I want to know in vsphere 4.1 CBT method is used by the storage vmotion so where the changed blocks information is kept in this case?
Hi,
The changed block information is stored along with the config file. Pl. check the specific vm file where you can find .ctk.vmdk files. These are found for VM's which have CBT enabled.
some backup solutions uses this process to save space on disk.
More info..
Thanks
SA
i want to know this in context of storage vmotion
Hi,
Pl. check "How Does VMware Storage VMotion Work? " brief explanation
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/VMware-Storage-VMotion-DS-EN.pdf
Hope this helps.
SA
Thread moved from ESXi 5 to ESXi 4 forum.
Regards / Rickard
Ranjana wrote:
I want to know in vsphere 4.1 CBT method is used by the storage vmotion so where the changed blocks information is kept in this case?
Good question, For each virtual disk and snapshot disk there is a .ctkfile. And during block level tracking they will be residing on both the datastores. Also, for this you should have ctk enabled for the vm.