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Cannot retrieve contributors at this time ... This parameter is useful while removing virtual machine which is powered on state.

21.12.2021 · This module can be used to add, remove and update disks belonging to given virtual machine. All parameters and VMware object names are case sensitive. This module is destructive in nature, please read documentation carefully before proceeding. Be careful while removing disk specified as this may lead to data loss.

13.05.2021 · 2: Make Changes in Virtual Machine Settings. Let's see what we did. Right-click on your virtual machine and click settings or click on VM > Settings. Click on CD/DVD (SATA). You have two options. If you might connect a DVD drive later, uncheck Connect at power on. If you don't plan to use a DVD drive, click on Remove.

Dec 07, 2010 · Add the following parameters to the Virtual Machine's .vmx configuration file while it is shutdown, not suspended and VMware Fusion closed. The syntax is as follows however use the correct one for your configuration. ide0:0.redo = "" ide0:0.mode = "independent-persistent" Or scsi0:0.redo = "" scsi0:0.mode = "independent-persistent"

20.12.2016 · In certain circumstances, these locks may not be released when the virtual machine is powered off, thereby causing this error, when the virtual machine is powered on later in the cluster. To resolve this issue, see Investigating virtual machine file locks on …

14.09.2021 · Throughout the lifecycle of your applications, you may need to modify or update your virtual machine scale set. These updates may include how to update the configuration of the scale set, or change the application configuration. This article describes how to modify an existing scale set with the REST APIs, Azure PowerShell, or Azure CLI.

Jan 08, 2014 · The usage of this parameter is inconsistent and has been changed with recent versions. HW version 7 paramaters are described: This parameter is only used for virtual disks. It controls how a virtual disk is affected by snapshots scsix:x.mode = "persistent" This is the "silent default" - a virtual disk configured in this mode can use snapshots.

configuration file, while the virtual machine disk format (VMDK) file is the virtual ... VMware does not support the use of VMDK files moved from a VMFS.

20.11.2009 · DO NOT USE these steps if you need to retain any changes made to the virtual machine since the last snapshot: Open the *.vmx file in a text editor and find the line that refers to the old snapshot file, which will look something like: scsi0:0.fileName = “XXXXXX-000002.vmdk”. or. ide0:0.fileName = “XXXXXX-000002.vmdk”.

23.12.2021 · community.vmware.vmware_guest_disk not idempotent for windows systemsSUMMARY community.vmware.vmware_guest_disk is not idempotent for windows systems while it i ...

11.11.2021 · An ongoing operation is changing power state of Virtual Machine {0} to {1}. Please perform operation {2} after some time. OperationNotAllowed: Unable to add or update the VM. The requested VM size {0} may not be available in the existing allocation unit. Read more on VM resizing strategy at Troubleshoot allocation failures. OperationNotAllowed

Dec 20, 2016 · To prevent concurrent changes to critical virtual machine files and file systems, ESXi/ESX hosts establish locks on these files. In certain circumstances, these locks may not be released when the virtual machine is powered off, thereby causing this error, when the virtual machine is powered on later in the cluster.

The error I receive is “Parameters for device 'scsi0' may not be modified while the virtual machine is powered on”. This device is [0:2] I ...

This module can be used to add, remove and update disks belonging to given virtual machine. All parameters and VMware object names are case sensitive. This module is destructive in nature, please read documentation carefully before proceeding. Be careful while removing disk specified as this may lead to data loss.

Failed to power on scsi0:1. Reason: REASON Cannot open the disk '/vmfs/volumes/datastore_dir/vm_dir/vm.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it ...

Possible Reasons for the VMware Disk Consolidation Error · Not enough disk space on the VMFS datastore to consolidate VM snapshots and ...

Searching provides me a lot of samples of how to create new disks but not expand an existing one. I'm using the vmware_guest_disk_info module to gather the facts for the guest disks. I pass the datastore, controller_bus_number and unit_number through to the vmware_guest_disk module. Here's a sample of the disk section from debug mode while ...

Your password must be at least 8 characters long, cannot be your email ... virtual disk will be discarded next time the VM is powered off.

... disks for virtual machine 'testserver333' with exception : (\"Parameters for device 'scsi0' may not be modified while the virtual machine is powered on.

Searching provides me a lot of samples of how to create new disks but not expand an existing one. I'm using the vmware_guest_disk_info module to gather the facts for the guest disks. I pass the datastore, controller_bus_number and unit_number through to the vmware_guest_disk module. Here's a sample of the disk section from debug mode while ...

Feb 10, 2014 · Download the .vmx and open it with a text editor (I prefer Notepad++ for this kind of work) find the line that has the virtual disk files configured scsi0:0.fileName = "virtual-machine-000001.vmdk" and remove "-000001" so you are left with scsi0:0.fileName = "virtual-machine.vmdk" save the file.

09.02.2014 · If you get the "Virtual Disk Consolidation needed" message, go to the Snapshot menu and click "Consolidate" it should run correctly now and remove the message. Manually remove the unused files from the datastore .old, -000001.vmdk and -000001-flat.vmdk (I use Winscp to do this kind of work on a datastore) 6 Kudos.

(To reduce the down time of the VM, the VM can be powered on during or after the 'Taking ... EnableUUID parameter of the VM must be enabled.