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VM changed to /vmfs/volumes/xxxxx after storage power off - how to recover?
Hi
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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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
Alright googled a bit and could remove it from the inventory after running a services.sh restart in the esxi.
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
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
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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?
Finally managed to fix the remaining by choosing different esxi host where the datastore didn't scream :-)
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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)