When p - v I split the location where i store the files.

[rmontysko]

We are reletively new to the ESX technology. I know how I did this using platespin. I set up the location for the vm but then set up the hard drives to another lun. My .vmdk files are on one LUN, the .vmx and all other files on another LUN. These are on iSCSI storage. The machine runs fine. To consolodate the files, is it as easy as shutting the machine down, then just WINSCP in and move the .vmx and other files to the .vmdk LUN? Or should I V to V the machine creating a new storage location?

Thanks for any comments.

[oreeh]

FYI: this thread has been moved to the ESX Server 3.x Configuration forum.

Oliver

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[jccoca]

1- If you want to move manually be sure to unregister first the VM, then can move and change the permisions to the vmx file granting execution.

2- you can do this from virtualcenter migrating the VM and selecting where you want that the config files are placed

[rmontysko]

Hi Jcocca, thanks for the info. Here is my .vmx file for the machine in question. I guess the (scsi0:0.fileName = "ACPROBERWEB.vmdk") is the file location you are talking about. If I move all the files from the one LUN to the LUN that contains the ACPROBERWEB.vmdk file, shouldn't I be ok when the machine fires up?

#!/usr/bin/vmware

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "4"

floppy0.present = "true"

nvram = "ACPROBERWEB.nvram"

powerType.powerOff = "default"

powerType.powerOn = "default"

powerType.suspend = "default"

powerType.reset = "default"

displayName = "ACPROBERWEB"

extendedConfigFile = "ACPROBERWEB.vmxf"

scsi0.present = "true"

scsi0.sharedBus = "none"

scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"

memsize = "512"

scsi0:0.present = "true"

scsi0:0.fileName = "ACPROBERWEB.vmdk"

scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"

ide0:0.present = "true"

ide0:0.clientDevice = "true"

ide0:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"

ide0:0.startConnected = "false"

floppy0.startConnected = "false"

floppy0.fileName = "/dev/fd0"

floppy0.clientDevice = "true"

ethernet0.present = "true"

ethernet0.startConnected = "true"

ethernet0.allowGuestConnectionControl = "false"

ethernet0.networkName = "VM Network"

ethernet0.addressType = "vpx"

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:89:05:7d"

guestOS = "winnetstandard"

uuid.bios = "50 09 a3 ba be 47 54 42-93 8b 23 4b 36 fa b4 48"

log.fileName = "vmware.log"

sched.cpu.min = "0"

sched.cpu.units = "mhz"

sched.cpu.shares = "normal"

sched.mem.minsize = "0"

sched.mem.shares = "normal"

toolScripts.afterPowerOn = "true"

toolScripts.afterResume = "true"

toolScripts.beforeSuspend = "true"

toolScripts.beforePowerOff = "true"

scsi0:0.redo = ""

tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

vmware.tools.requiredversion = "7201"

sched.mem.max = "unlimited"

uuid.location = "56 4d 58 cb f9 31 ba 8e-bb a6 6b 5c 4f d5 6b cb"

sched.swap.derivedName = "/vmfs/volumes/45dca034-b2216b53-dcca-0015c588f599/ACPROBERWEB/ACPROBERWEB-4821e2c0.vswp"

migrate.hostlog = "./ACPROBERWEB-4821e2c0.hlog"

[rmontysko]

Hi,

I created a test VM and seperated the .vmx from .vmdk to different LUNS. I then migrated the machine to yet another LUN. The files are combined and the machine fired up ok.

I probably should have tested this before I posted. I can'tt do the actual VM until next week, but after the test I did it seems like this will not be a problem using migrate.

Thanks