Hi,
I'm trying to patch my ESXi 7.0 U2 host using an ISO on bootable USB, and get the below error when attempting to install the upgrade:
vmware.esximage.Errors.DatabaseIOError: ('vmfs/voumes/60bfb4e3-.../packages/var/db/locker' , Database directory /vmfs/volumes/60bfb4e3-..../packages/var/db/locker' does not exist.')In an SSH session, if I go to that volumes, I can see a packages folder, but it is pointing to a volume that does not seem to exist:
[root@ESXi:/vmfs/volumes/60bfb4e3-b7b25a7c-7cbe-001f295d0c5d] ls -ltrh
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 65 Jun 8 2021 packages -> /vmfs/volumes/60bfb5c0-ea52cc5a-35b4-001f295d0c5d/locker/packages
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Jan 8 14:27 store -> /store
[root@ESXi:/vmfs/volumes] ls -l
total 3584
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8 Jan 1 1970 60bfb31b-c6aa4c70-34d2-f4521484a970
drwxr-xr-t 1 root root 73728 Jan 8 14:27 60bfb4e3-b7b25a7c-7cbe-001f295d0c5d
drwxr-xr-t 1 root root 77824 Jan 8 14:15 61005ad3-525ef326-b840-001f295d0c5d
drwxr-xr-t 1 root root 77824 Jan 8 14:20 6101b713-4340586b-ed3a-001f295d0c5d
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8 Jan 1 1970 88b3ace5-c140f79e-339b-e961dfb5b8e8
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 35 Jan 8 14:37 BOOTBANK1 -> 60bfb31b-c6aa4c70-34d2-f4521484a970
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 35 Jan 8 14:37 BOOTBANK2 -> 88b3ace5-c140f79e-339b-e961dfb5b8e8
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 35 Jan 8 14:37 Eds-FS-HDD-Datastore-2 -> 6101b713-4340586b-ed3a-001f295d0c5d
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 35 Jan 8 14:37 Eds-FS-SSD-Datastore-1 -> 61005ad3-525ef326-b840-001f295d0c5d
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 35 Jan 8 14:37 LOCKER-60bfb4e3-b7b25a7c-7cbe-001f295d0c5d -> 60bfb4e3-b7b25a7c-7cbe-001f295d0c5d
I assume then that the symlink for "packages" has been corrupted, and needs to be recreated, but I don't know where it should be pointing to?
Can someone offer me some guidance on how to correct this please?
Thanks
Eds
