One of the disks from our SUN has gone dead and broke completly a LUN that was being presented to our hosts.
As it had no important data we are not worried with the data itself, but we experienced a strange behaviour. It seems that as the datastore that contained disk scsi:3 was not available, the host reatached scsi:3 to a snapshot of disk scsi:0, that coincidently had the same name and size, with the difference that it was stored on another location, generating a delta vmdk.
After that, i deleted the scsi:3 disk using ther virtual maching properties page on VCented.
I have been using ghettoVCB as a backup, and at this moment i'm unable to run it, since it complains it has snapshots. Looking under VCenter on snapshot manager, I have no snapshots definied. I even tried to make a snapshot, and delete all has stated on other posts. The task completes, but ghettoVCB still complaining about having Snapshots.
I'm attaching the current diretory listing, as well as the vmx file previous to the datastore problem, and the current one.
Diretory Listing:
/vmfs/volumes/4e64a896-611cf633-1b91-001cc4c1eaea/vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg # ls -al
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3780 Jun 1 22:40 .
drwxr-xr-t 1 root root 1260 Sep 10 2011 ..
-rw------- 1 root root 16887808 May 30 08:18 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg-000002-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root 354 May 29 23:20 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg-000002.vmdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13 Mar 28 2013 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg-aux.xml
-rw------- 1 root root 3408384 Jun 1 22:40 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg-ctk.vmdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 37 Jul 26 2013 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg-d1be0ad6.hlog
-rw------- 1 root root 10737418240 Jul 26 2013 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg-d1be0ad6.vswp
-rw------- 1 root root 55834574848 Jun 5 11:39 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg-flat.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root 8684 Sep 5 2013 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg.nvram
-rw------- 1 root root 715 Dec 11 2011 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg.vmdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 45 Jun 1 22:39 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg.vmsd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4399 Jun 1 22:39 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg.vmx
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 280 Jun 1 16:31 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg.vmxf
-rw------- 1 root root 8126976 Jun 1 22:40 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg_1-ctk.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root 133143986176 Jun 5 11:39 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg_1-flat.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root 720 Sep 8 2011 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg_1.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root 2621952 Jun 1 22:40 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg_2-ctk.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root 42949672960 Jun 5 11:33 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg_2-flat.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root 718 Sep 8 2011 vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg_2.vmdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 152804 Jul 26 2012 vmware-10.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 791170 Dec 7 2012 vmware-11.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1417126 Mar 28 2013 vmware-12.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 83086 Jul 26 2013 vmware-13.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1047046 Apr 27 2012 vmware-8.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 863911 Jul 25 2012 vmware-9.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1485602 Mar 11 02:53 vmware.log
/vmfs/volumes/4e64a896-611cf633-1b91-001cc4c1eaea/vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg #
Current VM VMX:
/vmfs/volumes/4e64a896-611cf633-1b91-001cc4c1eaea/vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg # cat vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg.vmx
.encoding = "UTF-8"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "7"
pciBridge0.present = "true"
pciBridge4.present = "true"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "true"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.present = "true"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.present = "true"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "true"
nvram = "vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg.nvram"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
powerType.powerOff = "soft"
powerType.powerOn = "hard"
powerType.suspend = "hard"
powerType.reset = "soft"
displayName = "vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg"
extendedConfigFile = "vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg.vmxf"
floppy0.present = "true"
numvcpus = "4"
scsi0.present = "true"
scsi0.sharedBus = "none"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsisas1068"
memsize = "10240"
scsi0:0.present = "true"
scsi0:0.fileName = "vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg.vmdk"
scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
scsi0:1.present = "true"
scsi0:1.fileName = "vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg_1.vmdk"
scsi0:1.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
scsi0:2.present = "true"
scsi0:2.fileName = "vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg_2.vmdk"
scsi0:2.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
ide0:0.present = "true"
ide0:0.clientDevice = "TRUE"
ide0:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
ide0:0.startConnected = "FALSE"
floppy0.startConnected = "false"
floppy0.fileName = ""
floppy0.clientDevice = "true"
ethernet0.present = "true"
ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "false"
ethernet0.networkName = "BG LAN"
ethernet0.addressType = "vpx"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:86:00:02"
disk.EnableUUID = "true"
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
guestOS = "longhorn-64"
uuid.bios = "42 06 72 c5 0b 16 a9 43-be 03 19 d7 18 5a 7a f1"
vc.uuid = "50 06 6b 2d eb 08 e0 fe-29 b2 cd 27 6a d1 96 cb"
snapshot.action = "keep"
sched.cpu.min = "0"
sched.cpu.units = "mhz"
sched.cpu.shares = "normal"
sched.mem.minsize = "0"
sched.mem.shares = "normal"
tools.upgrade.policy = "manual"
deploymentPlatform = "windows"
evcCompatibilityMode = "TRUE"
guestCPUID.0 = "0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69"
guestCPUID.1 = "000006f100010800800022010febfbff"
guestCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
hostCPUID.0 = "0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69"
hostCPUID.1 = "000006f7000408000004e3bdbfebfbff"
hostCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
sched.swap.derivedName = "/vmfs/volumes/4e64a896-611cf633-1b91-001cc4c1eaea/vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg/vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg-d1be0ad6.vswp"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
scsi0:1.redo = ""
scsi0:2.redo = ""
tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"
userCPUID.0 = "0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69"
userCPUID.1 = "000006f7000408000004e3bdbfebfbff"
userCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
ethernet0.startConnected = "TRUE"
sched.cpu.affinity = "all"
cpuid.80000001.eax = "--------------------------------"
cpuid.80000001.eax.amd = "--------------------------------"
cpuid.80000001.ebx = "--------------------------------"
cpuid.80000001.ebx.amd = "--------------------------------"
cpuid.80000001.ecx = "--------------------------------"
cpuid.80000001.ecx.amd = "--------------------------------"
cpuid.80000001.edx = "-----------H--------------------"
cpuid.80000001.edx.amd = "-----------H--------------------"
vmci0.id = "408582897"
uuid.location = "56 4d 8f 75 7f f3 ef 62-eb 39 c4 f3 08 96 44 c0"
cleanShutdown = "FALSE"
replay.supported = "FALSE"
unity.wasCapable = "FALSE"
replay.filename = ""
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "160"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "32"
vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "33"
scsi0.sasWWID = "50 05 05 65 0b 16 a9 40"
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "4194304"
ide0:0.fileName = "/usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/windows.iso"
migrate.hostlog = "./vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg-d1be0ad6.hlog"
sched.scsi0:0.shares = "normal"
sched.scsi0:0.throughputCap = "off"
scsi0:0.ctkEnabled = "TRUE"
scsi0:1.ctkEnabled = "TRUE"
scsi0:2.ctkEnabled = "TRUE"
ctkEnabled = "TRUE"
scsi0:3.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
scsi0:4.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
scsi0:5.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
scsi0:3.fileName = "vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg-000002.vmdk"
scsi0:3.mode = "persistent"
scsi0:3.ctkEnabled = "TRUE"
scsi0:3.present = "FALSE"
scsi0:3.redo = ""
VMX before datastore problem:
.encoding = "UTF-8"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "7"
pciBridge0.present = "true"
pciBridge4.present = "true"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "true"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.present = "true"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.present = "true"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "true"
nvram = "vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg.nvram"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
powerType.powerOff = "soft"
powerType.powerOn = "hard"
powerType.suspend = "hard"
powerType.reset = "soft"
displayName = "vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg"
extendedConfigFile = "vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg.vmxf"
floppy0.present = "true"
numvcpus = "4"
scsi0.present = "true"
scsi0.sharedBus = "none"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsisas1068"
memsize = "10240"
scsi0:0.present = "true"
scsi0:0.fileName = "vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg.vmdk"
scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
scsi0:1.present = "true"
scsi0:1.fileName = "vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg_1.vmdk"
scsi0:1.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
scsi0:2.present = "true"
scsi0:2.fileName = "vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg_2.vmdk"
scsi0:2.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
ide0:0.present = "true"
ide0:0.clientDevice = "TRUE"
ide0:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
ide0:0.startConnected = "FALSE"
floppy0.startConnected = "false"
floppy0.fileName = ""
floppy0.clientDevice = "true"
ethernet0.present = "true"
ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "false"
ethernet0.networkName = "BG LAN"
ethernet0.addressType = "vpx"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:86:00:02"
disk.EnableUUID = "true"
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
guestOS = "longhorn-64"
uuid.bios = "42 06 72 c5 0b 16 a9 43-be 03 19 d7 18 5a 7a f1"
vc.uuid = "50 06 6b 2d eb 08 e0 fe-29 b2 cd 27 6a d1 96 cb"
snapshot.action = "keep"
sched.cpu.min = "0"
sched.cpu.units = "mhz"
sched.cpu.shares = "normal"
sched.mem.minsize = "0"
sched.mem.shares = "normal"
tools.upgrade.policy = "manual"
deploymentPlatform = "windows"
evcCompatibilityMode = "TRUE"
guestCPUID.0 = "0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69"
guestCPUID.1 = "000006f100010800800022010febfbff"
guestCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
hostCPUID.0 = "0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69"
hostCPUID.1 = "000006f7000408000004e3bdbfebfbff"
hostCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
sched.swap.derivedName = "/vmfs/volumes/4e64a896-611cf633-1b91-001cc4c1eaea/vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg/vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg-d1be0ad6.vswp"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
scsi0:1.redo = ""
scsi0:2.redo = ""
tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"
userCPUID.0 = "0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69"
userCPUID.1 = "000006f7000408000004e3bdbfebfbff"
userCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120100800"
ethernet0.startConnected = "TRUE"
sched.cpu.affinity = "all"
cpuid.80000001.eax = "--------------------------------"
cpuid.80000001.eax.amd = "--------------------------------"
cpuid.80000001.ebx = "--------------------------------"
cpuid.80000001.ebx.amd = "--------------------------------"
cpuid.80000001.ecx = "--------------------------------"
cpuid.80000001.ecx.amd = "--------------------------------"
cpuid.80000001.edx = "-----------H--------------------"
cpuid.80000001.edx.amd = "-----------H--------------------"
vmci0.id = "408582897"
uuid.location = "56 4d 8f 75 7f f3 ef 62-eb 39 c4 f3 08 96 44 c0"
cleanShutdown = "FALSE"
replay.supported = "FALSE"
unity.wasCapable = "FALSE"
replay.filename = ""
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "160"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "32"
vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "33"
scsi0.sasWWID = "50 05 05 65 0b 16 a9 40"
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "4194304"
ide0:0.fileName = "/usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/windows.iso"
migrate.hostlog = "./vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg-d1be0ad6.hlog"
sched.scsi0:0.shares = "normal"
sched.scsi0:0.throughputCap = "off"
scsi0:0.ctkEnabled = "TRUE"
scsi0:1.ctkEnabled = "TRUE"
scsi0:2.ctkEnabled = "TRUE"
ctkEnabled = "TRUE"
scsi0:3.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
scsi0:4.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
scsi0:5.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
scsi0:3.fileName = "/vmfs/volumes/5052f396-1eec632c-521b-001a4bd003be/vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg/vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg.vmdk"
scsi0:3.mode = "persistent"
scsi0:3.ctkEnabled = "TRUE"
scsi0:3.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:3.redo = ""
I still have not powered off the VM since the problem appeared.
My question is if my VM is in a consistent state and if I can power off it and safely remove vmsrv01.4x4.local.w2k8.bg-000002.vmdk.
Regards