vmdk delta files

[jitendrakmr]

Hello Everyone,

I have a Virtual Machine with single 170GB hard disk. But when I check its directory using service console I see following contents -

-rw------- 1 root root 39359348736 Dec 2 10:55 <ServerName>-000001-delta.vmdk

-rw------- 1 root root 250 Dec 2 08:58 <ServerName>-000001.vmdk

-rw-rr 1 root root 37 Dec 2 08:58 <ServerName>-eeded3cb.hlog

-rw------- 1 root root 2147483648 Nov 22 15:50 <ServerName>-eeded3cb.vswp

-rw------- 1 root root 182094643200 Feb 18 2008 <ServerName>-flat.vmdk

-rw------- 1 root root 8684 Dec 2 08:59 <ServerName>.nvram

-rw------- 1 root root 441 Feb 3 2008 <ServerName>.vmdk

-rw------- 1 root root 468 May 12 2008 <ServerName>.vmsd

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2950 Dec 2 09:12 <ServerName>.vmx

-rw------- 1 root root 274 Dec 2 09:12 <ServerName>.vmxf

-rw-rr 1 root root 39740 Nov 28 23:38 vmware-474.log

-rw-rr 1 root root 40047 Nov 29 02:23 vmware-475.log

-rw-rr 1 root root 40366 Nov 29 22:18 vmware-476.log

-rw-rr 1 root root 44602 Nov 30 23:08 vmware-477.log

-rw-rr 1 root root 54039 Dec 1 23:48 vmware-478.log

-rw-rr 1 root root 40427 Dec 2 08:58 vmware-479.log

-rw-rr 1 root root 39413 Dec 2 09:12 vmware.log

-r----

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1 root root 3149824 May 12 2008 vmware-vmx-zdump.0

-r----

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1 root root 61440 May 12 2008 vmware-vmx-zdump.1

-r----

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1 root root 3149824 May 27 2008 vmware-vmx-zdump.2

-r----

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1 root root 1052672 May 27 2008 vmware-vmx-zdump.3

-r----

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1 root root 61440 May 27 2008 vmware-vmx-zdump.4

-r----

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1 root root 61440 May 27 2008 vmware-vmx-zdump.5

-r----

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1 root root 61440 May 27 2008 vmware-vmx-zdump.6

This VM does not any snapshot (i checked and confirmed it in snapshot manager and commandline as well). Can anyone please let me know why there are *000001.vmdk and *000001-delta.vmdk files when there is no snapshot? Is there anyway I can get rid of these as I just have 5GB free space left on this datastore now.

Thanks.

Jitendra

MCSE 2003, VCP, CCNA, ITIL Foundation, Netapp NS0-153

[depping]

with a bit of luck you csan just "add a snapshot" and press "delete all" to remove the old one also.

Duncan

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[SuryaVMware]

Can you post your vmx file and the <ServerName>-000001.vmdk and <ServerName>.vmdk files. I need to verify if I can do something to show this one as a snapshot. You will be able to commit the snapshot and getrid of the file.

-Surya

[jitendrakmr]

Here is vmx file of that server -

#!/usr/bin/vmware

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "4"

floppy0.present = "true"

nvram = "<ServerName>.nvram"

powerType.powerOff = "default"

powerType.powerOn = "default"

powerType.suspend = "default"

powerType.reset = "default"

displayName = "<ServerName>"

extendedConfigFile = "<ServerName>.vmxf"

numvcpus = "2"

scsi0.present = "true"

scsi0.sharedBus = "none"

memsize = "2048"

scsi0:0.present = "true"

scsi0:0.fileName = "<ServerName>-000001.vmdk"

scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"

ide0:0.present = "true"

ide0:0.fileName = "/dev/cdrom"

ide0:0.deviceType = "atapi-cdrom"

floppy0.fileName = "/dev/fd0"

ethernet0.present = "true"

ethernet0.startConnected = "true"

ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "false"

ethernet0.networkName = "VLAN130"

ethernet0.addressType = "vpx"

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:b7:46:ee"

ethernet1.present = "true"

ethernet1.startConnected = "true"

ethernet1.wakeOnPcktRcv = "false"

ethernet1.networkName = "VLAN130"

ethernet1.addressType = "vpx"

ethernet1.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:b7:1b:44"

usb.present = "true"

parallel0.present = "true"

parallel0.fileName = "/dev/parport0"

parallel0.bidirectional = "false"

guestOS = "win2000advserv"

uuid.bios = "50 37 72 35 72 a4 bf 07-11 23 d6 e1 6a 46 ea 19"

sched.cpu.affinity = "all"

sched.mem.affinity = "all"

log.fileName = "vmware.log"

workingDir = "."

sched.cpu.min = "0"

sched.cpu.units = "mhz"

sched.cpu.shares = "2079"

sched.mem.minsize = "0"

sched.mem.shares = "2048"

vmware.tools.requiredversion = "7202"

sched.mem.max = "2048"

scsi0:0.redo = ""

ide0:0.startConnected = "false"

uuid.location = "56 4d 24 72 74 95 11 ab-40 f2 50 fa 87 11 36 14"

migrate.hostlog = "./<ServerName>-eeded3cb.hlog"

sched.swap.derivedName = "/vmfs/volumes/46fcd261-ce174024-9afb-000423c3f1c6/<ServerName>/<ServerName>-eeded3cb.vswp"

tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

floppy0.startConnected = "false"

parallel0.startConnected = "false"

guestOSAltName = ""

cpuid.1.eax = "xxxx--

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xx--

---

"

cpuid.1.ecx = "R--RR-RRRR-0--

---

H-R"

cpuid.1.edx = "--

---

T--"

cpuid.80000001.eax.amd = "xxxx--

---

xx--

---

"

cpuid.80000001.ecx.amd = "--

---

RR-RR-0-"

cpuid.80000001.edx = "--R

---

H--

---

"

cpuid.80000001.edx.amd = "---R

---

H--T--"

virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"

tools.upgrade.policy = "manual"

tools.remindInstall = "TRUE"

cpuid.1.ecx.amd = "R-----R

---

R-"

hostCPUID.0 = "00000005756e65476c65746e49656e69"

guestCPUID.0 = "00000005756e65476c65746e49656e69"

userCPUID.0 = "00000005756e65476c65746e49656e69"

hostCPUID.1 = "00000f41000208000000659dbfebfbff"

guestCPUID.1 = "00000f4800010800000000110febfbff"

userCPUID.1 = "00000f41000208000000659dbfebfbff"

hostCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000020100000"

guestCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000000100000"

userCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000020100000"

evcCompatibilityMode = "FALSE"

config.readOnly = "FALSE"

Thanks.

Jitendra

MCSE 2003, VCP, CCNA, ITIL Foundation, Netapp NS0-153

[SuryaVMware]

The vmx file is pointing to the snapshot file. This snapshot could have been created by some sort of backup mechanismin your environment.

Please verify both the vmdk files, original and snapshot, (not the flat and delt, the small vmdk files which are data descriptor files) for the CID nad parentCID values.

The <ServerName>-000001.vmdk parentCID should be same as the original disk CID. If all is well you can try vmware-cmd </path/to/config/file> removesnapshot.

If you have enough space on another datastore and you can affort downtime you can also try and follow the thread below.

http://communities.vmware.com/message/1099536#1099536

-Surya