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Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Lab Manager Virtual Hard Disk Space Is Low Problem I am out of virtual hard disk space for the virtual machine. Solution You can either add more virtual hard disks or expand the primary partition on the guest operating system. To expand the virtual hard disk 1 Consolidate the virtual machine. See "Consolidating Templates" on page 71. 2 Locate the virtual machine directory ID. See "Editing Virtual Machine Properties" on page 40. 3 Locate the virtual machine disk (.vmdk) file in the VM/ directory. 4 Use ESX Server tools or Vmware Converter to expand the disk. Usage: vmkfstools -X For example, to expand a 000017-import-0-0-flat.vmdk file to 10GB, type: vmkfstools -X 10G 000017-import-0.0-flat.vmdk 5 Use the guest operating system to expand the partition. Different methods are available depending on the operating system. If you need to shrink a disk for a Windows virtual machine, use VMware Converter to clone the machine and resize it. VMware, Inc. 157

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Chapter 8
Troubleshooting Lab Manager
Virtual Hard Disk Space Is Low
Problem
I am out of virtual hard disk space for the virtual machine.
Solution
You can either add more virtual hard disks or expand the primary partition
on the guest operating system.
To expand the virtual hard disk
1
Consolidate the virtual machine. See
“Consolidating Templates”
on page 71.
2
Locate the virtual machine directory ID. See
“Editing Virtual Machine Properties”
on page 40.
3
Locate the virtual machine disk (
.vmdk
) file in the
VM/<vm directory ID>
directory.
4
Use ESX Server tools or Vmware Converter to expand the disk. Usage:
vmkfstools -X <new size> <VMDK file>
For example, to expand a
000017-import-0-0-flat.vmdk
file to 10GB, type:
vmkfstools -X 10G 000017-import-0.0-flat.vmdk
5
Use the guest operating system to expand the partition. Different methods are
available depending on the operating system.
If you need to shrink a disk for a Windows virtual machine, use VMware Converter to
clone the machine and resize it.