Cannot consolidate disks

[Anupreet01]

Cannot consolidate disks - unable to access <unspecified file> is locked
How to I clean up the disk and get locks removed

[a_p_ · Accepted solution]

Some details might be helpful. Do you use a backup application which might have crashed and now locks any file? In case this is single host and you are not using automatic startup/shutdown it restarting the Management Agents might resolve the issue.

André

[Anupreet01]

How to check automatic startup/shutdown???????????

[Anupreet01]

I beleive that is in HA/ DRS  Enabled

[Anupreet01]

Does this KB also apply to esxi 5.0

http://knova-prod-kcc-vip.vmware.com:8080/contactcenter/php/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&exter...

[Sreec]

Hi,

     You have to follow the below steps

1. Restart the management agents on the ESXi host
2. Connect to the ESXi host from the vSphere Client and create a snapshot.  Right-click the virtual machine and click Snapshot > Take  Snapshot.
3. Perform a Delete All operation. Right-click the virtual machine, and  click Snapshot > Snapshot Manager > Delete All

If the issue is still persisting you can follow http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10051