rm -r /etc/vmware/license.cfg cp /etc/vmware/.#license.cfg /etc/vmware/license.cfg /etc/init.d/vpxa restart
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To move the CBT files and consolidate snapshots:
- SSH to Host
- Navigate to the VM folder using this command: cd /vmfs/volumes/datastore/virtual_machine/
- Create a temporary directory for the CBT files. mkdir temp
- Move the CBT files to temp directory. mv *-ctk.vmdk temp/
- Run the snapshot consolidation again.
To disable these warnings using vSphere Client:
- Select the ESXi host from the Inventory.
- Click the Configuration tab.
- Click Advanced Settings in the Software menu.
- Navigate to UserVars > UserVars.SuppressShellWarning.
- Set the value from 0 to 1.
- Click OK.
- Connect to the ESXi host through SSH using root credentials.
- Run this command:
vim-cmd hostsvc/advopt/update UserVars.SuppressShellWarning long 1
- Connect to the ESXi host through SSH using root credentials.
- Run this command:
vim-cmd hostsvc/advopt/update UserVars.SuppressShellWarning long 0
To set the parameter snapshot.asyncConsolidate.forceSync to TRUE using the vSphere client:
1. Shut down the virtual machine.
2. Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit settings.
3. Click the Options tab.
4. Under Advanced, right-click General
5. Click Configuration Parameters, then click Add Row.
6. In the left pane, add this parameter:
snapshot.asyncConsolidate.forceSync
7. In the right pane, add this value:
TRUE
8. Click OK to save your change, and power on the virtual machine.
OR
this Powercli command:
get-vm virtual_machine_name | New-AdvancedSetting -Name snapshot.asyncConsolidate.forceSync -Value TRUE -Confirm:$False
Taken from
https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2082886
If you receive the following error another VM likely has the disk mounted, probably from a backup process. Shutdown the VM, remove the disk, restart the VM. In some cases you may need to reboot the ESX.
An error occurred while consolidating disks: msg.snapshot.error-DISKLOCKEDAn error occurred while consolidating disks: msg.fileio.lock.