Is it possible to expand a vmdk on partition 😧 if VMware is installed on drive C:?
Used the following command:
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation>vmware-vdiskmanager -x <15>GB "d:\Windows Vista\Windows Vista (experimental)-000002.vmdk"
The system cannot find the file specified.
Windows XP Professional
Well, from the command you posted, it appears that you have a snapshot for that guest (or perhaps 2). You cannot modify the virtual disk using the vmware-vdiskmanager utility if you have snapshots.
You are trying to expand a snapshotted disk. You must merge/delete any snapshots back to the base disk before using the vmware-vdiskmanager on a virtual disk.
Also, you shouldn't put the size in brackets. should be '-x 15GB' Since you're on a Windows host, you may be interested in my GUI wrapper for the vdiskmanager utility - see my profile for website.
Rob
Thanks RD,
I'm going to try your GUI (way cool!) But if you don't mind, do you mean move or copy the .vmdk file to the vmware install directory (C:) and then expand it? And once expanded can I move the expanded vmdk file back to 😧
Well, from the command you posted, it appears that you have a snapshot for that guest (or perhaps 2). You cannot modify the virtual disk using the vmware-vdiskmanager utility if you have snapshots.
Hey RD,
I think I gotcha. What I need to do is merge the two snapshots or remove one and then expand.
Can I merge the snapshot with the base install so as not to lose data (like the windows vista activation key etc. and all the changes I've made since the base install)