Convert VMDK files to OVF To convert the vmdk files to ovf we need to use the ovf tool which can be downloaded from below . How To 1. Download and install OVF tool on the server 2. Open command prompt as administrator 3. Go to the OVF installation path C:\Windows\system32>cd C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware OVF Tool […]

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Convert sparse disk to Virtual Disk -thick  Space Efficient Virtual Disk is a new virtual disk (vmdk) format. It is a sparse format similar to redo log based disk with the added benefit of both growing and shrinking dynamically. This new vmdk format is applicable to both block based storage (iSCSI, FC etc.,) and file based storage […]

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Resetting Administrator Password in Windows 2012/2008 VM If you face any challenge to login to VM after restoreing from backup you may use below method to reset the password of windows 2012/2008  server . Boot from the Micrsoft Windows Server 2012/2008 DVD From the Windows Setup menu, click “Next”. Select “Repair your computer” Under Choose and option, […]

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VMFS 6 Datastore in VMware vSphere 6.5 The new storage enhancements that come with vSphere 6.5 using 4K aligned drives and the new unmap feature, you need to use a VMFS 6 formatted datastore. Create VMFS 6 Datastore in VMware vSphere 6.5 VMware furthers the distance in core functionality you can do in the vsphere Windows client […]

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Script For Datastore Utilization This script is very useful to generate the Datastore Utilization of  VMware Infra Save the below script as .PS1 extension  and Run fron vSphere Power CLI ,  Out Put will be saved on  the Location where we mention  , here it is c:\datstoreusage.csv Connect-VIServer (MyvCenter) -User (My Username)-Password (My Password) Get-Datastore | Select Name, @{N=’Type’;E={“$($_.Type)$($_.ExtensionData.Info.Vmfs.MajorVersion)”}}, @{N=’CapacityGB’;E={[math]::Round($_.CapacityGB)}}, […]

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Restore ESXi 6.0 to the Previous version Here we explain the simple method to restore to old ESXi version. This scenario os restoration of ESXi 6.0U2 to 6.0U1b Note: Back up your configuration data before making any changes. 1. Reboot the ESXi from the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) screen.    In the DCUI screen, press […]

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Script to List Thin provisioned virtual disks with disk size Info It is very useful script for system admins to generate list of virtual machines having thin disks with details to CSV format .   Connect-VIServer (MyvCenter) -User (My Username)-Password (My Password) $report = @() foreach ($vm in Get-VM){ $view = Get-View $vm if ($view.config.hardware.Device.Backing.ThinProvisioned -eq $true){ $row = ” […]

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