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Virtual Machine failed to power after storage outage or snapshot removal. vCenter shows 'Virtual Machine disk consolidation is needed' Alert. When you perform Disk Consolidation, it fails and shows that "another task is in progress." Example:
This issue occurs when the " filename-ctk.vmdk " file is missing. Example error log:
We checked the task list for the VM Collecting information about tasks in VMware ESXi: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=1013003 # vim-cmd vimsvc/task_list VMID We killed the Process # lsof | grep vm-name # kill -9 process-id Moved all the ctk files in a temp folder # mkdir temp # mv *-ctk.vmdk Commented the change tracking file line in all .vmdk which are present .vmx # less .vmx | grep .vmdk # vi .vmdk # :wq! Note: Insert # to comment the line with ctk as below. Create a copy of the vmx file and then edit it to change from TRUE to FALSE # cp vm-name.vmx vm-name.vmx.bck # vi vm-name.vmx scsix:x.ctkEnabled = "TRUE" ----> scsix:x.ctkEnabled = "False" Save the file and reload the vmx file # vim-cmd vmsvc/reload VMID See VMware KB: "Could not open/create change tracking files" error when powering on VM: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=2009244 We were now able to successfully able to power on the VM. The consolidation is in progress.
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