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6 Replies Last post: Jun 4, 2009 10:14 PM by dragooner

Could not power on VM: No swap file. Failed to power on VM

Jun 2, 2009 6:29 PM

dragooner 11 posts since
Mar 4, 2009

Hello:

I have met this problems yesterday,I have done erverything I can,but the problems continued...

I have a 4 SVs vmware cluster,and use FC share Storage.

I used ps -efwww | grep vm_guest_name to check all my Servers,and there is none information;I also used ps auxfww | grep vm_guest_name,there is still nothing return.

why all my servers do not used any process about my problem vm，but the "XXXXXX.vswap" file is still in the storage. it can not be delete,can not be move,can not be copy.

Is there any work I can do?or any methods I could use?

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Reply Re: Could not power on VM: No swap file. Failed to power on VM Jun 3, 2009 2:35 AM

paulmack 80 posts since
Mar 15, 2006

you could try vm-support -x on each host to get a list of running vm's. If the vm in question is still running on a host it might show up then you use vm-support -X followed by the vm id number to do a debug stop of the vm.

Reply Re: Could not power on VM: No swap file. Failed to power on VM Jun 3, 2009 2:56 AM

AndreTheGiant 5,643 posts since
Aug 28, 2008

The VM seems to be off, but if .vswap exist and could not be removed then the VM is powered on on some ESX.
If you are sure that there isn't a ESX with this VM running, try to reboot the ESX and see if the file (or at least the lock) is removed.

Andre
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Reply Re: Could not power on VM: No swap file. Failed to power on VM Jun 3, 2009 3:57 AM

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depping 2,992 posts since
Jan 17, 2005 VMware

Take a look at this article I wrote, it will give you some additional options:
http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/04/15/the-basics-how-to-kill-a-vm-thats-stuck-during-shutdown/

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Reply Re: Could not power on VM: No swap file. Failed to power on VM Jun 4, 2009 9:34 PM

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dragooner 11 posts since
Mar 4, 2009

U are very nice guy!~Thx for your help!:)

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Reply Re: Could not power on VM: No swap file. Failed to power on VM Jun 4, 2009 9:34 PM

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dragooner 11 posts since
Mar 4, 2009

I can not reboot my hosts! There are much important APP whitch is using！~

so，do u know any othere methods，just like force delet the .vswap files or any other?

BTW:U are very nice guy,I am glad to receive U message~.

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Reply Re: Could not power on VM: No swap file. Failed to power on VM Jun 4, 2009 10:14 PM

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dragooner 11 posts since
Mar 4, 2009

hello:
I tryed methods what U said，but， I cannot find any vm id match my bad vm！~
Is there any other methods？

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