Running ESXi within VMW; expanded disk capacity. Will ESXi notice?

[jeremym]

Okay. So I originally allocated a mere 100GB to my ESXi -GUEST- within VMware Workstation 9.

Now I'm using VMware Workstation 9 to expand the ESXi guest's disk.

When ESXi starts up.. will it just magically recognize the change?

(ie: Think it has more space now?)

Or must I do something to ESXi guest make it realize that more disk space is now available?

Thanks in advance.

[a_p_]

As with other guest operating systems you have to manually resize the partitions (in this case the VMFS partition/datastore). Please keep in mind that it is not possible to expand the datastore on the installation disk from the GUI. Rather than to resizing the virtual disk, consider to add a second one.

André

[jeremym]

Well, I've already expended it.

So, knowing I cannot do it from the GUI..

What is the command line way to expand VMFS ?

Thanks !

[WoodyZ]

Have a look at, Growing or expanding a VMFS volume or datastore (1017662) and Using vmkfstools.