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    <title>topic Re: Resizing a virtual disk in VI: VMware ESX™ 3.5 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;Cool thanks. Last dumb question of the day. Can I delete snapshots while the VM is running?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; My situation looks like:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;VM&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;--snap1&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;snap2&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="-----" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;current state&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; I just want to do a delete all I'm assuming in order to commit the changes?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Sizes are as follows: &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HD1 Delta1- 13GB&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HD1 Delta2- 13GB&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HD1 Flat- 17GB&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HD2 Delta1- 21GB&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HD2 Delta2- 10GB&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HD2 Flat- 34GB&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I've never deleted snaps before, how long (roughly) can I expect this to take?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thank again to everyone for the help! &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:53:56 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>lmuser</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2008-10-17T20:53:56Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Resizing a virtual disk</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VI-VMware-ESX-3-5-Discussions/Resizing-a-virtual-disk/m-p/1960329#M92468</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;This is probably an easy question, but I just want to make sure so I don't risk any data loss here. I have a win2k3 VM with two drives: C, D. Each drive is a separate vmdk. C drive is the system disk, and I just need to expand the space on D. Would this be the correct procedure?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;1. Shut down the VM&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2. login to SC and run: vmkfstools -X 20GB (current size is 16GB)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;3. Start VM and under disk management, resize the D partition to utilize the new free space.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The only other possible variable I can see here is that I have two snapshots of the VM currently. Will this cause problems? If so, do I just need to remove the snapshots before performing this operation? &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;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:38:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>lmuser</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-10-17T18:38:46Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Resizing a virtual disk</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VI-VMware-ESX-3-5-Discussions/Resizing-a-virtual-disk/m-p/1960330#M92469</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;We perform the procedure all the time on system and data partitions.  As with everything, there are many ways to do it, but this is ours:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;1. shut down VM&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2. select 'modify settings' in the VIC and change the drive size to 20G&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;3. fire up VM and extend data partiton with diskpart (will need to download from MS on win2k).&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;   diskpart&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;   list volume&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;   select volume ?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;   extend&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If you need to do this with a system partition, the process is the same except that you'll have to mount the vmdk with a different server and run diskpart from there.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Good luck!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Brent&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:16:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>brentcochran</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-10-17T19:16:08Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Resizing a virtual disk</title>
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      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks! That helps a lot. Can you perform this procedure on a VM with snapshots or do I have to delete those before doing this?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:18:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>lmuser</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-10-17T19:18:52Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Resizing a virtual disk</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VI-VMware-ESX-3-5-Discussions/Resizing-a-virtual-disk/m-p/1960332#M92471</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://communities.vmware.com/~200311"&gt;&lt;/A&gt; provide multiple options for resizing the virtual disk with detailed instructions in this thread:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://communities.vmware.com/thread/81121?tstart=0"&gt;&lt;/A&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;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:18:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VI-VMware-ESX-3-5-Discussions/Resizing-a-virtual-disk/m-p/1960332#M92471</guid>
      <dc:creator>mikepodoherty</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-10-17T19:18:57Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Resizing a virtual disk</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;Do NOT resize a disk with snapshots. If possible, always take a copy of the vmdk before extending it as a quick recovery method.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I use the same method as brentcochran mentioned, however if the disk extended is the system volume I boot the VM off a Barts PE environment and extend the disk from within the PE environment so no other disk signatures could be written to the disk.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:43:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VI-VMware-ESX-3-5-Discussions/Resizing-a-virtual-disk/m-p/1960333#M92472</guid>
      <dc:creator>java_cat33</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-10-17T19:43:52Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Resizing a virtual disk</title>
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      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;commit the snapshots first, otherwise resizing will screw up the vm.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Duncan&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Blogging: &lt;A href="http://www.yellow-bricks.com" target="test_blank"&gt;http://www.yellow-bricks.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:07:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>depping</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-10-17T20:07:27Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Resizing a virtual disk</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VI-VMware-ESX-3-5-Discussions/Resizing-a-virtual-disk/m-p/1960335#M92474</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Cool thanks. Last dumb question of the day. Can I delete snapshots while the VM is running?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; My situation looks like:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;VM&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;--snap1&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;snap2&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="-----" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;current state&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; I just want to do a delete all I'm assuming in order to commit the changes?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Sizes are as follows: &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HD1 Delta1- 13GB&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HD1 Delta2- 13GB&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HD1 Flat- 17GB&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HD2 Delta1- 21GB&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HD2 Delta2- 10GB&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;HD2 Flat- 34GB&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I've never deleted snaps before, how long (roughly) can I expect this to take?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thank again to everyone for the help! &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:53:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>lmuser</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-10-17T20:53:56Z</dc:date>
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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;Yes you can delete the snapshots while the VM is running. It will take a while - maybe 1 hr due to the size of them. It also depends on the type of storage you are using etc....&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If you are going to "delete all" make sure you have enough free space on your datastore as from my understanding and calculations - you will require an additional 50GB of space while the 4 deltas are committed to the base vmdk.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If you have the option of powering off the VM - power it off, delete all the snapshots and then power the VM back on - it will be quicker and reduce the risk.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:18:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>java_cat33</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-10-17T22:18:24Z</dc:date>
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