How do I delete a VMDK file from the Datastore?

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How do I delete a VMDK file from the Datastore?

After you have located the virtual machine which has mounted the . vmdk, remove it. Select that virtual machine and go to Edit Settings > Hard Disk > Remove.

How do I delete files from Datastore?

This operation permanently deletes all the files associated with the VMs on the datastore that you want to delete….Deleting a datastore

  1. Select NetApp Element Management > Management.
  2. From the Datastores page, select the check box for the datastore you want to delete.
  3. Click Actions.
  4. In the resulting menu, click Delete.

How do I delete a VM from a Datastore?

How to Cleanly Remove a vSphere Datastore

  1. Power down all VMs on the datastore you wish to remove.
  2. Unregister all powered down VMs from inventory.
  3. Unmount the datastore from all hosts.
  4. Detach the device from all hosts.
  5. Rescan for storage devices.

How do I know if my VMDK is locked?

Identifying the Locked File

  1. Power on the virtual machine, this process should fail and display an error message.
  2. Connect to the ESXi host the virtual machine is on with an SSH session.
  3. Find the IP address of the host holding the lock by running vmfsfilelockinfo on the VMDK flat, delta, or sesparse file for VMFS, or the .

What is a flat VMDK file in VMware?

In short, the -flat.vmdk is the virtual disk for a vm, and should have a matching .vmdk, which is the descriptor file.

How do I delete delta vmdk?

Cleanup: Removing the base disk and related snapshot delta disks via the ESX host terminal

  1. Confirm that the respective delta disk files are not locked while this virtual machine is powered-on. They should not be, at this stage.
  2. Remove the snapshot delta and base disk extent/descriptor files using the vmkfstools command.

What will happen if the .VMX file becomes corrupt?

Corrupt VMX File. Issues with a virtual machine’s . vmx file can prevent it from being powered on.

How do I delete a file in virtual machine?

Right Click the affected virtual machine. In the Hardware tab, select the full disk (“Hard Disk #”) from the list of hardware. Click Remove. Select Remove from virtual machine (DO NOT select ‘Remove from virtual machine and delete file from disk’)

How do I delete a VM from vCenter?

To only remove a VM from the inventory, right-click the VM and select All vCenter Actions > Remove from Inventory:

  1. Click Yes to confirm the removal:
  2. You can re-register the VM back to the inventory:
  3. Review the settings and click Finish:
  4. The VM should be back in the inventory:

How do I delete a VMware datastore?

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the datastore.
  2. Right-click the datastore to remove, and select Delete Datastore.
  3. Confirm that you want to remove the datastore.

How to delete the VM/vmdk file from the backup virtual machine?

Select that virtual machine and go to Edit Settings > Hard Disk > Remove. After you have removed the.vmdk file from the backup virtual machine, you can delete the file using normal methods. NOTE: Before deleting the VM/VMDK. Make sure the VM or VMDK which you are deleting is not part of backup or added to proxy server.

Why can’t I open a vmdk file?

Even though the .vmdk file is not technically open, it is mounted to the backup solution’s virtual machine. To resolve this issue, you must locate the virtual machine that has this .vmdk mounted and then unmount it. To do so: Search for references to the .vmdk file in the settings files (.vmx files) of the other virtual machine’s on the datastore.

What happens to the VMDK when the parent virtual machine is deleted?

When this happens, the .vmdk whose parent virtual machine had been deleted is still mounted to a running virtual machine. Even though the .vmdk file is not technically open, it is mounted to the backup solution’s virtual machine.

How do I remove a VMX file from a virtual machine?

Note: You need to run this command from each host that can see the datastore, because the .vmx file is locked on all hosts except the one on which it is running. After you have located the virtual machine which has mounted the .vmdk, remove it. Select that virtual machine and go to Edit Settings > Hard Disk > Remove.