Dell VxRail: After deleting VM from disk, there are VM folders remaining in the data store which could not be deleted manually

Summary: After deleting VM from disk, there are VM folders remaining in the data store which could not be deleted manually.

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Symptoms



-After deleting a VM from disk, the VM folder remains and is not deleted as should be.
-Trying to remove the VM folder reports an error:
  
/usr/lib/vmware/osfs/bin/osfs-rmdir DR-Apps-2
Deleting directory 64ca255d-86c0-e871-6492-e4434b2dada0 in container id 52ecc171a3679e2938b116392ba56640 backed by vsan (force=False)
Failed. Search VMkernel log and osfsd log for opID 'osfsIpc-1578468929.8393154'.

Cause

The VM folder remains and is not deleted as should be.

Resolution

Get the VM folder UUID:
  
/vmfs/volumes/vsan:52ecc171a3679e29-38b116392ba56640 ls -la

lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 36 Jan 9 07:06 DR-Apps-2 -> 64ca255d-86c0-e871-6492-e4434b2dada0



Remove the folder with UUID using the below command: 
/usr/lib/vmware/osfs/bin/objtool delete -u 64ca255d-86c0-e871-6492-e4434b2dada0 -f

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Affected Products

VMware VSAN

Products

VxRail Appliance Family
Article Properties
Article Number: 000052028
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 27 Nov 2024
Version:  4
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