Does anyone know how I can extend this disk? I am trying to go from 6GB to 10GB. My command prompt is at the directory with the VMDK file and I ran this command.
vmkfstools -X 10G filename.vmdk
Here is the errror:
Failed to extend disk : The called function cannot be performed on partial chains. Please open the parent virtual disk. (5)
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/vmfs/volumes/4562f772-b70838f9-92ab-00188b408af7
264G 264G 2.0M 99% /vmfs/volumes/vmfs3_local
/vmfs/volumes/484956d2-f5fc120d-51f1-00188b408af7
272G 268G 3.9G 98% /vmfs/volumes/datastore2
Disk space is definatly a problem. You need to get that fixed ASAP
see this KB, it may help in cleaning things up.
you have the VM off, correct? Here is a good how to that I follow, http://vmprofessional.com/index.php?content=2k3resize , it may help
Hello.
Do you have any snapshots on the this disk? If so, you will need to resolve those before the expansion.
Yes that is the procedure I followed and the VM was offline. I've resized the VMDK files a bunch of times. This one is just erroring out for some reason.
How do I resolve the snapshots?
How do I resolve the snapshot?
Good job website errors...
delete all will commit the snapshots
Ok trying thanks
It has been sitting at 95 percent for a few minutes. Is that normal?
yes, that is normal. Also, if it even times out, that is normal as well. Give it sometime. Depending on how big the snapshots were, it could take sometime. You can check your snapshot manager periodically and if there are none there, then you can tell the process is complete.
I am getting this error.
msg.hbacommon.outofspace: There is no more space for the log of servername-00005.vmdk. You may be able to continue this session by freeing disk space on the relevant partition and clicking retry. Otherwise click arbor to terminate the session. The machine is doing this on boot. When I click retry I get the same question again. I can't get the machine up. What should I do?
It shows 15GB free in that datastore. Should I try to free up more space?
In my opinion you should keep around 15 - 20% free space on all your LUNs. So, if you truly have 15GB of free space on your LUN than I would try to free up more.
Also, check the ESX Host to see if what your VCMS is reporting is actually true. At the service console type vdf -h , this will give you a listing of all your disks, which includes local and shared.
The fdf -h command didn't work from the console. What am I doing wrong?
vdf -h
Sorry.... fat fingered that one.
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda2 4.9G 2.0G 2.6G 44% /
/dev/sda1 99M 29M 65M 31% /boot
none 250M 0 250M 0% /dev/shm
/dev/sda6 2.0G 100M 1.8G 6% /var/log
/vmfs/devices 1.1T 0 1.1T 0% /vmfs/devices
/vmfs/volumes/4562f772-b70838f9-92ab-00188b408af7
264G 264G 2.0M 99% /vmfs/volumes/vmfs3_local
/vmfs/volumes/484956d2-f5fc120d-51f1-00188b408af7
272G 268G 3.9G 98% /vmfs/volumes/datastore2
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/vmfs/volumes/4562f772-b70838f9-92ab-00188b408af7
264G 264G 2.0M 99% /vmfs/volumes/vmfs3_local
/vmfs/volumes/484956d2-f5fc120d-51f1-00188b408af7
272G 268G 3.9G 98% /vmfs/volumes/datastore2
Disk space is definatly a problem. You need to get that fixed ASAP
see this KB, it may help in cleaning things up.
We're getting there. Thanks for all your help.
