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  • 1.  How change the type of disk in VMs?

    Posted May 09, 2021 05:35 PM

    Hi communiy

    I have some VMs that the type of disk is thick, I want to change this behavior to thin to save storage. I have a ESXi host, Can someone help me  with alternatives? Thanks so much

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    Best Wishes



  • 2.  RE: How change the type of disk in VMs?

    Posted May 09, 2021 05:41 PM

    If you think the  win in available space is worth the additional risk use

    vmkfstools  -i existing-thick.vmdk new-thin.vmdk -d thin
    when the VM is powered off

    or use storage-vmotion while the VM is running.

     

     

     



  • 3.  RE: How change the type of disk in VMs?

    Posted May 10, 2021 02:36 AM

    Dear  

    Thanks fot the suggestion, I want to probe and I'll let you know if it works

    Thanks  a lot