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‎02-17-2012 06:55 AM
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Physical Raw Disk to vmdk

Hello Mates,

I didn't do it before. Is it ok from physical raw disk into vmdk via svmotion ?

Thanks,

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gary1012
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‎02-17-2012 07:14 AM
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This should be OK. Review this link for details: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=100524...

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gary1012
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‎02-17-2012 07:14 AM
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This should be OK. Review this link for details: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=100524...

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a_p_
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‎02-17-2012 10:46 AM
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As a quick note. Make sure the RDM mapping file (.vmdk) shows the current LUN size. In case you created the RDM and later resized/grew the LUN, the RDM still has the "old" informations and you may end up with a partly converted virtual disk!

André

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