Error when trying to vmotion a VM or reconfigure it. "The object 'vim.Datastore:datastore-#####' has already been deleted or has not been completely created"
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Error when trying to vmotion a VM or reconfigure it. "The object 'vim.Datastore:datastore-#####' has already been deleted or has not been completely created"

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Article ID: 415177

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Products

VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Try to reconfigure a VM via Edit Settings or vMotion it - it will fail with the following error.

Reconfigure virtual machine <Virtual Machine Name> => The object 'vim.Datastore:datastore-#####' has already been deleted or has not been completely created

Environment

A specific datastore has been set for use as VM swap on cluster Level or on individual host level.

How to confirm what is set on cluster level:

 Select Cluster > Configure > Configuration > General > Swap File Location
  is set to 'Datastore specified by host'

 

How to confirm what is set on ESXi Level

 Select ESXi > Configure > Virtual Machines > Swap File location

Cause

The datastore being referenced by the the VM's vmx file no longer exists, is no longer accessible. In this case it was removed after a PDL event.

You will see entries similar to the following in the vCenter vpxd log:

/var/log/vmware/vpxd/vpxd.log

YYYYY-MM-DD T HH:MM:SS error vpxd[1234567] [Originator@6876 sub=Default opID=#######] [VpxLRO] -- ERROR session[#####] -- CatalogSyncManager -- vim.vslm.vcenter.CatalogSyncManager.queryCatalogChange: :vim.fault.InaccessibleDatastore
 --> Result:
 --> (vim.fault.InaccessibleDatastore) {
 -->    faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
 -->    faultMessage = <unset>,
 -->    datastore = 'vim.Datastore:########-#####-####-####-############:datastore-#####',
 -->    name = "datastore_name",
 -->    detail = "notAccessible"
 -->    msg = ""
 --> }

or

YYYYY-MM-DD T HH:MM:SS  error vpxd[654321] [Originator@6876 sub=VmProv opID=######-01] Get exception while >executing action vpx.vmprov.CheckCompatibility:--> (vmodl.fault.ManagedObjectNotFound) 

Resolution

Set the location for VM swap to a datastore that is accessible preferably to all hosts or set it to Virtual machine directory (same directory where the VM files & logs are stored)

This setting is usually/preferably set on the cluster level as either "Datastore specified by host" or " Virtual machine directory "

Check/Edit on Cluster Level

  • Select Cluster > Configure > Configuration > General > Swap File Location

If set at the cluster level you cannot change the setting from a host level.  The 'Edit ...' button will be greyed out.

If so it should state :

This host is in a cluster which specifies that the virtual machine swap files are to be stored in the same directory as the virtual machines. The host inherits this configuration. In order to change it, you must edit the cluster settings.
The swap files will be stored in the location specified below. Note that individual machines can override this setting.

Check/Edit on ESXi Level

  • Select ESXi > Configure > Virtual Machines > Swap File location

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