Specifications

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Chapter 9 Storage and File Systems
List the files on the file system on the specified device
-l --list
-h --human-readable
‐M!‐‐verbosemappings
The!output!includes!permissions,!sizes!and!the!last!modification!time!for!redo!logs,!
virtual!disk!files,!and!swap!files.!Use!the!-h!option!to!print!the!sizes!in!an!easier‐to‐read!
format;!for!example,!5KB!12.1MB,!and!so!on.!
The!-M!option!lists!the!vmhba!name!that!
corresponds!to!each!raw!disk!mapping.
Set the name of the VMFS on the specified SCSI device
-S --setfsname <fsName>
You!can!see!the!VMFS!name!by!running!the!vmkfstools!command!with!the!-l!option,!
vmkfstools -l.!
Advanced vmkfstools Options
Advanced!options!are!tasks!that!you!can!perform!infrequently.!These!tasks!are!not!
available!through!the!management!interface,!or!are!available!in!a!limited!form,!and!are!
suggested!for!advanced!users!only.!
Commit the redo log of the specified file, making the associated changes
permanent
-m --commit
If!a!virtual!machine!is!in!undoable!or!append!mode,!the!redo!log!is!created!
automatically.!The!name!of!the!redo!log!is!derived!by!appending!.REDO!to!the!name!of!
the!file!that!contains!the!base!disk!image.!You!can!commit!the!changes!to!the!disk!that!
are!stored!
in!the!redo!log!using!the!commit!option!or!eliminate!the!changes!using!the!
rm!command!to!delete!the!redo‐log!file.!
N
OTE The!destination!device!must!have!space!for!the!entire!size!of!the!virtual!disk,!even!if!it!
is!mostly!free!space,!as!the!complete!contents!of!the!source!disk!are!copied.!
CAUTION The!vmkfstools!command!may!fail!when!attempting!to!import!plain!disks!
created!with!version!2.5!or!earlier!of!GSX!Server.!If!vmkfstools!returns!an!
error!when!importing!a!plain!disk,!see!“Path!Name!Failures!When!
Importing!GSX!Server!Virtual!Machines”!on!page 66.