how can solve consolidating disks alarm

[baber]

Dear all

Hi

on one of my vms appear this warning : virtual machine disk consolidation is needed

but when i power off that vm and right click on and select disk consolidate but appear :

An error occurred while consolidating disks: msg.snapshot.error-DISKLOCKED.

now what do i have to do how can solve this problem ?

BR

[cjscol]

Sounds like another VM has a hold on the VMDK.

What do you use to backup your VMs? Do you use a Backup Proxy VM with "Hot Add" that adds the VMDK of your VMs to the Proxy? Is the VMDK still added to this Backup Proxy VM?

[baber]

so thanks

but how can understand which VM has hold on the VMDK ?

i use veeam for backup that vm and my backup proxy role is on my veeam backup & replication

(my veeam backup server is on physical server )

now my vm can not power on

what do i have to do ?

[cjscol]

Have a look at the settings of you veeam proxy server, see if the vDisk of the VM needing to be consolidated it attached to it.

Also, have a look at https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003656

And this might be the same issue as you are having https://vbrownbag.com/2015/12/the-infamous-disklock-error/

[baber]

thanks

but my proxy server is not a vm. veeam server is physical and proxy role has been assigned to that (veeam backup ) server

in this mode vm disk will be hot add to physical server ?

BR