Anyone here an VMware ESXi master?

[theGinsue]

Just took (and failed) the VMware VSphere 5.1 (VCP5) cert test on Tuesday. I knew I wasn't ready for it but the voucher was expiring on 31Jul and my company gave me no choice. I'll be re-testing in about 6 weeks (this time on my dime) so I'll be ready!

[cfortune]

That might be a limitation of ESXi 4. We're running 5:



I'm not our VMWare admin anymore but when I was these same data stores were in use. I'll ask our current one if he knows anything about a 2 TB limit.

[wax_job]

It's a limitation on VMFS.

Run VMFS5 and you don't have the 2tb restriction.

[wax_job]

Hard cap, so you can grow UP TO 2tb.

Extents would have worked fine if you were 1tb+1tb

[theGinsue]

It's a limitation on VMFS.

Run VMFS5 and you don't have the 2tb restriction.

Hard cap, so you can grow UP TO 2tb.

Extents would have worked fine if you were 1tb+1tb

I was looking at the Maximums for 5.1 and if I had time was going to pull up 4's also - didn't have time. I didn't suggest this as I'm uncertain about my knowledge level now after blowing the test. Happy to see I was on the right track after all.

[ChadAmberg]

D'oh completely missed that you're still on 4.x. Sorry about that.
You'll probably just want to split out drives then. DBs on F:, TLogs on G:, backups on H:, that kind of thing, and just spread out the VMDKs where you have space. No other good answer I guess.

[drift_g35]

Hmm, I was able to get my datastore to 4tb with 2 extents. Are you saying this will not work?

[drift_g35]

VMware is so damn complicated. I got the OS installed (windows server 2008) and it is only recognizing 256g of my datastore, I also had to reinstall after I shut down the VM. I understand why this is a full time, high paying position in the IT field.

[buckshotbarlow]

sorry, but you have to upgrade...vmfs5 will fix your problem.

[CareyH]

My really good friend George was the Chief cloud executive for VMware for many years, I could ask him if you can't figure it out.