enable to access a file since it is locked

[tdubb123]

I cannot boot up a vm and says "unable to accessa file since it is locked"

any ideas?

[cody_bunch]

1. Log into the service console (SSH, iLO, KVM, etc)

2. Type “vmware-cmd –l” This will return a list of all VM’s & their paths

3. Check the VM’s state “vmware-cmd /the/path/from/step/two.vmx getstate”

Based on the state you can work from there. You may need to 'stop' or kill the owning process of the VM:

http://professionalvmware.com/2008/12/killing-a-stuck-or-hung-vm/

Failing that, browse the datastore and delete the .lck files, and start the VM.

-Cody Bunch

vExpert, VCP VI3

http://professionalvmware.com

[tdubb123]

I tried this but there is no lck file in the datasatore for this vm.

[cody_bunch]

Did you give the 'killing a stuck vm' post a once over? Pherhaps it is hung on a different node. As a last resort do a `service mgmt-vmware restart` from the service console

-Cody Bunch

vExpert, VCP VI3

[tdubb123]

it still will not start

vmware.log

omment:0x40000f42 ,<MonSrcFile> .rodata:0x7f6d0 ]

Sep 16 17:22:17.296: vmx| KHZEstimate 3158749

Sep 16 17:22:17.296: vmx| MHZEstimate 3159

Sep 16 17:22:17.296: vmx| NumVCPUs 2

Sep 16 17:22:17.296: vmx| UUID: location-UUID is 56 4d 71 2b 4c 19 c2 d8-2b f0 17 96 0d 56 33 d9

Sep 16 17:22:17.296: vmx| WORKER: Creating new group with numThreads=2 (2)

Sep 16 17:22:17.301: vmx| Mapped mainmem as pageable

Sep 16 17:22:17.302: vmx| MStat: Creating Stat vm.uptime

Sep 16 17:22:17.302: vmx| MStat: Creating Stat vm.suspendTime

Sep 16 17:22:17.302: vmx| MStat: Creating Stat vm.powerOnTimeStamp

Sep 16 17:22:17.306: vmx| VMXVmdb_LoadRawConfig: Loading raw config

Sep 16 17:22:17.309: vmx| DISK: OPEN scsi0:0 '/vmfs/volumes/49a5e209-30c8acb6-ae65-00221902f0e0/2003STDR2_SP2_x86-Tmpt/2003STDR2_SP2

_x86-Tmpt.vmdk' persistent R[(null)]

Sep 16 17:22:21.319: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/49a5e209-30c8acb6-ae65-00221902f0e0/2003STDR2_SP2_x86-Tmpt/2003STDR2_SP2_x86

-Tmpt-flat.vmdk" : failed to open (1048585): AIOMgr_Open failed. Type 3

Sep 16 17:22:21.319: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Failed to open extents for descriptor file in normal mode

Sep 16 17:22:21.320: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : "/vmfs/volumes/49a5e209-30c8acb6-ae65-00221902f0e0/2003STDR2_SP2_x86-Tmpt/2003STDR2_SP2_x8

6-Tmpt.vmdk" : failed to open (Device or resource busy).

Sep 16 17:22:21.320: vmx| DISKLIB-CHAIN : "/vmfs/volumes/49a5e209-30c8acb6-ae65-00221902f0e0/2003STDR2_SP2_x86-Tmpt/2003STDR2_SP2_x8

6-Tmpt.vmdk" : failed to open (Device or resource busy).

Sep 16 17:22:21.320: vmx| DISKLIB-LIB : Failed to open '/vmfs/volumes/49a5e209-30c8acb6-ae65-00221902f0e0/2003STDR2_SP2_x86-Tmpt/2

003STDR2_SP2_x86-Tmpt.vmdk' with flags 0xa (Device or resource busy).

Sep 16 17:22:21.320: vmx| DISK: Cannot open disk "/vmfs/volumes/49a5e209-30c8acb6-ae65-00221902f0e0/2003STDR2_SP2_x86-Tmpt/2003STDR2

SP2x86-Tmpt.vmdk": Device or resource busy (1048585).

Sep 16 17:22:21.320: vmx| Msg_Post: Error

Sep 16 17:22:21.320: vmx| http://msg.disk.noBackEnd Cannot open the disk '/vmfs/volumes/49a5e209-30c8acb6-ae65-00221902f0e0/2003STDR2_SP2

x86-Tmpt/2003STDR2SP2_x86-Tmpt.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.

Sep 16 17:22:21.320: vmx| http://msg.disk.configureDiskError Reason: Device or resource busy.----

---

Sep 16 17:22:21.326: vmx| Module DiskEarly power on failed.

Sep 16 17:22:21.326: vmx| VMX_PowerOn: ModuleTable_PowerOn = 0

Sep 16 17:22:21.327: vmx| WORKER: asyncOps=0 maxActiveOps=0 maxPending=0 maxCompleted=0

Sep 16 17:22:22.471: vmx| vmdbPipe_Streams Couldn't read: OVL_STATUS_EOF

Sep 16 17:22:22.472: vmx| VMX idle exit

Sep 16 17:22:22.531: vmx| Flushing VMX VMDB connections

Sep 16 17:22:22.537: vmx| IPC_exit: disconnecting all threads

Sep 16 17:22:22.537: vmx| VMX exit (0).

Sep 16 17:22:22.537: vmx| AIOMGR-S : stat o=1 r=0 w=0 i=0 br=0 bw=0

Sep 16 17:22:22.538: vmx| VMX has left the building: 0.

#

[cody_bunch]

Found this that looks like it may help:

http://conshell.net/wiki/index.php/Recovery_of_Locked_VMDK

-Cody Bunch

vExpert, VCP VI3

[tdubb123]

# time /usr/sbin/vcbExport -M 1 -F 1 -d $VMNAME.vmdk -s /vmfs/volumes/ESX\ LUN\ 3/2003STDR2_SP2_x86-Tmpt.old//$VMNAME.vmdk

Current working directory: /vmfs/volumes/4a6e2e0f-c97500db-2ad4-00221902f0a9/2003STDR2_SP2_x86-Tmpt

Error: Failed to open the disk: Device or resource busy

real 0m5.660s

user 0m0.090s

sys 0m0.040s

#

[DavideDG]

Hi,

I think I might be in the same situation.

I was performing a snapshot (with VM running) and right after completing it, the VM "died", appearing as "<VM-name> (invalid)" in the VI-client.

I tried unregistering and re-registering the VM, but it complains that it can't find a file since it is locked.

I tried creating a new VM and copying VMDKs (adjusting paths accordingly -- already done in different situations) ... but still gives me error about lock files.

My vmware.log complains:

Sep 30 21:54:27.280: vmx| Log for VMware ESX Server pid=101176 version=3.5.0 build=build-153875 option=Release
Sep 30 21:54:27.283: vmx| Hostname=esxbl02.provinciabl.local
Sep 30 21:54:27.283: vmx| Command line: "/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx" "-ssched.group=host/user" "-#" "name=VMware ESX Server;version=3.5.0;licensename=VMware ESX Server;licenseversion=2.0 build-153875;" "-@" "pipe=/tmp/vmhsdaemon-0/vmx155f425a1936bc37;" "/vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/DMZ_WEB.vmx"
Sep 30 21:54:27.351: vmx| UI Connecting to pipe '/tmp/vmhsdaemon-0/vmx155f425a1936bc37' with user '(null)'
Sep 30 21:54:27.392: vmx| Sig_Init already initialized
Sep 30 21:54:27.399: vmx| CPUID[0] vendor: GenuntelineI
Sep 30 21:54:27.399: vmx| CPUID[0] level 00000000, 0: 0x0000000a 0x756e6547 0x6c65746e 0x49656e69
Sep 30 21:54:27.400: vmx| CPUID[0] level 00000001, 0: 0x000006fb 0x00040800 0x0004e3bd 0xbfebfbff
Sep 30 21:54:27.400: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000000, 0: 0x80000008 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.400: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000001, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x20000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.400: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000008, 0: 0x00003026 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.400: vmx| CPUID[1] vendor: GenuntelineI
Sep 30 21:54:27.400: vmx| CPUID[1] level 00000000, 0: 0x0000000a 0x756e6547 0x6c65746e 0x49656e69
Sep 30 21:54:27.400: vmx| CPUID[1] level 00000001, 0: 0x000006fb 0x01040800 0x0004e3bd 0xbfebfbff
Sep 30 21:54:27.400: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000000, 0: 0x80000008 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.400: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000001, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x20000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.400: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000008, 0: 0x00003026 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.400: vmx| CPUID[2] vendor: GenuntelineI
Sep 30 21:54:27.401: vmx| CPUID[2] level 00000000, 0: 0x0000000a 0x756e6547 0x6c65746e 0x49656e69
Sep 30 21:54:27.401: vmx| CPUID[2] level 00000001, 0: 0x000006fb 0x02040800 0x0004e3bd 0xbfebfbff
Sep 30 21:54:27.401: vmx| CPUID[2] level 80000000, 0: 0x80000008 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.401: vmx| CPUID[2] level 80000001, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x20000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.401: vmx| CPUID[2] level 80000008, 0: 0x00003026 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.401: vmx| CPUID[3] vendor: GenuntelineI
Sep 30 21:54:27.401: vmx| CPUID[3] level 00000000, 0: 0x0000000a 0x756e6547 0x6c65746e 0x49656e69
Sep 30 21:54:27.401: vmx| CPUID[3] level 00000001, 0: 0x000006fb 0x03040800 0x0004e3bd 0xbfebfbff
Sep 30 21:54:27.401: vmx| CPUID[3] level 80000000, 0: 0x80000008 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.401: vmx| CPUID[3] level 80000001, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x20000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.401: vmx| CPUID[3] level 80000008, 0: 0x00003026 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.401: vmx| CPUID[4] vendor: GenuntelineI
Sep 30 21:54:27.402: vmx| CPUID[4] level 00000000, 0: 0x0000000a 0x756e6547 0x6c65746e 0x49656e69
Sep 30 21:54:27.402: vmx| CPUID[4] level 00000001, 0: 0x000006fb 0x04040800 0x0004e3bd 0xbfebfbff
Sep 30 21:54:27.402: vmx| CPUID[4] level 80000000, 0: 0x80000008 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.402: vmx| CPUID[4] level 80000001, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x20000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.402: vmx| CPUID[4] level 80000008, 0: 0x00003026 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.402: vmx| CPUID[5] vendor: GenuntelineI
Sep 30 21:54:27.402: vmx| CPUID[5] level 00000000, 0: 0x0000000a 0x756e6547 0x6c65746e 0x49656e69
Sep 30 21:54:27.402: vmx| CPUID[5] level 00000001, 0: 0x000006fb 0x05040800 0x0004e3bd 0xbfebfbff
Sep 30 21:54:27.402: vmx| CPUID[5] level 80000000, 0: 0x80000008 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.402: vmx| CPUID[5] level 80000001, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x20000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.402: vmx| CPUID[5] level 80000008, 0: 0x00003026 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.402: vmx| CPUID[6] vendor: GenuntelineI
Sep 30 21:54:27.402: vmx| CPUID[6] level 00000000, 0: 0x0000000a 0x756e6547 0x6c65746e 0x49656e69
Sep 30 21:54:27.403: vmx| CPUID[6] level 00000001, 0: 0x000006fb 0x06040800 0x0004e3bd 0xbfebfbff
Sep 30 21:54:27.403: vmx| CPUID[6] level 80000000, 0: 0x80000008 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.403: vmx| CPUID[6] level 80000001, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x20000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.403: vmx| CPUID[6] level 80000008, 0: 0x00003026 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.403: vmx| CPUID[7] vendor: GenuntelineI
Sep 30 21:54:27.403: vmx| CPUID[7] level 00000000, 0: 0x0000000a 0x756e6547 0x6c65746e 0x49656e69
Sep 30 21:54:27.403: vmx| CPUID[7] level 00000001, 0: 0x000006fb 0x07040800 0x0004e3bd 0xbfebfbff
Sep 30 21:54:27.403: vmx| CPUID[7] level 80000000, 0: 0x80000008 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.403: vmx| CPUID[7] level 80000001, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x20000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.403: vmx| CPUID[7] level 80000008, 0: 0x00003026 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.404: vmx| hostCPUID vendor: GenuntelineI
Sep 30 21:54:27.404: vmx| hostCPUID level 00000000, 0: 0x0000000a 0x756e6547 0x6c65746e 0x49656e69
Sep 30 21:54:27.404: vmx| hostCPUID level 00000001, 0: 0x000006fb 0x00040800 0x0004e3bd 0xbfebfbff
Sep 30 21:54:27.404: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000000, 0: 0x80000008 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.404: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000001, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x20000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.404: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000008, 0: 0x00003024 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.404: vmx| CPUID Maximum Physical Address Bits supported across all CPUs: 38
Sep 30 21:54:27.412: vmx| Setup symlink /var/run/vmware/0461f6932cd704f835f67d5fbff564fa -> /var/run/vmware/root_0/1254340467284716_101176
Sep 30 21:54:27.415: vmx| ACL_InitCapabilities: current IPC thread
Sep 30 21:54:27.415: vmx| ACL_InitCapabilities: done
Sep 30 21:54:27.424: vmx| changing directory to /vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/.
Sep 30 21:54:27.424: vmx| Config file: /vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/DMZ_WEB.vmx
Sep 30 21:54:27.554: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/DMZ_WEB-flat.vmdk" : open successful (23) size = 10737418240, hd = 0. Type 3
Sep 30 21:54:27.555: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/DMZ_WEB-flat.vmdk" : closed.
Sep 30 21:54:27.612: vmx| VMXVmdb_LoadRawConfig: Loading raw config
Sep 30 21:54:27.665: vmx| VMXVmdbCbVmVmxExecState: Exec state change requested to state poweredOn without reset
Sep 30 21:54:27.666: vmx| TOOLS delaying state change request to state 3
Sep 30 21:54:27.666: vmx| PowerOn
Sep 30 21:54:27.670: vmx| VMXVmdb_LoadRawConfig: Loading raw config
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| UNAME Linux esxbl02.provinciabl.local 2.4.21-57.ELvmnix #1 Fri Mar 13 14:33:50 PDT 2009 i686 (uwglibc version 6)
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT --- USER PREFERENCES
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT --- USER DEFAULTS
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT --- HOST DEFAULTS
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT libdir = /usr/lib/vmware
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.fullpath = /usr/sbin/vmware-authd
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.client.port = 902
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT vmware.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT control.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware-cmd
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT serverd.fullpath = /usr/sbin/vmware-serverd
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT serverd.init.fullpath = /usr/lib/vmware/serverd/init.pl
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.proxy.vim = vmware-hostd:hostd-vmdb
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.proxy.nfc = vmware-hostd:ha-nfc
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.proxy.nfcssl = vmware-hostd:ha-nfcssl
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.soapServer = TRUE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.proxy.vpxa-nfcssl = vmware-vpxa:vpxa-nfcssl
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.proxy.vpxa-nfc = vmware-vpxa:vpxa-nfc
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT --- SITE DEFAULTS
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.help = introduction.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.configurationEditor = config_editor_newvm.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.ideConfig = devices_virtualdrive.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.floppyConfig = devices_floppy.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.mouseConfig = devices_mouse.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.netConfig = devices_netadapter.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.parallelConfig = devices_parallel.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.serialConfig = devices_serial.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.soundConfig = devices_sound.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.memConfig = configvm_memory.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.miscConfig = configvm.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.usbConfig = devices_usb.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.displayConfig = configvm_display-problems.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.tools = vmtools.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT --- COMMAND LINE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT sched.group = host/user
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT --- CONFIGURATION
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT config.version = 8
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT virtualHW.version = 4
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT floppy0.present = TRUE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT nvram = DMZ_WEB.nvram
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT deploymentPlatform = windows
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT virtualHW.productCompatibility = hosted
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tools.upgrade.policy = useGlobal
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT powerType.powerOff = default
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT powerType.powerOn = default
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT powerType.suspend = default
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT powerType.reset = default
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT displayName = DMZ_WEB
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT extendedConfigFile = DMZ_WEB.vmxf
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT numvcpus = 2
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT memsize = 3072
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT ide0:0.present = TRUE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT ide0:0.clientDevice = TRUE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT ide0:0.deviceType = cdrom-raw
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT ide0:0.startConnected = FALSE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT floppy0.startConnected = FALSE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT floppy0.clientDevice = TRUE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT ethernet0.present = TRUE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT ethernet0.networkName = DMZ
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT ethernet0.addressType = vpx
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT ethernet0.generatedAddress = 00:50:56:84:21:44
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT chipset.onlineStandby = FALSE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT guestOSAltName = Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT guestOS = win2000advserv
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT uuid.bios = 50 04 92 fb 4f 09 ce d1-64 df f6 14 65 99 bc 36
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT snapshot.action = keep
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT sched.cpu.min = 0
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT sched.cpu.units = mhz
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT sched.cpu.shares = normal
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT sched.mem.minsize = 0
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT sched.mem.shares = normal
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT toolScripts.afterPowerOn = TRUE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT toolScripts.afterResume = TRUE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT toolScripts.beforeSuspend = TRUE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT toolScripts.beforePowerOff = TRUE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT floppy0.fileName = /dev/fd0
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT sched.cpu.max = 54240
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT scsi0.present = TRUE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT scsi0.sharedBus = none
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT scsi0:0.present = TRUE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT scsi0:0.fileName = DMZ_WEB.vmdk
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT scsi0:0.deviceType = scsi-hardDisk
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT uuid.location = 56 4d c4 fb 3c 2c 5a 56-b1 92 bb 25 09 69 d7 ad
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT sched.swap.derivedName = /vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/DMZ_WEB-26bc6269.vswp
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT hostCPUID.0 = 0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT guestCPUID.0 = 0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT userCPUID.0 = 0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT hostCPUID.1 = 000006fb000408000004e3bdbfebfbff
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT guestCPUID.1 = 000006f800010800000022010febfbff
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT userCPUID.1 = 000006fb000408000004e3bdbfebfbff
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT hostCPUID.80000001 = 00000000000000000000000120000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT guestCPUID.80000001 = 00000000000000000000000120000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT userCPUID.80000001 = 00000000000000000000000120000000
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT evcCompatibilityMode = FALSE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT --- USER DEFAULTS
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT --- HOST DEFAULTS
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT libdir = /usr/lib/vmware
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.fullpath = /usr/sbin/vmware-authd
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.client.port = 902
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT vmware.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT control.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware-cmd
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT serverd.fullpath = /usr/sbin/vmware-serverd
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT serverd.init.fullpath = /usr/lib/vmware/serverd/init.pl
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.proxy.vim = vmware-hostd:hostd-vmdb
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.proxy.nfc = vmware-hostd:ha-nfc
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.proxy.nfcssl = vmware-hostd:ha-nfcssl
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.soapServer = TRUE
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.proxy.vpxa-nfcssl = vmware-vpxa:vpxa-nfcssl
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT authd.proxy.vpxa-nfc = vmware-vpxa:vpxa-nfc
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT --- SITE DEFAULTS
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.help = introduction.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.configurationEditor = config_editor_newvm.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.ideConfig = devices_virtualdrive.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.floppyConfig = devices_floppy.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.mouseConfig = devices_mouse.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.netConfig = devices_netadapter.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.parallelConfig = devices_parallel.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.serialConfig = devices_serial.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.soundConfig = devices_sound.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.memConfig = configvm_memory.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.miscConfig = configvm.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.usbConfig = devices_usb.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.displayConfig = configvm_display-problems.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT tag.tools = vmtools.htm
Sep 30 21:54:27.675: vmx| DICT --- GLOBAL SETTINGS
Sep 30 21:54:28.398: vmx| hostCpuFeatures = 0x444000dc
Sep 30 21:54:28.398: vmx| hostNumPerfCounters = 2
Sep 30 21:54:28.417: vmx| VMMon_CreateVM: vmmon.numVCPUs=2
Sep 30 21:54:28.418: vmx| Swap file path: '/vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/DMZ_WEB-26bc6269.vswp'
Sep 30 21:54:28.469: vmx| Using swap file '/vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/DMZ_WEB-26bc6269.vswp'
Sep 30 21:54:28.469: vmx| VMXVmdb_LoadRawConfig: Loading raw config
Sep 30 21:54:29.064: vmx| vmm32-modules: vmm.vmm32 .data:0x2c000 .sdata:0x2e000 .statvars:0x2f000 .peer:0x30000 .shared:0x57000 .bss:0x6f000 .rodata:0x76000 .text:0x83000 .kstatvars:0x4000 ,mmu-pae.vmm32 .rodata:0x816c0 .data:0x2d4a0 .peer:0x54be0 .shared:0x6c542 .bss:0x74c00 .text:0xd9b08 .comment:0x40000dc8 .statvars:0x2000 .kstatvars:0x2000 .scb:0x40004740 .shared_meta:0x40004560 .peer_meta:0x40000cc0 ,sharedmmu-none.vmm32 .text:0xe3af4 .comment:0x40000ed6 ,pv-none.vmm32 .data:0x2d4c0 .peer:0x1000 .shared:0x6ce82 .bss:0x750c0 .text:0xe3b20 .comment:0x40000ee8 .statvars:0x1000 .kstatvars:0x1000 .shared_meta:0x400048f0 ,hv-none.vmm32 .text:0xe3c14 .comment:0x40000f42 ,buslogic-buslogic.vmm32 .rodata:0x816d0 .data:0x2d4c4 .peer:0x2000 .shared:0x6cfda .bss:0x75160 .text:0xe3c3c .comment:0x40000f54 .statvars:0x2000 .kstatvars:0x2000 .scb:0x400048c0 .shared_meta:0x40004980 ,<MonSrcFile> .rodata:0x81f88
Sep 30 21:54:29.064: vmx| KHZEstimate 2333416
Sep 30 21:54:29.064: vmx| MHZEstimate 2333
Sep 30 21:54:29.064: vmx| NumVCPUs 2
Sep 30 21:54:29.065: vmx| UUID: location-UUID is 56 4d c4 fb 3c 2c 5a 56-b1 92 bb 25 09 69 d7 ad
Sep 30 21:54:29.065: vmx| WORKER: Creating new group with numThreads=2 (2)
Sep 30 21:54:29.159: vmx| Mapped mainmem as pageable
Sep 30 21:54:29.161: vmx| MStat: Creating Stat vm.uptime
Sep 30 21:54:29.161: vmx| MStat: Creating Stat vm.suspendTime
Sep 30 21:54:29.161: vmx| MStat: Creating Stat vm.powerOnTimeStamp
Sep 30 21:54:29.167: vmx| VMXVmdb_LoadRawConfig: Loading raw config
Sep 30 21:54:29.171: vmx| DISK: OPEN scsi0:0 '/vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/DMZ_WEB.vmdk' persistent R[(null)]
Sep 30 21:54:33.178: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/DMZ_WEB-flat.vmdk" : failed to open (1048585): AIOMgr_Open failed. Type 3
Sep 30 21:54:33.178: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Failed to open extents for descriptor file in normal mode
Sep 30 21:54:33.179: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : "/vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/DMZ_WEB.vmdk" : failed to open (Device or resource busy).
Sep 30 21:54:33.179: vmx| DISKLIB-CHAIN : "/vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/DMZ_WEB.vmdk" : failed to open (Device or resource busy).
Sep 30 21:54:33.179: vmx| DISKLIB-LIB : Failed to open '/vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/DMZ_WEB.vmdk' with flags 0xa (Device or resource busy).
Sep 30 21:54:33.179: vmx| DISK: Cannot open disk "/vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/DMZ_WEB.vmdk": Device or resource busy (1048585).
Sep 30 21:54:33.179: vmx| Msg_Post: Error
Sep 30 21:54:33.179: vmx| Cannot open the disk '/vmfs/volumes/4a6eb09e-9a9263ff-c04e-001a64ce2c0c/DMZ_WEB/DMZ_WEB.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.
Sep 30 21:54:33.179: vmx| Reason: Device or resource busy.----

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Sep 30 21:54:33.187: vmx| Module DiskEarly power on failed.
Sep 30 21:54:33.187: vmx| VMX_PowerOn: ModuleTable_PowerOn = 0
Sep 30 21:54:33.187: vmx| WORKER: asyncOps=0 maxActiveOps=0 maxPending=0 maxCompleted=0
Sep 30 21:54:34.385: vmx| vmdbPipe_Streams Couldn't read: OVL_STATUS_EOF
Sep 30 21:54:34.385: vmx| VMX idle exit
Sep 30 21:54:34.416: vmx| Flushing VMX VMDB connections
Sep 30 21:54:34.420: vmx| IPC_exit: disconnecting all threads
Sep 30 21:54:34.420: vmx| VMX exit (0)

Sep 30 21:54:34.420: vmx| AIOMGR-S : stat o=1 r=0 w=0 i=0 br=0 bw=0

Sep 30 21:54:34.420: vmx| VMX has left the building: 0.

I will first try to unlock the original VM (i tried with copies so far) then to use the vcbRestore method...

Did the poster solved his problem with the hints suggested ? It would be nice to know this has worked for someone else 😜

Thanks.

Davide DG - VCP 3.5

[DavideDG]

Luckily, a reboot of all the cluster nodes did the job (God bless vmotion).

Davide DG - VCP 3.5