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Tanav
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when i power on the VM, it says the file is locked.

hi,

when i power on the VM, it says file is locked. please suggest.

thanks

Tanav

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AndreTheGiant
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Usually it means that the VM is not power-off.

Do you have also a *.vswp file in the VM folder?

Do you have other ESX and a shared storage?

Andre

Andrew | http://about.me/amauro | http://vinfrastructure.it/ | @Andrea_Mauro
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Tanav
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Enthusiast

we have *.vswp file in the VM folder,

we have another ESX in cluster with existing esx and shared storage also.

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AndreTheGiant
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we have *.vswp file in the VM folder,

This mean that the VM is still powered on.

Check on the other ESX to see where is running.

Andre

Andrew | http://about.me/amauro | http://vinfrastructure.it/ | @Andrea_Mauro
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Tanav
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Enthusiast

but i have migrated to other host. i am powering the VM on this host. how do i check on the existing host whether the VM is still power on or not. kindly give me step by step guide.

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AndreTheGiant
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Use esxtop or ps to see which VM are powered on.

Andre

Andrew | http://about.me/amauro | http://vinfrastructure.it/ | @Andrea_Mauro
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AndreTheGiant
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See also:

Andre

Andrew | http://about.me/amauro | http://vinfrastructure.it/ | @Andrea_Mauro