How to remove a datastore forcefully

[GaneshNetworks]

Last week we have done a data migration from old filer to new filer. After mirrored all VMs to the new filer, we made all VMs online from the new filer. Now the thing is I can't remove the existing datastore (Old Filer). When i tried to remove the datastore from VC, it throws an error:

Is there any command/trick to remove the datastore forcefully ?

Thanks,

Ganesh

[AndreTheGiant · Accepted solution]

See this thread:

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/89271

Andre

[GaneshNetworks]

I found this (esxcfg-nas --del nfsname) command from the given URL. But, No Luck. When i issued that command, it showed that the volume has been deleted. But its still there in the datastore list.

When i tried to remove the volume through VI-Client, it throws the same error.

[GaneshNetworks]

It has been removed once i restarted the management service.

Thanks,

Ganesh

[idle-jam]

after running the esxcfg-- command u mean?

[GaneshNetworks]

I executed two commands to delete the datastore completely.

Can't reveal my server name and datastore name Sorry about that. I meant to say after running the management restart command only, the datastore has removed from the VC. Makes sense ???

[idle-jam]

understood. thanks for taking to effort of posting the screenshot to make me understand.