Where is the thin provision option?

[ClearChowder]

I'm converting a vmdk file to be compatible with ESXi.

Is there an option to thin provision the vmdk file? As I step through the V2V Converter wizard, I do not see it.

My new vmdk file is 125GB, whereas the original file is only 21GB.

[Boris (staff)]

In the current release it is not possible to convert a file into thin provisioned ESXi vmdk. This functionality is planned to be added in further releases.

[mcisar]

Just wondering if the ability to output a thin .vmdk has been added since the original post in 2018?

[yaroslav (staff)]

Hi,

No, the feature has not been added so far.
Please note that thin disks might be causing potential performance issues and result in overprovision of the storage.

[candicarl]

Is it possible to add it to the next version?

[yaroslav (staff)]

Hi,

Thank you for your request. The feature request has been logged.

[caylakling]

This feature is not available at this time.

[yaroslav (staff)]

Please see the release notes. It actually is there for a while.

[huntshaded]

Yes, it's been out for a while, I've been using it

[jumlouhasa]

Yes, it's been out for a while, I've been using it

How do you see the quality? I'm looking to start using it.

[yaroslav (staff)]

You can check the success stories and reach out to support@starwind.com for a demo.

[BobbiBenjamin]

If you have already converted the VMDK file and it’s not thin-provisioned, you can convert an existing thick-provisioned VMDK to thin-provisioned directly within ESXi.

[anton (staff)]

Thank you for your hint! It will work.

If you have already converted the VMDK file and it’s not thin-provisioned, you can convert an existing thick-provisioned VMDK to thin-provisioned directly within ESXi.