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Gundisalvus
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‎03-25-2024 12:51 PM

Cannot clone nor migrate - Error caused by file /vmfs/volumes/....vmdk

Hello there!

I have seen some posts with this issue, but I was unable to find a solution.

As per the subject, I am having an issue when trying to clone or move a VM from one host to another.

I'm quite sure this is because of a datastore issue/corruption.

Is there a way to analyze a datastore for errors without risk of data loss?

Any information you can provide will be helpful!

Thanks in advance.

 

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Shen88
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‎03-27-2024 01:45 AM

@Gundisalvus,

Could you share the ESXi version and also mention if there were any recent changes like host upgrades etc. ? Also, have we tried to power off the VM, power back ON and then clone/migrate?


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Shen
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Gundisalvus
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‎03-27-2024 05:14 AM

Hello Shen! Thank you for your reply.

ESXi version is 7.0.3, and yes, I have tried cloning and migrating the VMs while they are powered on, as well as powered off.

There were no recent host upgrades. We had this issue since a disk failed, however we have already replaced that disk with a new one. Even though we corrected that issue, we are unable to backup some VMs with Veeam, clone them or move them.

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