Comments on: Taking snapshots of VMware ESX 4 running in a VM http://www.vcritical.com/2010/02/taking-snapshots-of-vmware-esx-4-running-in-a-vm/ Informed Virtualization Criticism Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:50:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Greg Gooch http://www.vcritical.com/2010/02/taking-snapshots-of-vmware-esx-4-running-in-a-vm/#comment-12518 Greg Gooch Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:53:02 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=2377#comment-12518 Is there a way to get this working on ESXi 5? Is there a way to get this working on ESXi 5?

]]> By: VCAP-DCA Study notes – 3.1 Tune and Optimize vSphere Performance | www.vExperienced.co.uk http://www.vcritical.com/2010/02/taking-snapshots-of-vmware-esx-4-running-in-a-vm/#comment-11746 VCAP-DCA Study notes – 3.1 Tune and Optimize vSphere Performance | www.vExperienced.co.uk Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:33:39 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=2377#comment-11746 [...] Allowing snapshots on a virtual ESX host in your lab (unsupported but very useful!) [...] [...] Allowing snapshots on a virtual ESX host in your lab (unsupported but very useful!) [...]

]]> By: Miguel http://www.vcritical.com/2010/02/taking-snapshots-of-vmware-esx-4-running-in-a-vm/#comment-11553 Miguel Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:45:21 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=2377#comment-11553 hello I was having trouble running a esx 4.0 on a esxi 4.1, it worked previously, but after doing a cold migration to another host it did not work anymore. I've found that if you disable ctk ( ctkEnabled=false for both the vm and the scsi devices) going to advanced properties on the vm hosting esx it does work again. hope that helps hello
I was having trouble running a esx 4.0 on a esxi 4.1, it worked previously, but after doing a cold migration to another host it did not work anymore.
I’ve found that if you disable ctk ( ctkEnabled=false for both the vm and the scsi devices) going to advanced properties on the vm hosting esx it does work again.
hope that helps

]]> By: Artie http://www.vcritical.com/2010/02/taking-snapshots-of-vmware-esx-4-running-in-a-vm/#comment-11183 Artie Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:54:10 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=2377#comment-11183 Hi, [~]# cat /etc/vmware-release VMware ESX 4.1 (Kandinsky) [~]# esxcfg-advcfg -g /COW/PermitVmfsOnRedoHierarchy Exception occured: Unable to find option PermitVmfsOnRedoHierarchy Is this feature named differently in ESX 4.1 (VMKernel Release Build 235786) ? thx, az Hi,

[~]# cat /etc/vmware-release
VMware ESX 4.1 (Kandinsky)
[~]# esxcfg-advcfg -g /COW/PermitVmfsOnRedoHierarchy
Exception occured: Unable to find option PermitVmfsOnRedoHierarchy

Is this feature named differently in ESX 4.1 (VMKernel Release Build 235786) ?

thx,
az

]]> By: Charles Killmer http://www.vcritical.com/2010/02/taking-snapshots-of-vmware-esx-4-running-in-a-vm/#comment-10944 Charles Killmer Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:01:32 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=2377#comment-10944 Actually, it looks like it is the simple fact that the new data store is NFS instead of block iSCSI. I was unable to reinstall ESX on the NFS VMDK, but I was able to reinstall by creating a new VMDK on iSCSI. Moving the original failed virtual ESX host back to iSCSI resulted in an inability to boot. Actually, it looks like it is the simple fact that the new data store is NFS instead of block iSCSI. I was unable to reinstall ESX on the NFS VMDK, but I was able to reinstall by creating a new VMDK on iSCSI. Moving the original failed virtual ESX host back to iSCSI resulted in an inability to boot.

]]> By: Charles Killmer http://www.vcritical.com/2010/02/taking-snapshots-of-vmware-esx-4-running-in-a-vm/#comment-10943 Charles Killmer Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:13:15 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=2377#comment-10943 This also affects virtual hosts that are moved with storage vmotion. This makes sense as the svmotion process uses snapshots, though I find it curious as I moved the VM when it was powered down. I ended up just reinstalling ESX as I want to keep our hosts in line with support. This also affects virtual hosts that are moved with storage vmotion. This makes sense as the svmotion process uses snapshots, though I find it curious as I moved the VM when it was powered down.

I ended up just reinstalling ESX as I want to keep our hosts in line with support.

]]> By: David http://www.vcritical.com/2010/02/taking-snapshots-of-vmware-esx-4-running-in-a-vm/#comment-9717 David Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:34:39 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=2377#comment-9717 Thanks William & Eric Thanks William & Eric

]]> By: Eric Gray http://www.vcritical.com/2010/02/taking-snapshots-of-vmware-esx-4-running-in-a-vm/#comment-9715 Eric Gray Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:21:37 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=2377#comment-9715 You got it. You got it.

]]> By: William Lam http://www.vcritical.com/2010/02/taking-snapshots-of-vmware-esx-4-running-in-a-vm/#comment-9714 William Lam Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:18:01 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=2377#comment-9714 It looks like snag-it, I know it can do tears and other type of borders --William It looks like snag-it, I know it can do tears and other type of borders

–William

]]> By: David http://www.vcritical.com/2010/02/taking-snapshots-of-vmware-esx-4-running-in-a-vm/#comment-9713 David Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:07:03 +0000 http://www.vcritical.com/?p=2377#comment-9713 Eric, not a question about snapshots or ESXi, but what applications do you use that creates the torn edge on the images? David Eric,
not a question about snapshots or ESXi, but what applications do you use that creates the torn edge on the images?
David

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