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ESXi files locked and Snapshot corrupt. How to fix it?
On our ESXi server, we have a problem that two of the files are on one volume and the remainder on another. I am unable to copy them all to a single volume as they report as being locked when I try.
I have tried restarting the host, and the files are still locked. I am guessing it is a flag somewhere rather than a usual file lock where a restart would clear the locks.
I am not an expert with VMWare, although I have been using it for several years. I have always managed to do everything I need via the GUI. But this time, I cannot move forwards or backwards. Can anyone suggest a way to unlock these files?
Many thanks
I have tried restarting the host, and the files are still locked. I am guessing it is a flag somewhere rather than a usual file lock where a restart would clear the locks.
I am not an expert with VMWare, although I have been using it for several years. I have always managed to do everything I need via the GUI. But this time, I cannot move forwards or backwards. Can anyone suggest a way to unlock these files?
Many thanks
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Not sure, what is going on here, cannot comment, without further information.
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Many thanks for you input. The VM is functioning normally again. I do not know why, I am just happy that it is. I took the steps described above, and it worked.
Thanks again for your assistance.
Thanks again for your assistance.
ASKER
I found the solution alone, and the advice given whilst good, was not relevant.
Moving virtual machines around with snapshots attached, could potentially corrupt the VM, also a VM running on a snapshot disk, most certainly will cause performance problems.
I would merge (delete) the snapshots with the parent disk before moving virtual machines.
Can you screenshot the VM folders, for me to have a look at the files.