53Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Increase vmdk file</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Increase-vmdk-file/m-p/2115615#M195718</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Use the VI Client to select "Edit Settings" from your entire VM and choose the existing Harddisk. Increase the Size to the new value.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;After that log into the VM Guest OS and open the disk manager and perfrom a rescan. Take notice the unused diskspace on the Disk and expand the existing volume.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;All these steps can made wihle the VM is still up and running. The W2k8 have a entry in the GUI for increasing the existing volume and for older Windows you have to use the "diskpart" commandline utility. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;From my brain:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;diskpart&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;amp;gt; list disk&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;amp;gt; select disk &amp;amp;lt;ID&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;amp;gt; list volume&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;amp;gt; select volume &amp;amp;lt;ID&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;amp;gt; expand volume&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;amp;gt; exit&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Keep in mind that older Windows versions doesnt supporting the increase of the boot volume. You need a special diskpart.exe or better mount this VMDK in a helper VM as 2nd Disk. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Regards&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Joerg&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;'Remember if you found this or others answers helpful do not forget to award points by marking an answer as helpful or correct'&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:53:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Increase-vmdk-file/m-p/2115615#M195718</guid>
      <dc:creator>IRIX201110141</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-08-17T15:53:32Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Increase vmdk file</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Increase-vmdk-file/m-p/2115616#M195719</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Or you can to use some iSCSI solution, for this you can perfectly use &lt;A href="http://www.starwindsoftware.com/free"&gt;Starwind Free&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;StarWind Software Developer&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:21:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>ConstantinV</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-08-18T09:21:37Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Increase vmdk file</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Increase-vmdk-file/m-p/2115617#M195720</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Agree with Altix,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Just a but... In older vCenter versions you cannot modify HD size, so you should do this through ESX console, the command is:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;vmkfstools -X new_size path_to_vmdk &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Take a look at the help of this command for more detailed parameters... &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;After that, use diskpart (in windows) is your best option. Other good options: gparted (linux) .&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;AlexNG &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:34:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>AlexNG_</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-08-18T09:34:44Z</dc:date>
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