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Where is the thin provision option?
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:24 pm
by 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.
Re: Where is the thin provision option?
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 10:37 am
by 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.
Re: Where is the thin provision option?
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2022 6:39 pm
by mcisar
Just wondering if the ability to output a thin .vmdk has been added since the original post in 2018?
Re: Where is the thin provision option?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:21 am
by 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.
Re: Where is the thin provision option?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 7:35 am
by candicarl
Is it possible to add it to the next version?
Re: Where is the thin provision option?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2022 8:33 am
by yaroslav (staff)
Hi,
Thank you for your request. The feature request has been logged.
Re: Where is the thin provision option?
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:43 am
by caylakling
This feature is not available at this time.
Re: Where is the thin provision option?
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:45 am
by yaroslav (staff)
Please see the release notes. It actually is there for a while.
Re: Where is the thin provision option?
Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2023 4:14 am
by huntshaded
Yes, it's been out for a while, I've been using it
Re: Where is the thin provision option?
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:32 am
by jumlouhasa
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.
Re: Where is the thin provision option?
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:54 am
by yaroslav (staff)
You can check the success stories and reach out to
support@starwind.com for a demo.