Storage vMotion + vmdk files in different folders

[P8119L]

Hello,

Will storage vMotion move the vmdk files [in 2 different folders on the same datastore at the moment] into the same folder while migrated into the different datastore?

Why the vmdk files are in 2 different folders:

Windows 2008r2 was misconfigured badly so while rebooting it was going to the System Recovery. Wasn't able to recover the system.

The system was rebuilt and 2 drives 😧 & E: were attached ["Use an existing virtual disk"] as existing vmdk drives to the new VM.

So drive C: vmdk [rebuilt VM] file is in new-vm-folder & drives 😧 & E vmdk files are in old-vm-folder.

So "Will storage vMotion move the vmdk files [in 2 different folders on the same datastore at the moment] into the same folder while migrated into the different datastore?" I know that storage vMotion and re-naming files/folders works well.

If not what would be the best practice to get is sorted?

Many thanks,

Pawel

[weinstein5 · Accepted solution]

Welcome to the Community - yes it will. The other option would be to power down the VM and cold migrate the VM to the correct datastore.

[admin]

yes it will move the vmdks to the single datastore, and to answer your clarification

Why the vmdk files are in 2 different folders:..?

The VM might have been deployed with a single Harddisk ( VMDK) and later someone taught let me add another harddisk and put it on a different data store.. So two vmdks,.

or another possibility. you can also move individual  vmdk's to different datastore using the advanced option in storage vmotion, may be that was used.!!

[P8119L]

Thank you 🙂

Regards,

Pawel

[P8119L]

Avinash21,

Thanks for your reply. I have already explained the reason in my post.

Regards,

Pawel

[admin]

apologies for the same. was doing some other work and did not go through completely..