
Open the /var/log/vmware.log file and look at the last consolidate/power-on process.Go to /vmfs/volumes/vm-datastore/vm-dir/.Log in as root to the ESXi host where the affected virtual machine is running through SSH.See the error stack for details on the cause of this problem:Īn error occurred while consolidating disks: .Ĭonsolidation failed for disk node 'scsi1:0':. Unable to see lock on one of the VM files.Ĭonsolidate virtual machine disk files: Unable to access file since it is locked. Restart the management agents on the nodes that owned this VM: " services.sh restart".Practice extreme caution and ensure that valid backups exist when manipulating files manually in a VxRail environment. While lock file manipulation and behaviors are universal, this KB contains verbiage and methodologies pertaining to nonvSAN storage such as VMFS and NFS. Note: This VMware KB article is not targeted for vSAN environments. To troubleshoot this issue, assuming no backup is holding the files, use VMware's KB here to check if any ESXi server is locking a file:
