Hi.
I'd like to copy a vm now working on an old ESXi 5.5 host with SATA drive on a new ESXi 7.0 host with SSD drive.
To do this I've manually copied all files from the source (old) machine's datastore to the destination's (new) machine datastore.
But when I try to start the new VM I see this and it don't start:
Any idea?
Thanks in advance
ESXi 7.0 doesn't support the snapshots' "delta" file format anymore, but only the new "sesparse" format.
What needs to be done is to consolidate/delete the snapshot on the ESXi 5.5 host, and copy the VM without snapshots.
André
Step one: remove the configuration for the ISO. If the problem persists please provide a
grep vmdk *.vmx
and the vmware.log
Regards,
Joerg
Hi Joerg.
Thanks for your reply.
What you mean with "remove the configuration for the ISO" ?
In addition I've noted this:
The Server 2003 ISO which is in the vCDROM.
Please provide a grep vmdk *.vmx and a ls -alh from the VM directory.
Copy a VM with scp it not a big deal but you have to prepare the VM
Because normaly all files are absolute referenced based from the *.vmx as long all parts of the VM are in the same folder. For all other things(IIRC including the *.swap) are referenced in a absolute path. You will easily break things.
Regards,
Joerg
Hi Joerg.
Here what you asked:
1)
2)
You have copied a VM with a running Snapshot which was more than one year old on a PDC.
A snapshot contains all old references like vNetwork, vCDROM and other things. Iam unable to tell which element cause the problem.
Can you run
vmkfstools -e PDC-Win2008R2_1-000001.vmdk
vmkfstools -e PDC-Win2008R2-000001.vmdk
If you have the original ESXi with the VM around i suggest to remove the Snap and than copy the VM again. Otherwise i would create a new VM with the same Specs but without vDisk. Than use vmkftools to merge the snapshot chain into a new consolidated vDisk which can be added to the new VM later.
Regards,
Joerg
By running:
I obtain this:
Hmmm....
please provide the content of the small vmdk descriptors.
cat PDC-Win2008R2_1-000001.vmdk
cat PDC-Win2008R2_1.vmdk
and the other one too.
There is no need for posting screenshots. Just use c&p from the putty shell into the forum.
Regards,
Joerg
ESXi 7.0 doesn't support the snapshots' "delta" file format anymore, but only the new "sesparse" format.
What needs to be done is to consolidate/delete the snapshot on the ESXi 5.5 host, and copy the VM without snapshots.
André
Ah... that explain the return msg from the vmkfstools -e command.
Regards,
Joerg
[root@localhost:/vmfs/volumes/5ddeb6aa-86acc976-3c65-548028692260/PDC-Win2008R2] cat PDC-Win2008R2_1-000001.vmdk
# Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
encoding="UTF-8"
CID=022d07c0
parentCID=39e2b5a1
isNativeSnapshot="no"
createType="vmfsSparse"
parentFileNameHint="PDC-Win2008R2_1.vmdk"
# Extent description
RW 52428800 VMFSSPARSE "PDC-Win2008R2_1-000001-delta.vmdk"
# The Disk Data Base
#DDB
ddb.toolsVersion = "8384"
ddb.longContentID = "5e44587656af5ff4a8e7ef7e022d07c0"
cat PDC-Win2008R2_1.vmdk
# Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
encoding="UTF-8"
CID=39e2b5a1
parentCID=ffffffff
isNativeSnapshot="no"
createType="vmfs"
# Extent description
RW 52428800 VMFS "PDC-Win2008R2_1-flat.vmdk"
# The Disk Data Base
#DDB
ddb.virtualHWVersion = "8"
ddb.longContentID = "7d224d8fa39ef36cfeb6a10c39e2b5a1"
ddb.uuid = "60 00 C2 98 a6 45 6d f7-46 6e 73 ea 60 a7 f5 37"
ddb.geometry.cylinders = "3263"
ddb.geometry.heads = "255"
ddb.geometry.sectors = "63"
ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic"
[root@localhost:/vmfs/volumes/5ddeb6aa-86acc976-3c65-548028692260/PDC-Win2008R2]
[root@localhost:/vmfs/volumes/5ddeb6aa-86acc976-3c65-548028692260/PDC-Win2008R2] vmkfstools -e
Missing required argument
[root@localhost:/vmfs/volumes/5ddeb6aa-86acc976-3c65-548028692260/PDC-Win2008R2]
Hi Leadership.
Thanks for your reply.
Consolidating and deleting all snapshots, all works fine.
Thanks.