msg.hbacommon.outofspace (ESXi 4.0)

[Turkishsun]

It seems that I ran out of space on a virtual partition of my VM. The

VM is a Windows 2003 Standard Edition.

I've deleted some unnecessary stored files from the storage (~2GB) and

Virtual server started to run as normal once again.

But when I check the storage it says there is 2.5GB free space so that means

I'll experience the same issue soon again.

I have experienced the exactly the same issue twice before and when I have

deleted a snapshot from snapshot manager that has solved the problem before,

but now even there is no more snapshot left on the snapshot manager to delete.

If I browse the datastore I can see that (pic1)

So I am assuming that ****.local-000002.vmdk & ****.local_1-000002.vmdk

files are snapshot files.

Being honest I don’t need any snapshot on this server because I am already

using Symantec Backup Exec on this one.

I've read some posts in here and some solutions I've found which are not really suitable

with my situation;

1. Create a new snapshoot and then delete all from snapshot manager, that removes all the

snapshot files

I don’t have no more enough free space for a new snapshoot

2. Move the VM to other host that auto. removes the snapshot files

I do not have any other host in my environment

So how do I delete those files(snapshots) without interrupt anything on the

server, or am I on the wrong way?

Regards,

Serhan

[continuum]

Hi

you can not delete snapshots without free space.

In your environment where adding more storage disks or using a temporary second host to commit the snapshots is impossible the only answer is:

give up some of your VMs and use the free space you get by deleting them to commit your snapshots.

I think you forgot the option to use a non ESX-host temporarily ...

I would rather commit the snapshots using a Windows host or backup one of the rarely used VMs to a Windows host

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[Turkishsun]

I dont have any other VM on the same storage...

[continuum]

do you have another host that could work as a NFS-server ?




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[Turkishsun]

No I dont have an other host either. But I can install ESXi4.0 on to one of the work station if I need it.

[continuum]

??? Workstations are not hosts ???

So can you use one of your workstations as an NFS-server ?

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[Turkishsun]

Sure...

[continuum · Accepted solution]

do it then

when done run

vmkfstools -i current-vmdk-with-snapshots.vmdk nfs-storage/consolidated vmdk

do that for every virtual disk used by that VM

when done change the VM so that it uses the new vmdks on NFS instead of the current -00000.vmdks

when the test is successful you can delete the old vmdks and re-import the files from NFS

if unsure post the vmx-file




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[Turkishsun]

I have installed ESXi 4.0 on to one of the workstation and I have used vm converter to move current wmserver to new host. That removed all snapshot files and I have put vmserver back to orginal host. All ok now.

Many thanks for answers.

Serhan

[continuum]

hehe - you like the complicated approach more than the easy one 😉




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