ESXi 4.1 > 5 upgrade. VM(s) cannot start - hangs @ 95% VMFS5xxx

[geeksinthewild]

If my VM's are on a vmfs 3xxx they start fine.  The datastores were upgraded after the host.

Thanks in advance..

[geeksinthewild]

An unexpected error was received from the ESX host while powering on VM vm-624.

[AndreTheGiant]

ESX? Have you upgrade all the host to v5?

[geeksinthewild]

Yes.  It's strange.  They run on a vmfs 3 datastore not vmfs 5.  The VM's will run if they're on vmfs 3.  I am trying to vmconverter (v5) back to another v5 host with a vmfs 5 datastore and vmconvertoer is failing wiht a general error.

[AndreTheGiant]

So you get the error during the conversion? Or when you try to power-on the VM?

Have you simple tried to copy the files with SCP?

[geeksinthewild]

I created a new VM on the ESXi host,and used the existing VMDK's to get the VM's to start.   I can start the VM's now but want to get them to another host (v5).  In the past VMConverter was the sure-fire way to do so.  However, it seems to not be the case for me this weekend.  I am attempting a V2V rom within the VM- local machine.  I get to the Finish and then the Converter sits at Submitting Job.  On the destination host the Create Virtual Machine task is at 99% and the VM name is in the Host view.  Eventually, the process errors out. the VM is removed from the Host Inventory.  However, there's 2 files left in the datastore.  A VMX and VMSD.

I cannot create a VM on any Datastore created or upgraded via the ESXi 5 host.  It errors - general error and creates A VMX and VMSD.

I have an openfiler NAS that was left at ESXi VMFS 3 and I can create VM's on it ok.

Hum..

[AndreTheGiant]

Check if there is an upgrade of your Openfiler.

[geeksinthewild]

I ended up going back to 4.1.  Had to delete my luns to get VMFS 3xx back.