Comments on: Unable to access a file since it is locked http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked/ Your P.I. on virtualization Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: IvanZito http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked/#comment-1704 IvanZito Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:16:00 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=82#comment-1704 Change the VM that you are converted,  to the original host where you began converting the VM. The motive is that the destination ESXi have not resorces and the DRS have run just when the task converter finish. Change the VM that you are converted,  to the original host where you began converting the VM.

The motive is that the destination ESXi have not resorces and the DRS have run just when the task converter finish.

]]> By: Bhaiya_kol http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked/#comment-1575 Bhaiya_kol Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:15:00 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=82#comment-1575 we faced the same issue and resolved it by removing the Vm from inventory and then adding it back. The problem got resolved we faced the same issue and resolved it by removing the Vm from inventory and then adding it back.
The problem got resolved

]]> By: Aniclator1 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked/#comment-991 Aniclator1 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:52:19 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=82#comment-991 I found the easiest was in my face to do a touch * in the VM dir. Then an fuser /path/to/locked/file<br>check out the Process given<br>fuser -k /path/to/locked/file<br>check VCenter to see if the host is disconnected. If so run<br>service mgmt-vmware restart I found the easiest was in my face to do a touch * in the VM dir. Then an fuser /path/to/locked/file
check out the Process given
fuser -k /path/to/locked/file
check VCenter to see if the host is disconnected. If so run
service mgmt-vmware restart

]]> By: penguinpunk.net » Locked vmdk files http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked/#comment-781 penguinpunk.net » Locked vmdk files Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:07:03 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=82#comment-781 [...] generally bad. We started adding VMs back to other hosts, but one VM had locked files. Check out this entry at Gabe’s Virtual World on how to address this, but basically you want to ps, grep and kill [...] [...] generally bad. We started adding VMs back to other hosts, but one VM had locked files. Check out this entry at Gabe’s Virtual World on how to address this, but basically you want to ps, grep and kill [...]

]]> By: Edwin http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked/#comment-667 Edwin Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:33:35 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=82#comment-667 If the problem is related to VDR (VMware Data Recovery), you can find the answer in the following link: <br><br><a href="http://tipstricksandmore.blogspot.com/2010/02/solved-unable-to-access-file.html" rel="nofollow">http://tipstricksandmore.blogspot.com/2010/02/s...</a><br><br>It really solves the problem.<br><br>Cheers If the problem is related to VDR (VMware Data Recovery), you can find the answer in the following link:

http://tipstricksandmore.blogspot.com/2010/02/s…

It really solves the problem.

Cheers

]]> By: Edwin http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked/#comment-589 Edwin Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:33:35 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=82#comment-589 If the problem is related to VDR (VMware Data Recovery), you can find the answer in the following link: <br><br><a href="http://tipstricksandmore.blogspot.com/2010/02/solved-unable-to-access-file.html" rel="nofollow">http://tipstricksandmore.blogspot.com/2010/02/s...</a><br><br>It really solves the problem.<br><br>Cheers If the problem is related to VDR (VMware Data Recovery), you can find the answer in the following link:

http://tipstricksandmore.blogspot.com/2010/02/s…

It really solves the problem.

Cheers

]]> By: avlieshout http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked/#comment-666 avlieshout Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:33:45 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=82#comment-666 Hi Gabe,<br><br>Thanks for sharing this. It just helped me out with a P2V.<br>I used Converter standalone and after cloning the disks, the migration task failed and the physical source server PSOD'd on me!.<br><br>-Arnim Hi Gabe,

Thanks for sharing this. It just helped me out with a P2V.
I used Converter standalone and after cloning the disks, the migration task failed and the physical source server PSOD'd on me!.

-Arnim

]]> By: avlieshout http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked/#comment-120 avlieshout Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:33:45 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=82#comment-120 Hi Gabe,<br><br>Thanks for sharing this. It just helped me out with a P2V.<br>I used Converter standalone and after cloning the disks, the migration task failed and the physical source server PSOD'd on me!.<br><br>-Arnim Hi Gabe,

Thanks for sharing this. It just helped me out with a P2V.
I used Converter standalone and after cloning the disks, the migration task failed and the physical source server PSOD'd on me!.

-Arnim

]]> By: Edwin http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked/#comment-665 Edwin Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:59:23 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=82#comment-665 It worked for me, I also had the vmdk file locked. It was caused after trying to activate fault tolerance in one of my vm's, and it started switching between the esx hosts, with messages like: needs secondary. It worked for me, I also had the vmdk file locked. It was caused after trying to activate fault tolerance in one of my vm's, and it started switching between the esx hosts, with messages like: needs secondary.

]]> By: Edwin http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/unable-to-access-a-file-since-it-is-locked/#comment-119 Edwin Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:59:23 +0000 http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/?p=82#comment-119 It worked for me, I also had the vmdk file locked. It was caused after trying to activate fault tolerance in one of my vm's, and it started switching between the esx hosts, with messages like: needs secondary. It worked for me, I also had the vmdk file locked. It was caused after trying to activate fault tolerance in one of my vm's, and it started switching between the esx hosts, with messages like: needs secondary.

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