topic Failed DMotion in vSphere™ Storage Discussions

Failed DMotion

esnmb — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:50:10 GMT

I have several files now for a server that I storage vmotioned and now the server won't boot. I am getting a "File was not found" error.

I am left with these files along with my normal log, vmx, nvram, etc:

DMotion-scsi0:00_alxn-netmon01-000001-delta.vmdk

DMotion-scsi0:00_alxn-netmon01-000001.vmdk

DMotion-scsi0:00_alxn-netmon01-delta.vmdk

Is there any way for fix this vm?

Re: Failed DMotion

JasonBurrell — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:39:09 GMT

You should be able to see what file is missing by logging onto the service console and opening the vmware.log file located in the same directory as the .vmx file.

Re: Failed DMotion

HannaL — Wed, 05 May 2010 01:46:43 GMT

It really depends what exactly is the problem in your case. Here are some articles that might help you figure out what the problem is and possibly how to resolve it but call support if you have it, it can be tricky. If it is saying file not found the vmdk descriptor file may need to be recreated. Figuring out why SVmotion failed (is a datastore low on space) would also be important to figure out.

There is a good website to help create vmdk files, kudos to whoever wrote this:

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003743

Hope that helps

Hanna