topic Re: MBRAlign. Does it take care of both alignment and offset?&gt; in VMware Solutions Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/MBRAlign-Does-it-take-care-of-both-alignment-and-offset-gt/m-p/21687#M2133 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes - its kind of one in the same. From looking at your screen shot it appears you are good to go.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:02:17 GMT peter1965 2012-01-11T21:02:17Z MBRAlign. Does it take care of both alignment and offset?> https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/MBRAlign-Does-it-take-care-of-both-alignment-and-offset-gt/m-p/21683#M2132 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-family: calibri, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have attached a screenshot of a VMDK that I have aligned using MBRalign.&nbsp; It shows the disk as aligned but the offset is still incorrect.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: calibri, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I’m getting a little confused and was hoping someone can push me in the right direction.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: calibri, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Can someone tell me if the MBRalign Tool takes care of both alignment and offset remediation?</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:38:00 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/MBRAlign-Does-it-take-care-of-both-alignment-and-offset-gt/m-p/21683#M2132 stuarty1874 2025-06-05T06:38:00Z Re: MBRAlign. Does it take care of both alignment and offset?> https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/MBRAlign-Does-it-take-care-of-both-alignment-and-offset-gt/m-p/21687#M2133 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes - its kind of one in the same. From looking at your screen shot it appears you are good to go.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:02:17 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/MBRAlign-Does-it-take-care-of-both-alignment-and-offset-gt/m-p/21687#M2133 peter1965 2012-01-11T21:02:17Z Re: MBRAlign. Does it take care of both alignment and offset?> https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/MBRAlign-Does-it-take-care-of-both-alignment-and-offset-gt/m-p/21691#M2134 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Sounds like 16MB offset(32768 sectors); is that what you were expecting?</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:46:11 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/MBRAlign-Does-it-take-care-of-both-alignment-and-offset-gt/m-p/21691#M2134 t_kumar 2012-02-11T23:46:11Z Re: MBRAlign. Does it take care of both alignment and offset?> https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/MBRAlign-Does-it-take-care-of-both-alignment-and-offset-gt/m-p/21696#M2135 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes if fixes the partition offset . remember that the partition should be dividable by 4k block, so 32768 is correct. </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:48:08 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/MBRAlign-Does-it-take-care-of-both-alignment-and-offset-gt/m-p/21696#M2135 arash 2012-02-13T03:48:08Z