Identifying disks when working with VMware ESXi - myBroadcom When performing troubleshooting with ESXi storage, use command line tools to identify a specific disk or LUN connected to ESXi This article provides information on different ways to identify these disks
Match Windows Disks to VMWare VMDK Files | Windows OS Hub When expanding the disk size of a VMWare virtual machine or deleting a disk, sometimes it is hard to understand which VMware virtual disk matches the specific Windows VM disk
get vmdk file info via cli? : r vmware - Reddit get vmdk file info via cli? How can i find out stuff about a vm-disk from the (esx) cli? Size perhaps, but most importantly Type (thick thin etc) I have looked at the commands vmkfstools, esxcli and vim-cmd but couldnt find anything
How to identify the VMware vmdk disk file backing a virtual machine . . . Once enabled the disk UUID can be obtained from the virtual machine by running the command: # sg_vpd -p 0x80 dev sdX Replace sdX with the relevant disk to be removed Once the UUID is known it is needed to identify the relevant vmdk disk by for example using the following command on the ESXi host:
Using the ESXi command line to find the virtual machine . . . - myBroadcom This article provides intormation to gather the configuration file path and virtual disk information for a virtual machine (VM) using the ESXi command line For a VM containing many virtual drives, this method can be more efficient than gathering the data through Edit Settings in the vSphere Client
VMware ESXi Command Line Cheat Sheet | NetworkProGuide There are two primary ways to access the ESXi shell, the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) on the host itself and via SSH, which needs to be enabled before it can be used Connect directly to your ESXi host from the physical server’s console Press F2 to access the System Customization menu