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If you deploy the ovf file to create a vm, please notice its system time.
If the system time is ealier than now, some web page can't be shown normally.
 

Step:
1. login ESXi server via SSH and check local drive partition:    
[root@esxi57:~] ls -lh /dev/disks/t10*
-rw------- 1 root root 1.8T Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS724020ALA640__________________________PN1134P6HJ8Z4N
-rw------- 1 root root 2.0M Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS724020ALA640__________________________PN1134P6HJ8Z4N:1
-rw------- 1 root root 1.8T Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____HGST_HUS724020ALA640__________________________PN1134P6HJ8Z4N:2
-rw------- 1 root root 2.7T Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____Hitachi_HUA723030ALA640_______________________MK0331YHGD0BMA
-rw------- 1 root root 4.0M Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____Hitachi_HUA723030ALA640_______________________MK0331YHGD0BMA:1
-rw------- 1 root root 4.0G Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____Hitachi_HUA723030ALA640_______________________MK0331YHGD0BMA:2
-rw------- 1 root root 2.7T Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____Hitachi_HUA723030ALA640_______________________MK0331YHGD0BMA:3
-rw------- 1 root root 250.0M Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____Hitachi_HUA723030ALA640_______________________MK0331YHGD0BMA:5
-rw------- 1 root root 250.0M Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____Hitachi_HUA723030ALA640_______________________MK0331YHGD0BMA:6
-rw------- 1 root root 110.0M Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____Hitachi_HUA723030ALA640_______________________MK0331YHGD0BMA:7
-rw------- 1 root root 286.0M Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____Hitachi_HUA723030ALA640_______________________MK0331YHGD0BMA:8
-rw------- 1 root root 2.5G Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____Hitachi_HUA723030ALA640_______________________MK0331YHGD0BMA:9
-rw------- 1 root root 29.8G Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____SanDisk_SSD_U110_32GB___________________141280400124________
-rw------- 1 root root 2.0M Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____SanDisk_SSD_U110_32GB___________________141280400124________:1
-rw------- 1 root root 29.8G Mar 11 10:54 /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____SanDisk_SSD_U110_32GB___________________141280400124________:2

Before download & install, you must prepare:
1. Account of MyVMware for login, because you have to download this SW from MyVMware.
2. Check your vSphere version. Specific ovftool version is responded to the specific vSphere version. For example: ovftool v4.2.0 is sutible to vSphere 6.0, otherwise, if you run ovftools 3.5.0 on vSphere 6.0, there will be error msg like: Segmentation fault. Detail of ovftool and vSphere version mapping, you can check the release note.

以下為 Virtual Machine (Guest OS) 相關檔案功能說明

.vmx： Virtual Machine 設定檔，內容為純文字記錄著作業系統版本、Memory、HDD、虛擬網卡 MAC Address...等。
.vmdk： Virtual Disk 描述檔，實際佔用空間小 (其實指向至 flat.vmdk，但未執行備份動作前看不到此一檔案)

• flat.vmdk： 真正佔用 DataStore 的空間的 Virtual Disk，實際佔用空間大 (備份之後才看得到此檔案)


• delta.vmdk： 當使用 Snapshot 時原來的 .vmdk 將保持狀態不在寫入，而將後續變動寫入此檔案中 (一次 Snapshot 產生一個檔案)
  
  
  
  • .vmsd： Virtual Machine Snapshot 的 Metadata File
  
  
  • .vmsn： Virtual Machine Snapshot 若有 Memory State 便會產生此檔案
  
  
  
  

.nvram： Virtual Machine 的 BIOS (一樣開機時按下 F2 可進入 BIOS 設定畫面)
.log： Virtual Machine 記錄檔
.vswp： Virtual Machine SWAP File (即 VMkernel 的 SWAP，通常等於該 VM 的 Memory 大小)
.vmss： 當 Virtual Machine 進入 Suspend 時的暫存檔案，當 Virtual Machine 關機後此檔案會自動刪除

clone vm with snapshot
vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/<vm datasore>/<vm name>/<vm disk name>-000001.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/<new vm datasore>/<new vm name>/<new vm disk name>.vmdk
clone vm without snapshot
vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/<vm datasore>/<vm name>/<vm disk name>.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/<new vm datasore>/<new vm name>/<new vm disk name>.vmdk

Error Mesg:
 
 
try to run staf test to identify the root cause:

When I installed STAF in the windows vm by workbench installer, I got the following message at about 65% of process:
 
 

Defult value of max number of NFS mounted on an esxi host is only 8. Setting path is as bellow:
choose esxi host-->Configuration-->Software-->advanced settings

 

1. NIC Model: check by lspci command
    lspci -vv | less. In this case, the Intel X710 is our new network card.
 
    or you can also use: esxcfg-info | less to check device name.

Error message:
 
 
The vm with paravirtual disk can't be deployed as same as other type disk, so you must backup when you install OS complete.