Hi all,
i've a VM (which can't be powered off) on Esx 4.0 and i wanna use storage vmotion to convert a disk (the VM has multiple disks) from RDM to VMDK.
Any advise or experience?
Many Thanks
The main question is: Is it a physical mode RDM or virtual mode RDM.
from http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1005241
For vSphere 4.0 and higher, Virtual Disks and Virtual Mode RDM pointer files can be relocated to the destination datastore, and can be converted to thick-provisioned or thin-provisioned disks during migration as long as the destination is not an NFS datastore. Physical Mode RDM pointer files can be relocated to the destination datastore, but cannot be converted.
André
The main question is: Is it a physical mode RDM or virtual mode RDM.
from http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1005241
For vSphere 4.0 and higher, Virtual Disks and Virtual Mode RDM pointer files can be relocated to the destination datastore, and can be converted to thick-provisioned or thin-provisioned disks during migration as long as the destination is not an NFS datastore. Physical Mode RDM pointer files can be relocated to the destination datastore, but cannot be converted.
André