cat the file; cat file.vmdk > /destination/file.vmdk (or use dd or gnu ddrescue) if it still does not work, the problem is likely with the destination, does the destination filesystem support large files? On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 9:48 AM, <admin at lctn.org> wrote: > I'm not sure if this is a vmfs issue or linux, so starting here. > > I have mounted a 3par volume (thinly provisioned vmfs) on my Linux box (64 > bit) and I am attempting to copy it to a second hd. I have tried cp, scp, > and rsync but the 1.6Tb file ends up with a zero file size on the target hd > after many hours of growing in size during the copy. Smaller files copy over > fine. It is only the large vmdk with this problem. > > Any ideas how to resolve? > > > > Raymond Norton > LCTN > 952.955.7766 > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >