replicas - from thick to thin provisioning

[geraldb]

Hey folks,

i have a short question: (using veeam 6.5.0.144)
Why does the harddisk-format change from the original VM to the replica ?

The original VM is configured with thick provisioning lazy zeroed and the replica is configured with the thin-format ..
why is this so ?

thx,

[veremin]

May I ask you to go the replica disk type settings (Destination -> Pick Datastore -> Disk Type) and see what parameters are set there? Thanks.

[geraldb]

The window "choose VM Files Location" is empty ..
until now I've just chosen the host and datastore .. but never anything in "pick datastore"

[veremin]

May I ask you to set there “same type as source disk” option and see whether it helps or not? Thanks.

[geraldb]

it helped, thanks
the replica is now also thick lazy zeroed...

but .. is thin provisioning the default setting for replicas ?
i wondered because "same type as source disk" is recommended ..

and .. is it a mistake if i add no VM in the "choose VM Files Location" window ? (i have never done it before .. at our other replica-jobs)

regards

[veremin]

It’s expected behavior, since, by default, we’re converting thick disks to thin in order for replica VMs to consume as less space as possible at target datastore. So, in order to preserve the thick type of disk, you have to use the “Pick datastore” option. Thanks.

[ThomasS44]

Dear Veeam community and Veeam Team,

I suppose you are talking about veeam and VMWare infrastrucuture (thick, thin disk...)

I have the same question for Veeam and HyperV (fixed virtual hard disk are converted to dynamic virtual hard disk). I could find an option to change this (not ont he "pick datastore" button or somewhere else.
(Tried with Veeam v8.5, v9 and v9.5 ; with HyperV 2008 R2 and HyperV 2012R2°.

Best regards

[foggy]

Hi Thomas, there's no similar functionality for Hyper-V replication.

[ThomasS44]

Thanks for you repl foggy.
I assumed it would be that answer but I was dreaming for a better one.
I will have to convert all hard disk after failover