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    <title>topic Re: VMware migration from USB to RAID array in ESXi Discussions</title>
    <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VMware-migration-from-USB-to-RAID-array/m-p/403577#M27978</link>
    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Oh now I understand! Separate logical drives are like separate drives for ESXi (and any other OS). So if you pick the right one for ESXi, those two remaining should remain untouched.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I did this such installation once (two logical drives on single raid-controller) and was not sure what happens, so I backed up all VMs off-site. But only the logical drive which I picked up for ESXi-installation was re-partitioned.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:25:24 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>JarryG</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2014-10-15T15:25:24Z</dc:date>
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      <title>VMware migration from USB to RAID array</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VMware-migration-from-USB-to-RAID-array/m-p/403574#M27975</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Current configuration: HP N54L Microserver, P410 RAID card, 3 partitions, 1 VMware datastore each.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;VMware runs from a USB stick, installed from VMware-ESXi-5.5.0-1331820-HP-5.72.27-Feb2014.iso.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Datastore1 contains VMs.&amp;nbsp; Datastore3 contains a data drive for one of the VMs.&amp;nbsp; Datastore2 is unused.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Can I install VMware from a current HP-specific image to the partition currently containing Datastore2 without loosing my VMs on Datastores 1 and 3?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thank you!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 03:55:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>VisageVMAdmin</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-10-15T03:55:37Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: VMware migration from USB to RAID array</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VMware-migration-from-USB-to-RAID-array/m-p/403575#M27976</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Only if you move content of your datastore1&amp;amp;3 somewhere else (for the time of ESXi installation, and then back). IIRC during ESXi-installation re-partitioning is done. Not only one, but a few partitions of various types/sizes are created, so your old partitions will be lost.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 08:47:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>JarryG</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-10-15T08:47:55Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: VMware migration from USB to RAID array</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VMware-migration-from-USB-to-RAID-array/m-p/403576#M27977</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hello JarryG,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thank you for getting back to me and I apologize for giving you incorrect information to work with!&amp;nbsp; The RAID array is divided into separate logical drives, not simply different partitions.&amp;nbsp; As such each datastore is on it's own logical drive.&amp;nbsp; Will that allow Datastore1 and Datastore3 to survive the repartitioning which happens on &lt;SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Logical Drive 2?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:47:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VMware-migration-from-USB-to-RAID-array/m-p/403576#M27977</guid>
      <dc:creator>VisageVMAdmin</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-10-15T13:47:58Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: VMware migration from USB to RAID array</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VMware-migration-from-USB-to-RAID-array/m-p/403577#M27978</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Oh now I understand! Separate logical drives are like separate drives for ESXi (and any other OS). So if you pick the right one for ESXi, those two remaining should remain untouched.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I did this such installation once (two logical drives on single raid-controller) and was not sure what happens, so I backed up all VMs off-site. But only the logical drive which I picked up for ESXi-installation was re-partitioned.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:25:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VMware-migration-from-USB-to-RAID-array/m-p/403577#M27978</guid>
      <dc:creator>JarryG</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-10-15T15:25:24Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: VMware migration from USB to RAID array</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VMware-migration-from-USB-to-RAID-array/m-p/403578#M27979</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thank you JarryG,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I will backup the VMs ahead of the process just in case.&amp;nbsp; I appreciate your input!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;AGS&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:39:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VMware-migration-from-USB-to-RAID-array/m-p/403578#M27979</guid>
      <dc:creator>VisageVMAdmin</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-10-15T15:39:50Z</dc:date>
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