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rock_larson
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Operation timed out while Cold-Migration

Hi,

I have ESX 3.0.1 running on Dell Servers with Iscsi SAN. I am trying to move one of my VM which is having 30GB, 256 GB and 120 GB disk from 1 filer to another filer but it failed with message 'Operation timed out'. I am using QLogic HBA to access my filers and they all are on Gigabit network.

I tried changing the timeout settings in VC but no luck. below are the last lines in /var/log/vmware/vpx/vpxa.log files...pls suggest the best method to move my VM.

2065 -- -- \[vpxa:getChanges]

\[2007-07-13 21:49:00.001 'BaseLibs' 19258288 info] DISKLIB-LIB : Canceling dis

k clone operation

\[2007-07-13 21:49:00.049 'BaseLibs' 19258288 info] DISKLIB-VMFS :Failed to stat

backing file /vmfs/volumes/467ae09e-5bcedbde-718b-0015171da148/dbdevhyd2/dbdevhy

d2-flat.vmdk:The system cannot find the file specified. (ok if doing migrate).

\[2007-07-13 21:49:00.049 'BaseLibs' 19258288 info] DISKLIB-LIB : Failed to get

info : The system cannot find the file specified. (25)

\[2007-07-13 21:49:00.461 'BaseLibs' 19258288 info] DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes

/467ae09e-5bcedbde-718b-0015171da148/dbdevhyd2/dbdevhyd2-flat.vmdk" : closed.

\[2007-07-13 21:49:00.463 'BaseLibs' 19258288 info] DISKLIB-LINK : "/vmfs/volume

s/467ae09e-5bcedbde-718b-0015171da148/dbdevhyd2/dbdevhyd2.vmdk" : failed to open

(The system cannot find the file specified.).

\[2007-07-13 21:49:00.463 'BaseLibs' 19258288 info] DISKLIB-CHAIN : "/vmfs/volume

s/467ae09e-5bcedbde-718b-0015171da148/dbdevhyd2/dbdevhyd2.vmdk" : failed to open

(The system cannot find the file specified.).

\[2007-07-13 21:49:00.463 'BaseLibs' 19258288 info] DISKLIB-LIB : Failed to ope

n '/vmfs/volumes/467ae09e-5bcedbde-718b-0015171da148/dbdevhyd2/dbdevhyd2.vmdk' w

ith flags 0x11 (The system cannot find the file specified.).

\[2007-07-13 21:49:00.463 'BaseLibs' 19258288 info] DISKLIB-LIB : Failed to unl

ink '/vmfs/volumes/467ae09e-5bcedbde-718b-0015171da148/dbdevhyd2/dbdevhyd2.vmdk'

: 25

\[2007-07-13 21:49:00.463 'BaseLibs' 19258288 info] DISKLIB-LIB : Failed to clo

ne : Operation was cancelled. (33)

\[2007-07-13 21:49:00.468 'BaseLibs' 19258288 info] DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes

/46091920-dcf47321-370d-0015171da148/dbdevhyd2/dbdevhyd2-flat.vmdk" : closed.

\[2007-07-13 21:49:00.468 'App' 19258288 error] \[VpxNfcClient] File transfer [san

fs://vmfs_uuid:46091920-dcf47321-370d-0015171da148/dbdevhyd2/dbdevhyd2.vmdk -> s

anfs://vmfs_uuid:467ae09e-5bcedbde-718b-0015171da148/dbdevhyd2/dbdevhyd2.vmdk] f

ailed:

\[2007-07-13 21:49:00.500 'App' 19258288 info] \[VpxLRO] -- FINISH task-42058 --

\-- \[vpxa:nfcCopy]

\[2007-07-13 21:50:54.221 'App' 3374000 info] \[VpxLRO] -- BEGIN task-internal-420

66 -- -- \[storageSystem:retrieveDiskPartitionInfo]

\[2007-07-13 21:50:54.421 'App' 3374000 info] \[VpxLRO] -- FINISH task-internal-42

066 -- -- \[storageSystem:retrieveDiskPartitionInfo]

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VMKR9
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Expert

You could use cp using putty? Remove it from the inventory first and copy all the contents of the folder then re register the vmx.

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rock_larson
Contributor
Contributor

Thanks VMKR9. I wish i could try this but the time cp takes is very high. I contacted VMware support for this and they suggested to restart the management service and try again...doing the same now and will update on how it goes..

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cmamore
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I am having the same problem, did you ever figure out how to reslove it?

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