Unable to reconnect a running VM

[boazf]

Hi,

I decadently removed a running VM from the inventory.

The VM is critical and can't be shutdown.

When I try to browse the datastore the "Add to Inventory" option is greyed out.

How can I reconnect it back to the inventory?

Thanks,

Boaz

[rcporto]

Try using the command line: VMware: Unable “Add to Invetory” option is greyed out | VMpros

[WessexFan]

Login to the host as root (connect directly to the host using the client, not vCenter) and browse the datastore the guest is residing on, find the .vmx file and choose to "add to inventory" - Sounds like the account you are using doesn't have proper permissions to edit datastore or host resources.

[FritzBrause · Accepted solution]

You can also try to reload the VM into vCenter:

1. vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms

2. vim-cmd vmsvc/reload xx
(xx is the VMID supplied by the first command)

[boazf]

Thanks for the quick responce.

I tried "vim-cmd solo registervm /vmfs/volumes/5210ce12-25f49f84-5a50-3cd92bef8520/lic-srv3/lic-srv3.vmx" and it didn't work.

It just gave me this:

Commands available under solo/:

connect          environment      logout           querycfgoptdesc

disconnect       login            querycfgopt      registervm

any other suggestions?

Boaz

[boazf]

Thanks,

This VM is not listed in the "vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms" results so I don't have the VMID...

[boazf]

Thank you FritzBrause!!

I ran "vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms" on all the hosts in the cluster and found the VM on one of the other hosts.

Than I ran "vim-cmd vmsvc/reload" on that host and it worked!

Thanks again.

Boaz.