topic Re: How to realease simulator space for vmware workstation ! in Simulator Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/How-to-realease-simulator-space-for-vmware-workstation/m-p/28228#M229 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P>You need to go to settings of the VM, select the disk and hit utilities/compact (reclaim) disk.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 23 Jun 2014 10:54:05 GMT ERKANAKSOY 2014-06-23T10:54:05Z How to realease simulator space for vmware workstation ! https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/How-to-realease-simulator-space-for-vmware-workstation/m-p/28223#M228 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 14pt;">Hi all </SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 14pt;">I am use Netapp Simulator a<SPAN id="result_box" lang="en"><SPAN class="hps">nd</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">to</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">install the operating</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">system via</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">esxi for</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">nfs protocol 。</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN lang="en"><SPAN class="hps"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN class="hps">My question is</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">when</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">I removed and destroy</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">the</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">vm , <SPAN id="result_box" lang="en"><SPAN class="hps">Space</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">does not release....</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN id="result_box" lang="en" style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN class="hps">How can I solve</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">this problem ??<BR /></SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 14pt;"><SPAN class="hps"><SPAN lang="en"><SPAN class="hps"><BR /></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P><IMG src="http://community.netapp.com/legacyfs/online/26151_pastedImage_0.png" style="width: 707px; height: 633px;" /></P><P></P><P><IMG src="http://community.netapp.com/legacyfs/online/26149_pastedImage_5.png" style="width: 823px; height: 156px;" width="704" /></P><P></P><P><IMG src="http://community.netapp.com/legacyfs/online/26153_pastedImage_0.png" style="width: 804px; height: 184px;" /></P><P></P><P></P><P><IMG src="http://community.netapp.com/legacyfs/online/26152_pastedImage_1.png" style="width: 708px; height: 444px;" width="708" /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:34:07 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/How-to-realease-simulator-space-for-vmware-workstation/m-p/28223#M228 HSUTUNKAI 2025-06-05T05:34:07Z Re: How to realease simulator space for vmware workstation ! https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/How-to-realease-simulator-space-for-vmware-workstation/m-p/28228#M229 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P>You need to go to settings of the VM, select the disk and hit utilities/compact (reclaim) disk.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 23 Jun 2014 10:54:05 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/How-to-realease-simulator-space-for-vmware-workstation/m-p/28228#M229 ERKANAKSOY 2014-06-23T10:54:05Z Re: How to realease simulator space for vmware workstation ! https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/How-to-realease-simulator-space-for-vmware-workstation/m-p/28233#M230 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi ERKANAKSOY</P><P></P><P>I am (reclaim) disk ,b<SPAN class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><SPAN class="hps">ut the space</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">still looks</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">not released</SPAN></SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><SPAN class="hps">I had</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">the operation</SPAN> <SPAN class="hps">mistake?</SPAN></SPAN></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P><IMG src="http://community.netapp.com/legacyfs/online/26157_pastedImage_0.png" style="width: 1200px; height: 656px;" width="910" /></P><P></P><P><IMG src="http://community.netapp.com/legacyfs/online/26158_pastedImage_1.png" style="width: 705px; height: 632px;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:25:11 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/How-to-realease-simulator-space-for-vmware-workstation/m-p/28233#M230 HSUTUNKAI 2014-06-23T11:25:11Z Re: How to realease simulator space for vmware workstation ! https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/How-to-realease-simulator-space-for-vmware-workstation/m-p/28238#M231 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There's no good way to do this.&nbsp; Even though you may have freed up the blocks within ONTAP, VMware has no way of knowing that those blocks are now free, and hence won't release the space.</P><P></P><P>Removing and destroying the VM (aka "Manage" / "Delete from disk") should release all of that space, then you can install a new simulator that is completely thin again.</P><P></P><P>Best regards,</P><P>-Simon</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Jun 2014 12:20:26 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/How-to-realease-simulator-space-for-vmware-workstation/m-p/28238#M231 gales 2014-06-26T12:20:26Z