How much free disk space do you have on the other datastore (Datastore2)? What we need is ~200GB free disk space.
I had copied a bunch of files from Datastore1 to Datastore2 previously using the Datastore Browser, but I can delete all that to free up the space. Then I will have a full 500GB Datastore2.
remove the VM from the ESXi host's inventory (DON'T use delete from diks)
Do I just right click on the VM and choose something from the dropdown?
clone the Webserver VM's virtual disk from the source Datstore1 to the target Datsatore2 (this will consolidate all snapshots)
vmkfstools -i "/vmfs/volumes/Datastore1/Webserver/WebServer0-000006.vmdk" "/vmfs/volumes/Datastore2/Webserver/WebServer.vmdk"
Am I doing this from SSH?
copy the VM's .vmxf, and .nvram files from the old folder to the new one
Do these copy over as part of the clone process you mentioned previously?
upload the attached configuration (.vmx) file to the new folder - I've modified this file to point to the new .vmdk file name
I can just do this using the Datastore Browser?
right click the .vmx file in the new folder, and select "Add to Inventory"
Again in Datastore Browser?
PS: I assume you've already fixed the missing .vmdk descriptor file issue.
continuum said he was going to rebuild it, but I haven't seen anything back yet (unless I missed a message in the chain somewhere), so I assume he's still working on it.
Sorry for all the clarifying questions. If I sound like a complete idiot it's because I am [or I wouldn't have gotten myself into this position in the first place]. I am really new to virtualization and I'm still learning how to navigate ESXi and I certainly have no experience with SSH or any of that other stuff. So, this is a big learning experience for me. I appreciate everyone's help and patience.