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VM changed to /vmfs/volumes/xxxxx after storage power off - how to recover?
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Using vSphere 5.5, with 3 esxi .
in Esxi1, i have a VM stored in a synology nas, called Unitrends. Yesterday, after the NAS had a power shortage, when i tried to restart the machine (without knowing at the time that the storage was not available), the name changed to /vmfx/volumes/530773a-4e46
I powered back on the Synology NAS, and checked that the All Path Down error messages are cleared, and can browse the datastore. Still, i don't know how to rename this back to it's original name, and power on the machine...
Thanks
Jaime
Using vSphere 5.5, with 3 esxi .
in Esxi1, i have a VM stored in a synology nas, called Unitrends. Yesterday, after the NAS had a power shortage, when i tried to restart the machine (without knowing at the time that the storage was not available), the name changed to /vmfx/volumes/530773a-4e46
I powered back on the Synology NAS, and checked that the All Path Down error messages are cleared, and can browse the datastore. Still, i don't know how to rename this back to it's original name, and power on the machine...
Thanks
Jaime
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1. Remove this entry from the inventory - right click remove from inventory.
2. Browse the datastore, and re-add the Virtual Machine to the inventory.
see Step 6 in this EE Article I wrote
HOW TO: Clone or Copy a virtual machine in VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESX/ESXi 4.x or ESXi 5.0
and when your power on the VM, you may get this message, see article
HOW TO: Select the right answer to "I Moved It" or "I Copied It" in VMware vSphere (ESXi)
2. Browse the datastore, and re-add the Virtual Machine to the inventory.
see Step 6 in this EE Article I wrote
HOW TO: Clone or Copy a virtual machine in VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESX/ESXi 4.x or ESXi 5.0
and when your power on the VM, you may get this message, see article
HOW TO: Select the right answer to "I Moved It" or "I Copied It" in VMware vSphere (ESXi)
Hi thanks for jumping in.
I tried removing from inventory in order to re-add it before i posted my question. When trying to remove i got the error message "A general system error occurred: invalid fault" call "VirtualMachine.Unregister
I tried removing from inventory in order to re-add it before i posted my question. When trying to remove i got the error message "A general system error occurred: invalid fault" call "VirtualMachine.Unregister
That path is the real non friendly name
There is nothing still try to access this volume
ISO's CD-ROM floppy disks
Check data store inventory
There is nothing still try to access this volume
ISO's CD-ROM floppy disks
Check data store inventory
I didn't understand your last message. If i browse the data store inventory i see no vm in it, since i successfully removed the old one from the inventory. The problem is now trying to re-add it.
Is there some way i can edit the vmx in the datastore and set the correct name, or something like that?
Is there some way i can edit the vmx in the datastore and set the correct name, or something like that?
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Now, when i want to add it back to the inventory, i get the following error message:
"Unable to access the virtual machine configuration: invalid datastore path ds:///vmfs/volumes/5370773