Hi Everyone,
I'm having problem with deleting my empty VMFS3 datastore I have restarted the host already but somehow it is still stuck cannot bedeleted, can anyone help me in deleting this empty VMFS3 datastore please ?
Thanks.
I like to use the "Maps" tab to see if any VMs are still accessing the datastore. It's much easier than checking the settings for lots of VMs.
Select the "Maps" tab and only put a check in the box for VM to datastore
Click on Apply Relationships
If there are any lines to the datastore you want to delete, that means a VM is still pointing to the datastore.
If that's the case, edit the settings for the VM so it's not pointing to that datastore anymore.
Hi Albert,
Have you ever stored Iso files on this datastore? I have seen such a problem with a VM still configured to use an Iso file on a datastore even if that file was removed. Check your VM settings.
Hope it helps.
Regards
Franck
thanks for the reply Frank,
There is no VM inside that datastore, but i don't know why it can't be deleted still ?
You can have VMs on other datastores pointing to a "ghost" file on that datastore. Have you check all your VMs' CD settings? There should be something pointing to this datastore that locks it and prevent its deletion.
Hello, Is there other ESX servers which are accessing this datastore?
Regards,
Sounds to me that you have a VM that is possibly pointing to something that was on that datastore. I would check that you don't have any ISOs mounted to any of the VMs or possibly a VMDK that was linked there.
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I like to use the "Maps" tab to see if any VMs are still accessing the datastore. It's much easier than checking the settings for lots of VMs.
Select the "Maps" tab and only put a check in the box for VM to datastore
Click on Apply Relationships
If there are any lines to the datastore you want to delete, that means a VM is still pointing to the datastore.
If that's the case, edit the settings for the VM so it's not pointing to that datastore anymore.
How funny, I have never thought to do that! That is a great tip!
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Thanks guys,
here's what I got when try to delete it manually from direct vSphere client login to the affected host. (to RORO1 not going through vCenter)
Error during the configuration of the host: DestroyVmfsDatastore: can't delete partition 3 on lun naa.6001ec90eef46b0012a786ee0c89ad75
I faced the same problem, I checked every VM and couldn't find a VM using that datastaore. Eventually the maps function showed me that a template was still using the datastore for an ISO file. After correcting this I was able to delete the datastore.
Ansgar
Thanks for all of your reply guys,
I'm about to delete the partition from the command line. By using the command in http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=101710...
Hopefully it works fine during the business hours.
Rich123 wrote:
I like to use the "Maps" tab to see if any VMs are still accessing the datastore. It's much easier than checking the settings for lots of VMs.
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I'm also unable to delete a datastore. However, I don't see any "Maps" tab. But there's no other hints in this discussion to let me find out where this "Maps" is. Could someone help?
Horinius wrote:
Rich123 wrote:
I like to use the "Maps" tab to see if any VMs are still accessing the datastore. It's much easier than checking the settings for lots of VMs.
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I'm also unable to delete a datastore. However, I don't see any "Maps" tab. But there's no other hints in this discussion to let me find out where this "Maps" is. Could someone help?
The Maps tab is in vCenter. Its pretty much on every object (datacenter, host, cluster, vms), you should not be able to miss it. You can also find Maps on the Home page of vCenter when you connect.
Oh I see! I don't have vCenter, that's why I couldn't find it. Too bad for me. Forget about the "Maps" tabs then.
Hi,
We are also facing similar problem.Unable to delete or unmount the ISO datastore from any of the ESX host.There is currently no data inside it and also none of the VMs using it.Getting below error when try to delete
"Remove datastore xxxxxx The resource 'XXXXDSISO' is in use"
When trying to unmount it... attached is the message from vCenter.Please note : there are 5 hosts in cluster but while unmount its only showing 3 hosts which are of version ESXi 5.0
Any new suggestions other than posted above ?