How do I remove inaccessible VM from vCenter?

Posted on by David Darling

How do I remove inaccessible VM from vCenter?

In my case, that was two separate hosts, so I did the following on each.

  1. Log in as root.
  2. Run the following commands: #cd /var/lib/vmware/hostd/stats. #rm * #/etc/init.d/hostd restart. #/etc/init.d/vpxa restart.
  3. Go into vCenter and remove the VM from inventory like usual.

How do I delete a datastore in VMware 7?

Go to the host and choose Configure -> Storage Devices. Highlight the device corresponding to the datastore you just unmounted. From the Actions menu, choose “Detach” or click the icon. Click Yes to confirm.

How do I delete an unregistered virtual machine?

Remove VMs or virtual services from inventory

  1. For a VM, select the VM, then select Actions > Configuration Management > Remove from Inventory.
  2. For a virtual service, select the virtual service, then select Actions > Remove from Inventory and confirm the removal.

How do I delete a .VMX LCK file?

lck-xxxx file:

  1. Ensure the virtual machine is powered off.
  2. Connect to the ESXi/ESX host using Secure Shell (SSH).
  3. Go to the virtual machine folder, run the command:
  4. List all files including the hidden files, run the command:
  5. Remove the lock file, run the command:
  6. Power on the virtual machine.

How do I free up space on my VMware datastore?

Remove ISO files from the datastore….To solve the problem permanently:

  1. Add disks to the server and expand the VMFS, or create a new datastore.
  2. Add a NFS datastore.
  3. Remove unnecessary VMs.
  4. Setup a working monitoring , setup alarms, do not overprovision datastores, or switch to eager-zeroed disks.

What is the difference between unmounting and deleting a VMFS datastore?

delete a VMFS datastore – destroys the pointers to the files on the datastore, so that the files disappear from all ESXi hosts that have access to the datastore. unmount a VMFS datastore – preserves the files on the datastore, but makes the datastore inaccessible to the ESXi host.

How do I disable Storage DRS for the datastore?

Disabling SDRS in the vSphere Web Client

  1. Browse to the datastore cluster in the vSphere Web Client navigator.
  2. In the Manage tab, click Settings.
  3. Under Services, select Storage DRS and click Edit.
  4. Deselect the Turn ON vSphere DRS option and click OK.

How do I unregister a VM from datastore?

Unregister particular VM using: vim-cmd /vmsvc/unregister After this if the same VM shows up in vsphere-inventory with path /volumes/vmfs/ then wait for 5-10min. After 5-10min, “Remove from Inventory” option should come in vCenter for the corresponding VM.

How do you remove a VM from inventory in vCenter when the host is down?

Here is how you can remove a VM from the inventory using vSphere Web Client:

  1. To only remove a VM from the inventory, right-click the VM and select All vCenter Actions > Remove from Inventory:
  2. Click Yes to confirm the removal:
  3. The VM will no longer be present in the inventory:

How do I delete a file that won’t delete?

Can’t delete a file in Windows? Here are eight solutions

  1. Close all programs.
  2. Restart the computer.
  3. Remove a deleted folder.
  4. Start in Safe Mode.
  5. CMD command: del.
  6. Perform an anti-virus scan.
  7. Empty the Windows 10 Recycle Bin to force delete the file.
  8. Use free tools.

How do I get rid of LUN?

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 – How to Remove a Storage Device (LUN)

  1. Stop all access to the device that has to be removed.
  2. Unmount the device.
  3. Remove the device from any md and LVM volume that is using it.
  4. If a multipath device is being removed, run multipath -l and take note of all the paths to the device.