Re: Reclaim unused space on thin provisioned disk?

Hi,

As for NFS datastores the story is a little bit different. Please look at the KB1005418, VMware KB: Using thin provisioned disks with virtual machines:

• With NFS datastores, the provisioned disk format will be thin provisioned by default which cannot be changed. With vSphere 5.0, you can specify the provisioned format. For example, you can specify thick provisioning if the storage array or filer supports it via VAAI.

You may also consider reading these articles:

https://communities.vmware.com/thread/447915

https://communities.vmware.com/message/2246194

http://miketrellosblog.arcadecab.com/2010/09/compressing-windows-nfs-share-to-simulate-esxi-thin-provisioning/

https://communities.netapp.com/message/69231

Best regards,