Provisioned space may seem incorrect in vSphere client Inventory view of Virtual Machines

Products

• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

When you increase disk space in the virtual machine and in the ESXi host, the increased disk size is not reflected in the Virtual Machines tab under Inventory in the vSphere client.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi
VMware vCenter Server

Resolution

This issue occurs if the values are not refreshed in vCenter Server. The.vmx file will actually contain the correct values for the disk size but the values are not updated in vSphere.

To resolve this issue, remove the virtual machine from Inventory and re-add it.

To refresh the provisioned disk space value:

1. Open and login to vSphere client.
2. Power off the virtual machine.
3. Right-click and select Remove from Inventory.
4. Click Configuration > Storage > Browse the datastore
5. Locate the .vmx file, Right-click and select Add to Inventory.
6. After the Virtual machine is successfully added to the Inventory, the correct value will be displayed.

Additional Information

Provisioned space may seem incorrect in vSphere client Inventory view of Virtual Machines