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VMWare ESXi 4.1 - There is no more space for virtual disk , VM SBS 2011 doesn't start
Posted on 2012-12-30
Hi
On VMware vShere Client I can see this errormessage:
"There is no more space for virtual disk My.vmdk
might be able to continue this session by freeing
disk space on the relevant volume, and clicking
Retry. Click Cancel to terminate this session"
A Esxi 41. host. I believe that that need to add space to VM.
I have a second datasore there is space for this VM. I'll allredy rezized the memory from 16GB to 8GB. I'd tried to add more space to VM disk but off course the Windows can't see it. At Snapshot manager I can't see any snapshots.
I believe that at this point I need to copy the virtual machine to the second datastore and have bigger disks there (so that windows will see more diskpace).
How to perform this?
On VMware vShere Client I can see this errormessage:
"There is no more space for virtual disk My.vmdk
might be able to continue this session by freeing
disk space on the relevant volume, and clicking
Retry. Click Cancel to terminate this session"
A Esxi 41. host. I believe that that need to add space to VM.
I have a second datasore there is space for this VM. I'll allredy rezized the memory from 16GB to 8GB. I'd tried to add more space to VM disk but off course the Windows can't see it. At Snapshot manager I can't see any snapshots.
I believe that at this point I need to copy the virtual machine to the second datastore and have bigger disks there (so that windows will see more diskpace).
How to perform this?
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Copying or moving the virtual machine and virtual disks
Follow these high-level steps to move a virtual machine to an alternate location:
1. Select the virtual machine.
2. Commit all snapshots on the virtual machine. For more information, see Committing snapshots from within the Service Console (1006847).
3. Identify the working directory of the virtual machine.
4. Identify the location of all virtual disks.
5. Power off the virtual machine.
6. Create a folder for the copy of the virtual machine.
7. Copy the virtual machine configuration file ( .vmx) to the new folder.
8. opy the virtual disks to the new folder.
9. Register the new virtual machine.
10. Add the virtual disk copies to the virtual machine copy.
11. Upgrade the virtual hardware if necessary.
12. Power on the virtual machine.
13. Test the new virtual machine.
Optionally, delete the original virtual machine files.
For details, refer to http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1000936
Follow these high-level steps to move a virtual machine to an alternate location:
1. Select the virtual machine.
2. Commit all snapshots on the virtual machine. For more information, see Committing snapshots from within the Service Console (1006847).
3. Identify the working directory of the virtual machine.
4. Identify the location of all virtual disks.
5. Power off the virtual machine.
6. Create a folder for the copy of the virtual machine.
7. Copy the virtual machine configuration file ( .vmx) to the new folder.
8. opy the virtual disks to the new folder.
9. Register the new virtual machine.
10. Add the virtual disk copies to the virtual machine copy.
11. Upgrade the virtual hardware if necessary.
12. Power on the virtual machine.
13. Test the new virtual machine.
Optionally, delete the original virtual machine files.
For details, refer to http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1000936
Thanks
Step 7. How to copy files between different datastores? Datastore browser opens only one datastore at the time.
Btw. I have these large files in the original datastore of this VM
SBS2011_1.vmdk Size:109 109 200,00 KB Provisioned Size: 157 286 400,00 KB
vmware64-core2.gz Size: 45 546,80 KB Provisioned Size: no data here
vmware64-core3.gz Size: 45 465,23 KB Provisioned Size: no data here
vmware64-core0.gz Size: 45 763,64 KB Provisioned Size: no data here
vmware64-core1.gz Size: 45 461,23 KB Provisioned Size: no data here
Step 7. How to copy files between different datastores? Datastore browser opens only one datastore at the time.
Btw. I have these large files in the original datastore of this VM
SBS2011_1.vmdk Size:109 109 200,00 KB Provisioned Size: 157 286 400,00 KB
vmware64-core2.gz Size: 45 546,80 KB Provisioned Size: no data here
vmware64-core3.gz Size: 45 465,23 KB Provisioned Size: no data here
vmware64-core0.gz Size: 45 763,64 KB Provisioned Size: no data here
vmware64-core1.gz Size: 45 461,23 KB Provisioned Size: no data here
Further more the original Messege where this (Currently I don't know why word "backup" is referred on the message):
"Message on Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std: There
is no more space for virtual disk
/vmfs/volumes/4fc9dc43-0ae
115eb2/Tukikomppania SBS2011
Backup/Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std2.vmdk. You
might be able to continue this session by freeing
disk space on the relevant volume, and clicking
Retry. Click Cancel to terminate this session.
info
29.12.2012 22:58:12
Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std
User"
"Message on Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std: There
is no more space for virtual disk
/vmfs/volumes/4fc9dc43-0ae
115eb2/Tukikomppania SBS2011
Backup/Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std2.vmdk. You
might be able to continue this session by freeing
disk space on the relevant volume, and clicking
Retry. Click Cancel to terminate this session.
info
29.12.2012 22:58:12
Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std
User"
Aha
I'd found the "backup" datastore. It is a iSCSI disk (a NAS device) and it holds backups of the VMs of this host.
It has 173GB free space of 999,75 GB size according VSpere Client's "Configuration / Storage" -Window. I believe that the SBS 2011 backup believes that the disk is full. Wonder why it prevents the server to boot.
Datastore browser tells this:
xxxx.vmdk Size: 368 320 500,00 KB Provisioned Size: 1 048 576 000,00 KB
What can I do?
Rgs,
Juha
I'd found the "backup" datastore. It is a iSCSI disk (a NAS device) and it holds backups of the VMs of this host.
It has 173GB free space of 999,75 GB size according VSpere Client's "Configuration / Storage" -Window. I believe that the SBS 2011 backup believes that the disk is full. Wonder why it prevents the server to boot.
Datastore browser tells this:
xxxx.vmdk Size: 368 320 500,00 KB Provisioned Size: 1 048 576 000,00 KB
What can I do?
Rgs,
Juha
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do you have a snapshot?
do not mess around, copying machines around with snapshots, you will likely break the VM.
Be Calm, Patient, and Check for Snapshots! They I can assist!
see my EE Article
HOW TO: VMware Snapshots :- Be Patient
do not mess around, copying machines around with snapshots, you will likely break the VM.
Be Calm, Patient, and Check for Snapshots! They I can assist!
see my EE Article
HOW TO: VMware Snapshots :- Be Patient
Hi
I don't have snapshots.
The vSphere Client Snapshot Mangers states that there are no snapshots.
Based on your article there are no snapshots.
Disk file name is: [Fast15k-146GB-SAS-RAID1] Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std/Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std2_1.vmdk
Please find attached PDF PrintScreens.
What should I do?
Rgs, Juha
vSphereClientSBS2011DoesntStart.pdf
I don't have snapshots.
The vSphere Client Snapshot Mangers states that there are no snapshots.
Based on your article there are no snapshots.
Disk file name is: [Fast15k-146GB-SAS-RAID1] Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std/Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std2_1.vmdk
Please find attached PDF PrintScreens.
What should I do?
Rgs, Juha
vSphereClientSBS2011DoesntStart.pdf
Hi. If you look at the 2nd page of your upload, you'll notice that the file it's complaining about is ...\Tukikimppania SBS2011 Backup\Tukikiomppania SBS2022 Std2.vmdk.
The folder you showed us in the first picture was ...\Tukikomppania SBS 2011 Std\...
I'm not sure the folder you showed us is the datastore the VM is using. Maybe something got crossed in the past. In vClient, can you get a summary image of the VM so I can see what datastore it's using, and then give me an image of that datastore.
The folders just don't make sense to me right now.
Marco
The folder you showed us in the first picture was ...\Tukikomppania SBS 2011 Std\...
I'm not sure the folder you showed us is the datastore the VM is using. Maybe something got crossed in the past. In vClient, can you get a summary image of the VM so I can see what datastore it's using, and then give me an image of that datastore.
The folders just don't make sense to me right now.
Marco
Hi
Please find attached image of the Datastore "Fast15-146GB-SAS-RAID1"
Rgs,
Juha
Fast15-146GB-SAS-RAID1--Datastor.pdf
Please find attached image of the Datastore "Fast15-146GB-SAS-RAID1"
Rgs,
Juha
Fast15-146GB-SAS-RAID1--Datastor.pdf
I'm puzzled why your VM is complaining about the backup datastore being full.
Why do you have both Datastores for the VM? Both VMDK's appear to be identical.
Since it's an iSCSI target, is any other computer accessing this iSCSI target.
The only thing I can think of is to run VMWare converter and use that to move the VM to another datastore.
Why do you have both Datastores for the VM? Both VMDK's appear to be identical.
Since it's an iSCSI target, is any other computer accessing this iSCSI target.
The only thing I can think of is to run VMWare converter and use that to move the VM to another datastore.
Hi
Antoher person setup this VM. He is now on holidays at another country.
He did menton something about this setup. Hmm.. thought that we have only backups on iSCSI target. Surely the related names (he has designated) can be confusing for any object. Perhaps some temp setup has ended to a production enviroment.
I'm currently rebooting the whole host. If I recall correctly we had once a Mangement Network error.
Antoher person setup this VM. He is now on holidays at another country.
He did menton something about this setup. Hmm.. thought that we have only backups on iSCSI target. Surely the related names (he has designated) can be confusing for any object. Perhaps some temp setup has ended to a production enviroment.
I'm currently rebooting the whole host. If I recall correctly we had once a Mangement Network error.
Well, the host reboot didn't solve this issue. The VM doens't start at all.
Any ideas what next?
Rgs, Juha
Any ideas what next?
Rgs, Juha
Hi
Just noticed that now after host reboot I can see that TEMP1 Datastore is full (0 bytes free space)
Another VM has taken 500GB (thick) space. Damn.
How to recover from this state
See attached
TEMP1-Datastore-ha-0-bytes-free-.pdf
Just noticed that now after host reboot I can see that TEMP1 Datastore is full (0 bytes free space)
Another VM has taken 500GB (thick) space. Damn.
How to recover from this state
See attached
TEMP1-Datastore-ha-0-bytes-free-.pdf
Aha
The TEMP1 Datastore has thick store for anther VMs backups. See attached. I suppose I can delete the BU diks from the antoher VMs SBS 2011 std.
Then I should have plenty of space for other VMs.
TEMP1-Datastore-And-VM-Toivanen-.pdf
The TEMP1 Datastore has thick store for anther VMs backups. See attached. I suppose I can delete the BU diks from the antoher VMs SBS 2011 std.
Then I should have plenty of space for other VMs.
TEMP1-Datastore-And-VM-Toivanen-.pdf
Can you remove some of the backups. It says you have 120 copies.
Once you give Temp1 some space, VM should start up correctly.
Marco
Once you give Temp1 some space, VM should start up correctly.
Marco
Hi
The BU disk is Thick. Suppose it doen't help if I try to remove anything ftom there. The used space is 250GB.
Juha
The BU disk is Thick. Suppose it doen't help if I try to remove anything ftom there. The used space is 250GB.
Juha
The root level of Temp1 has a "Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise" file.
also a "Tukikomppania..." file. Do you need that 8GB and 146GB vmdk files. They don't appear to belong to any VM's
Marco
also a "Tukikomppania..." file. Do you need that 8GB and 146GB vmdk files. They don't appear to belong to any VM's
Marco
Ok
I disbled the Toivanen SBS 2011 BU and deleted the BU disk from Toivanen SBS 2011 DiskMangement and after that from Vmware. Now there is apx. 500GB free on TEMP1 Datastore. Right after I deleted the 500GB BU disk from VMware I tried to start to problematic VM. It didn't. I'dd shut down all Guests and now I'm rebooted the host. Lets see what happens.
Rgs, Juha
I disbled the Toivanen SBS 2011 BU and deleted the BU disk from Toivanen SBS 2011 DiskMangement and after that from Vmware. Now there is apx. 500GB free on TEMP1 Datastore. Right after I deleted the 500GB BU disk from VMware I tried to start to problematic VM. It didn't. I'dd shut down all Guests and now I'm rebooted the host. Lets see what happens.
Rgs, Juha
Ok
The problematic SBS 2011 doesn't start.
Any ideas. Perhas the original error message was:
"Message on Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std: There
is no more space for virtual disk
/vmfs/volumes/4fc9dc43-0ae
115eb2/Tukikomppania SBS2011
Backup/Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std2.vmdk. You
might be able to continue this session by freeing
disk space on the relevant volume, and clicking
Retry. Click Cancel to terminate this session.
info
29.12.2012 22:58:12
Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std
User"
The Os is installed to [Fast15k-146GB-SAS-RAID1] Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std/Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std2_1.vmdk
At Summary Screen I can see that the Capcity is 136.5GB and Free Spce is 31,72GB.
It were originally 135GB Thin Provisioned but I added more space by Editing Disk Provisioning to 150GB. Disk Provisioning says that the Maximum Sice would be 181,72GB. The physical disk should be 146GB.
I
The problematic SBS 2011 doesn't start.
Any ideas. Perhas the original error message was:
"Message on Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std: There
is no more space for virtual disk
/vmfs/volumes/4fc9dc43-0ae
115eb2/Tukikomppania SBS2011
Backup/Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std2.vmdk. You
might be able to continue this session by freeing
disk space on the relevant volume, and clicking
Retry. Click Cancel to terminate this session.
info
29.12.2012 22:58:12
Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std
User"
The Os is installed to [Fast15k-146GB-SAS-RAID1] Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std/Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std2_1.vmdk
At Summary Screen I can see that the Capcity is 136.5GB and Free Spce is 31,72GB.
It were originally 135GB Thin Provisioned but I added more space by Editing Disk Provisioning to 150GB. Disk Provisioning says that the Maximum Sice would be 181,72GB. The physical disk should be 146GB.
I
If anything else I can try to move the problematic SBS 2011 Vm to antoher Datastore.
Marco mentioned Vmware Converter. Which exact version would be the best when I have ESXi 4.1.
Marco mentioned Vmware Converter. Which exact version would be the best when I have ESXi 4.1.
Thanks hanccocka.
I have Convert 5.0 allready donwloaded. Stupid question: Local Installation or Client-Server Installation.
I have allready vSphere 4.1 Client installed on my laptopbut the VM Host is located in a Server Hotel elsewere.
Rgs, Juha
BTW, it is 10:25 pm now and I can see Fireworks from my Window.
I have Convert 5.0 allready donwloaded. Stupid question: Local Installation or Client-Server Installation.
I have allready vSphere 4.1 Client installed on my laptopbut the VM Host is located in a Server Hotel elsewere.
Rgs, Juha
BTW, it is 10:25 pm now and I can see Fireworks from my Window.
Ok
Tried the converter but it "hangs" to state 1% and after one hour I got a error masseage:
"Error: Unable to clone disk [Fast15k-146GB-SAS-RAID1] Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std/Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std2_1.vmdk on the virtual machine 'Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std'"
This is the disk containing the SBS 2011 OS.
Please see attached Logs (of convertion).
Any ideas? The whole Datastore corrupted now?
Logs.zip
Tried the converter but it "hangs" to state 1% and after one hour I got a error masseage:
"Error: Unable to clone disk [Fast15k-146GB-SAS-RAID1] Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std/Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std2_1.vmdk on the virtual machine 'Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std'"
This is the disk containing the SBS 2011 OS.
Please see attached Logs (of convertion).
Any ideas? The whole Datastore corrupted now?
Logs.zip
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when does this error
"Error: Unable to clone disk [Fast15k-146GB-SAS-RAID1] Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std/Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std2_1.vmdk on the virtual machine 'Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std'"
occur?
because this is outside of the VM?
at 1% it's not even cloning, it's trying to create a new VM.
OKay, looking back at the original question, the issue you have is a snapshot has filled up the datastore.
1. do you have another datastore, you can clone the VM to?
2. can you free more space on the datastore, by moving VMs off?
"Error: Unable to clone disk [Fast15k-146GB-SAS-RAID1] Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std/Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std2_1.vmdk on the virtual machine 'Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std'"
occur?
because this is outside of the VM?
at 1% it's not even cloning, it's trying to create a new VM.
OKay, looking back at the original question, the issue you have is a snapshot has filled up the datastore.
1. do you have another datastore, you can clone the VM to?
2. can you free more space on the datastore, by moving VMs off?
Hi there
Conversion: The error occures when I have started from my laptop at home the conversion tool 4.3 and the target is the ESXi 4.1 which is physically locate in another city. I use Stnadalone Converter 4.3 which is installed on my laptop.
The original question is why my VM doesn't start. The reason is not 100% sure. When I first check the I saw this:
"Message on Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std: There
is no more space for virtual disk
/vmfs/volumes/4fc9dc43-0ae
115eb2/Tukikomppania SBS2011
Backup/Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std2.vmdk. You
might be able to continue this session by freeing
disk space on the relevant volume, and clicking
Retry. Click Cancel to terminate this session.
info
29.12.2012 22:58:12
Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std
User"
The disk wasn't full according Graphical view. Also The disk (Temp1) mentioned above is for BUs. I has 1TB space. How ever at one point I saw 0 bytes free on that Datastore (Temp1) I saw there Thick-provisioned 500GB BU disk which I removed. Now there is plenty of room again.
There were only VM which had snapshots but they were on a different Datastore. I'd removed them anyways.
1. I have four datastores in this ESXi. Two of those are iSCSI drives (NAS-devices) and the rest are internal drives.
2. I have enough space to "copy" the system disk to internal drive and the other disk (Temp1) can be copied to iSCSI targets.
Any suggestions?
Conversion: The error occures when I have started from my laptop at home the conversion tool 4.3 and the target is the ESXi 4.1 which is physically locate in another city. I use Stnadalone Converter 4.3 which is installed on my laptop.
The original question is why my VM doesn't start. The reason is not 100% sure. When I first check the I saw this:
"Message on Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std: There
is no more space for virtual disk
/vmfs/volumes/4fc9dc43-0ae
115eb2/Tukikomppania SBS2011
Backup/Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std2.vmdk. You
might be able to continue this session by freeing
disk space on the relevant volume, and clicking
Retry. Click Cancel to terminate this session.
info
29.12.2012 22:58:12
Tukikomppania SBS2011 Std
User"
The disk wasn't full according Graphical view. Also The disk (Temp1) mentioned above is for BUs. I has 1TB space. How ever at one point I saw 0 bytes free on that Datastore (Temp1) I saw there Thick-provisioned 500GB BU disk which I removed. Now there is plenty of room again.
There were only VM which had snapshots but they were on a different Datastore. I'd removed them anyways.
1. I have four datastores in this ESXi. Two of those are iSCSI drives (NAS-devices) and the rest are internal drives.
2. I have enough space to "copy" the system disk to internal drive and the other disk (Temp1) can be copied to iSCSI targets.
Any suggestions?
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It is always recommended to install Converter on the VM to be converted.
The error message, looks like a snapshot issue?
is your VM running on a snapshot disk?
The error message, looks like a snapshot issue?
is your VM running on a snapshot disk?
Any chance to post an update screenshot of the datastores and folders. Something has to be using up the space on the datastores.
Hi
"It is always recommended to install Converter on the VM to be converted."
Don't get this. The VM which I'm trying to convert doesn't start at all. Should I install the converter to a VM which is installed to same host as the problematic VM resides?
"is your VM running on a snapshot disk?"
How to check it? PrintScreen of all Datastores attached.
Here are PrintScreens of all datasores, folders and files as they are right now.
In the end of the document is one older PrintScreen: When the problem started one of the iSCSI Datstores weren't visible (noticed it later on).
1. Could this be iSCSI related?
2. FYI. I found a Snapshot from another Datastore which shouldn't be involved. See attached.
How to carry on?
All-DataStores-Folder-Files-Prin.pdf
"It is always recommended to install Converter on the VM to be converted."
Don't get this. The VM which I'm trying to convert doesn't start at all. Should I install the converter to a VM which is installed to same host as the problematic VM resides?
"is your VM running on a snapshot disk?"
How to check it? PrintScreen of all Datastores attached.
Here are PrintScreens of all datasores, folders and files as they are right now.
In the end of the document is one older PrintScreen: When the problem started one of the iSCSI Datstores weren't visible (noticed it later on).
1. Could this be iSCSI related?
2. FYI. I found a Snapshot from another Datastore which shouldn't be involved. See attached.
How to carry on?
All-DataStores-Folder-Files-Prin.pdf
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if you cannot start the VM, conversion of VM may not be possible.
check your VM settings, check the disk settings, if it's in "snapshot mode" the disk will be as per my EE Article, or screenshot disk settings and upoad here.
1. Could this be iSCSI, related - maybe, maybe not.
check your VM settings, check the disk settings, if it's in "snapshot mode" the disk will be as per my EE Article, or screenshot disk settings and upoad here.
1. Could this be iSCSI, related - maybe, maybe not.
Hi
The problem is now solved. My colleague only removed the BU-disk from VM's settings and after that the VM booted up.
The problem started beacause the Datastore where the BU-disk resided was full.
Thanks,
Juha
The problem is now solved. My colleague only removed the BU-disk from VM's settings and after that the VM booted up.
The problem started beacause the Datastore where the BU-disk resided was full.
Thanks,
Juha
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