Storage Migration imposible for some VMs (vSphere 6.5) "Storage DRScannot relocate the disk as it is disabled for the current state of vm"

[SebastianGrugel]

Hello.

I have problem during storage vmotion inside SDRS cluster.

Im using:

vSphere 6.5 U2

Cluster SDRS with 5 LUNs

vCloud Director 9.5

Several VMs have GREY button for migration...  and i can't use this option to manually migration to another LUN.

During entering datastore to maintenance mode i have issue description: 

"storage drs cannot relocate the disk as it is disabled for the current state of vm"

I checked "VM overrides" in SDRS cluster configuration but there are different VM (which dont have this problem) :

I used google but for now and found only workaround...

1. Stop VM

2. Unregister from vCenter

3. Register again

4. Migration is possible

but i would like understand what is wrong...without workaround... because yesterday i had that same situation with another LUN.

Grettings

Sebastian

www.vSebastian.net

[MikeStoica]

Does any of this applies to you Storage DRS is Disabled on a Virtual Disk ?

[PDrazkowski]

Hi Seba,

From what I see in the article below, the problem is caused by the fact that the machines are incorrectly registered in the vCenterer inventory, and the workaround you used is a total solution to this problem.

Migrate option is grayed out on a powered-off virtual machine (2044369)

[SebastianGrugel]

Hi

I think your KB this is good direction but in my case looks like is working another KB VMware Knowledge Base where we have one additional solution.... I can start a manual backup.

I Performed this for 2VMs and looks like this resolved issue. After successfully backup, i can migrate VM to another datastore without problems.

Thanks