Hello,
Whith vSphere client I have mount a NFS share on my ESXi 4.0 to implement a backup script.
2 days after my NFS share disapear from the vSphere Client. I try to mount it again and i've have an error like :"Cannot Open Volume: vmfs/volumes/6gf7dsyf8k9"
I have reboot the ESXi many times, reboot my remote NFS server many times ... nothing
With Putty and WinSCP, i tried to remove this directory before to mount my NFS share again, but i can't delete it, i can't change the proprietary, i can't change the right.
So i'm blocked ...
Do you know how to solve my issue ?
Thank you very much.
Tom
Have you read this thread?
http://communities.vmware.com/thread/224513
Hi bulletprooffool
I tried to execute /usr/sbin/services.sh restart but there's issue again
I tried a stop and delete but it's the same.
An other idea
Run the following cmd
vmware-cmd –l
Check if any .vmx file is present. if yes, backup the .vmx file and .vmdk files of the VM
Delete lock files and *vswp files from under the directory and then deleting the dir
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-Josh
Trying to learn
Hello Joshua,
vmware-cmd isn't supply with ESXi. I try to launch it from a windows with CLI tools but there's a version error. And it doesn't exist in /bin ESXi directory
Have you an other solution to check my volumes ?
Tom
I success execute vmware-cmd on my ESXi from an windows computer but there's no progress. I can't add a NFS share due to the presence of a corrupted directory in /vmfs/volumes
Please help me to remove this F* directory !
Tom
Try to log on with e.g. WinSCP to the Server and delete this directory.
What is the output of esxcfg-nas -l
Hi
@nirvy : the result is:
/vmfs/volumes # esxcfg-nas -l
Error performing operation: Cannot open volume: /vmfs/volumes/961b192a-86f36d0d
/vmfs/volumes #
@krowczynski : I already try to remove the directory from WinSCP : Failed. And I can't chmod the directory
Cannot open volume...hmmm
Are u sure NFS port is oprn in the ESX firewall???... make sure its open...
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-Josh
Trying to learn
can you ping your NFS server from ESXi, using vmkping <ip address>
Oh I'm stupid ...
My problem is solved now.
The problem happened from my NFS server, not from my ESX. My confusion is due to the presence of this strange directory in /vfms/volume who finally disapear when I'm stopped my NFS server.
So I just check my NFS server and ... the User Mapping Service was down ...
Very sorry and thanks for your help. I check "Helpfull Answer" for all of you.
Tom