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Virtual machine does not power on because of missing or locked files E-mail
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 07:50
  • Virtual machine cannot power on
  • Error messages during power up include:
    • Unable to open Swap File
    • Unable to access a file since it is locked
    • Unable to access Virtual machine configuration
       
  • The following messages appear in /var/log/vmkernel:

    WARNING: World: VM xxxx: xxx: Failed to open swap file <path>: Lock was not free
    WARNING: World: VM xxxx: xxx: Failed to initialize swap file <path>
     
  • When opening a console within Lab Manager, you may receive the error:

    Error connecting to <path><virtualmachine>.vmx because the VMX is not started
     
  • Powering on a virtual machine results in the power on task remaining at 95% indefinitely
  • Cannot power on a virtual machine after deploying it from a template
  • A virtual machine reports conflicting power states between vCenter and the ESX host console

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