RE: VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-23 Thread Craig Gauss
Riverview Hospital Association Phone: 715-423-6060 ext. 8572 From: Mike Semon [mailto:mse...@ont.com] Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 8:04 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMware - Vcenter resize? Here is an easy way. I use diskpart. 1. Power off

RE: VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-23 Thread Damien Solodow
Nope, you don't need vCenter to do the resize. Are you trying to do it from the VI Client or from the service console on the esx host? From: Craig Gauss [mailto:gau...@rhahealthcare.org] Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 10:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMware - Vcenter resize

RE: VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-23 Thread Craig Gauss
: RE: VMware - Vcenter resize? Nope, you don't need vCenter to do the resize. Are you trying to do it from the VI Client or from the service console on the esx host? From: Craig Gauss [mailto:gau...@rhahealthcare.org] Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 10:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject

RE: VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-23 Thread Damien Solodow
Subject: RE: VMware - Vcenter resize? VI Client Craig Gauss, Technical Supervisor/Security Officer Riverview Hospital Association Phone: 715-423-6060 ext. 8572 From: Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo...@ibcschools.edu] Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009

RE: VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-23 Thread Craig Gauss
, March 23, 2009 10:23 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMware - Vcenter resize? If you are using Vi client and have virtual center running, right click on VM and go to edit settings and sellect the hard drive. You should be able to change the hard drive size if you are running ESX 3.5 and VC

RE: VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-23 Thread Damien Solodow
Issues Subject: RE: VMware - Vcenter resize? Guest still only shows 20GB Craig Gauss, Technical Supervisor/Security Officer Riverview Hospital Association Phone: 715-423-6060 ext. 8572 -Original Message- From: Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo...@ibcschools.edu] Sent: Monday, March

Re: VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-23 Thread James Rankin
Message- From: Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo...@ibcschools.edu] Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 10:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMware - Vcenter resize? What does the guest say though? Sometimes I've made changes in the viclient and have to restart it before they show up

RE: VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-23 Thread Craig Gauss
, March 23, 2009 11:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMware - Vcenter resize? When I go back in and edit the settings of the VM again it shows the original 20GB size. Craig Gauss, Technical Supervisor/Security Officer

RE: VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-23 Thread Craig Gauss
Subject: RE: VMware - Vcenter resize? Interesting. Can you shut down the vcenter server? If so, at the service console of the host that has the vcenter guest, run vmkfstools -X to expand the vmdk. -Original Message- From: Craig Gauss [mailto:gau...@rhahealthcare.org] Sent: Monday, March 23

RE: VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-21 Thread Mike Semon
[mailto:gau...@rhahealthcare.org] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 9:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: VMware - Vcenter resize? The group that configured our VMware infrastructure created vcenter as a virtual machine. It was only sized at 20GB. We are continually running out of space. Anyone

VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-20 Thread Craig Gauss
The group that configured our VMware infrastructure created vcenter as a virtual machine. It was only sized at 20GB. We are continually running out of space. Anyone know what would be the easiest way to resize the VM? I have resized VMs in the past with no issues but am not sure how to do

RE: VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-20 Thread Scott Kaufman at HQ
the VM to boot off the ISO. Scott Kaufman Lead Network Analyst ITT ESI, Inc. From: Craig Gauss [mailto:gau...@rhahealthcare.org] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 10:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: VMware - Vcenter resize? The group that configured our VMware infrastructure

RE: VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-20 Thread Ian Roche
I have done this on VM's using GPart. Allocate more space to the VM then mount the GPart ISO and boot to it ( you will need to access the vm via the console using VI) instructions on how to resize are below http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial152.html ~ Finally, powerful

RE: VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-20 Thread Sam Cayze
Or just add another virtual drive, if you find the 20GB is actually adequate for a boot partition. I usually do. -Original Message- From: Ian Roche [mailto:iro...@curamsoftware.com] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 9:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMware - Vcenter resize? I

RE: VMware - Vcenter resize?

2009-03-20 Thread Ziots, Edward
: RE: VMware - Vcenter resize? Or just add another virtual drive, if you find the 20GB is actually adequate for a boot partition. I usually do. -Original Message- From: Ian Roche [mailto:iro...@curamsoftware.com] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 9:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE