Doing an upgrade from 11.0.4.4 to R11.1 SP1. The secondary server Virtual machine has 500GB disk space allocated, 195GB of which is partitioned for available space for backup data. I upload the VMDK file, then copy it over, follow the upgrade procedures, goes through the upgrade and stops at the post upgrade stuff and I get an error insufficient disk space. Anyone know how much disk space is actually needed for the upgrade. Dont see any specs or requirements in the upgrade procedures on the knowledgebase.
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R11.1 VMware disk space
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Ekster
Systems Engineer
- Sep 30, 2005
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Follow the steps in these upgrade notes.
The first VMWare upgrade from 11.0 to 11.1 I did, I followed them step by step, and it worked fine. The upgrade disk size will be 200GB
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Terry Pratchet
The first VMWare upgrade from 11.0 to 11.1 I did, I followed them step by step, and it worked fine. The upgrade disk size will be 200GB
“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it.
If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH'.
The paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”
Terry Pratchet
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@Sizbut, after you upload the VMDK file you have to copy it over to unpack it.
3.Copy the upgrade VMDK file to the first virtual machine that needs upgrading. This step is important for two reasons:
•! Important
This step is important. The process of copying within VMware expands the size of the VMDK file from 4.5GB to 200GB. The file cannot be used for the upgrade process until expanded.
[highlight #FCE94F]a.Select the uploaded upgrade VMDK file and click on the vmware_icon_copy copy icon.[/highlight]
b.Browse to the datastore folder with the same name as the virtual machine to be upgraded and click OK.
c.Wait until the process displays "Complete", indicating that the file has been copied and the copy inflated to 200GB. Note: The process also displays "100%" when nearly finished, however wait until "Complete" is shown.
4.You can now proceed with upgrading the virtual machine using the copy of the VMDK file. See Upgrading a VMware Virtual Machine.
I did this entire upgrade process in a lab environemt first and was good so I know what Im doing is correct.
3.Copy the upgrade VMDK file to the first virtual machine that needs upgrading. This step is important for two reasons:
•! Important
This step is important. The process of copying within VMware expands the size of the VMDK file from 4.5GB to 200GB. The file cannot be used for the upgrade process until expanded.
[highlight #FCE94F]a.Select the uploaded upgrade VMDK file and click on the vmware_icon_copy copy icon.[/highlight]
b.Browse to the datastore folder with the same name as the virtual machine to be upgraded and click OK.
c.Wait until the process displays "Complete", indicating that the file has been copied and the copy inflated to 200GB. Note: The process also displays "100%" when nearly finished, however wait until "Complete" is shown.
4.You can now proceed with upgrading the virtual machine using the copy of the VMDK file. See Upgrading a VMware Virtual Machine.
I did this entire upgrade process in a lab environemt first and was good so I know what Im doing is correct.
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