Migration options for a virtual machine are greyed out though vMotion is licensed
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Article ID: 316570
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Products
VMware vCenter Server
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
Right-clicking a virtual machine in vCenter Server the Migration and Power-off option is greyed out.
Environment
VMware vCenter Server
Cause
This issue can occur after a virtual machine backup completes and the entries from the vCenter Server database vpx_disabled_methods table are not removed.
For more information on who created the entry run the below command /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -d VCDB -U postgres -c "select * from vpx_disabled_methods;"
Resolution
Manually remove entries from the vCenter Mob:
Identify the VM's MOB ID
Open a web browser to the vCenter Server's Flex (Flash) or vSphere Client (HTML5)
In the left hand side inventory, select the affected VM's object
With the VM selected and highlighted, in the URL bar, review the string and look for "VirtualMachine:vm-xx"