Where is the thin provision option?

ClearChowder · Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:24 pm

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.

Tue Jan 16, 2018 10:37 am

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 · Sun Apr 24, 2022 6:39 pm

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

Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:21 am

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 · Mon May 30, 2022 7:35 am

Is it possible to add it to the next version?

Mon May 30, 2022 8:33 am

Hi,

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

caylakling · Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:43 am

This feature is not available at this time.

Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:45 am

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

huntshaded · Tue Dec 05, 2023 4:14 am

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

jumlouhasa · Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:32 am

huntshaded wrote: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.

Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:54 am

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

BobbiBenjamin · Tue Aug 20, 2024 5:02 pm

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.

Thu Sep 12, 2024 6:16 pm

Thank you for your hint! It will work.

BobbiBenjamin wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 20, 2024 5:02 pm
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.

GaelBrown · Wed Mar 26, 2025 1:11 pm

ClearChowder wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:24 pm
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.

You can select "Thin" under disk settings or converting it later in ESXi using the vSphere Web Client.