I am trying to expand the existing disk space getting error

[shahidyzk]

When I try the Expand the disk space on vmware workstation running on Windows 7using below command. Getting error message please help me I have no idea where making mistakes

Command

C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation>vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -x 10Gb

"c:\Virtual Machines\CentOS\CentOS.vmdk"

Error

Failed to expand the disk 'c:\Virtual Machines\CentOS\CentOS.vmdk': One of the p

arameters supplied is invalid (0x100003e80).

Thanks for help in advance

Regards

Shahid

[a_p_]

Welcome to the Community,

the expand command expects the new capacity as the size value. Are the 10G the new size or is it just the additional disk space you want to add to the existing disk?

André

[Gkeerthy]

welcome to the community

refer the link http://www.vmware.com/support/ws45/doc/disks_vdiskmanager_ws.html

there is good examples on how to use vdiskmanager

[Gkeerthy]

for parameters

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws45/doc/disks_vdiskmanager_run_ws.html#1057509

[shahidyzk]

Thanks for your response,  10GB is new size current size is 2GB

Regards

Shahid

[Gkeerthy]

for detaild informatin

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/VirtualDiskManager.pdf

[shahidyzk]

Hi

I did not get  the answer from the document link I used the same  command and parameter the one is mentioned in the document still getting same error, I have no idea its bug or some thing wrong with the command

Thanks

Shahid Akhtar

[WoodyZ]

C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation>vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -x 10Gb

"c:\Virtual Machines\CentOS\CentOS.vmdk"

Error

Failed to expand the disk 'c:\Virtual Machines\CentOS\CentOS.vmdk': One of the p

arameters supplied is invalid (0x100003e80).

This error can occur if the expand value is the same or less then the actual size of the existing virtual hard disk.  So since you are using -x 10Gb then this means the 'c:\Virtual Machines\CentOS\CentOS.vmdk' is either already 10 or more GB.