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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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