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ESXI install upgrade maintenance
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| How to move | |
| mkdir /vmfs/volumes/destination_datastore/SomeVM | |
| vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/source_datastore/SomeVM/SomeVM.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/destination_datastore/SomeVM/SomeVM.vmdk -d thin | |
| Copy any remaining files (avoiding overwriting the .vmdk files) | |
| find /vmfs/volumes/source_datastore/SomeVM -maxdepth 1 -type f -print0 | grep -v ".vmdk" | while read file; do cp "$file" /vmfs/volumes/destination_datastore/SomeVM; done | |
| If the VM boots up fine, you can remove the VM from the old datastore. | |
| rm -rf "/vmfs/volumes/source_datastore/Some VM" |
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