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I followed this vmware guide to remove a storage device and replace with another. Everything worked fine apart from the fact the the datastore still show on the list as inactive.
During the procedure I'm supposed to:

1. unmount the datastore


2. detach storage device


3. make sure it detached with esxcli storage core device detached list
   


4. permanently remove device config with esxcli storage core device detached remove -d naa.xxxx
   

I had another one to remove and managed to figure out how to do it correctly by adding another step after 2

2.1 Click inactive datastore -> Actions -> Delete Datastore

Then continue

Does anybody know how to remove this inactive ghost datastore? I actually want to use the same name for the new datastore so can't really turn my blind eye on it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

vmware-esxi vmware-vsphere vmware-vcenter datastore

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2

I followed this vmware guide to remove a storage device and replace with another. Everything worked fine apart from the fact the the datastore still show on the list as inactive.
During the procedure I'm supposed to:

1. unmount the datastore


2. detach storage device


3. make sure it detached with esxcli storage core device detached list
   


4. permanently remove device config with esxcli storage core device detached remove -d naa.xxxx
   

I had another one to remove and managed to figure out how to do it correctly by adding another step after 2

2.1 Click inactive datastore -> Actions -> Delete Datastore

Then continue

Does anybody know how to remove this inactive ghost datastore? I actually want to use the same name for the new datastore so can't really turn my blind eye on it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

vmware-esxi vmware-vsphere vmware-vcenter datastore

share|improve this question

edited Jan 6 '17 at 7:31

Bart C

asked Jan 5 '17 at 22:59

Bart CBart C

146115

add a comment | 

I followed this vmware guide to remove a storage device and replace with another. Everything worked fine apart from the fact the the datastore still show on the list as inactive.
During the procedure I'm supposed to:

1. unmount the datastore


2. detach storage device


3. make sure it detached with esxcli storage core device detached list
   


4. permanently remove device config with esxcli storage core device detached remove -d naa.xxxx
   

I had another one to remove and managed to figure out how to do it correctly by adding another step after 2

2.1 Click inactive datastore -> Actions -> Delete Datastore

Then continue

Does anybody know how to remove this inactive ghost datastore? I actually want to use the same name for the new datastore so can't really turn my blind eye on it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

vmware-esxi vmware-vsphere vmware-vcenter datastore

share|improve this question

edited Jan 6 '17 at 7:31

Bart C

asked Jan 5 '17 at 22:59

Bart CBart C

146115

share|improve this question

edited Jan 6 '17 at 7:31

Bart C

asked Jan 5 '17 at 22:59

Bart CBart C

146115

share|improve this question

edited Jan 6 '17 at 7:31

Bart C

asked Jan 5 '17 at 22:59

Bart CBart C

146115

asked Jan 5 '17 at 22:59

Bart CBart C

146115

asked Jan 5 '17 at 22:59

Bart CBart C

146115

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I just had exactly the same problem. Check if you have VM snapshots.

# list snapshots
get-vm -datastore <dsname> |get-snapshot |select VM,name,created

If the VMs were connected to the datastore when the snapshot was made the VM will be connected to it until you remove the snapshot.

#remove all snapshots
get-vm -datastore <dsname> |get-snapshot |remove-snapshot

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answered Jan 6 '17 at 14:50

Gerald SchneiderGerald Schneider

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  Hi Gerald, I don't have any snapshots, no related objects, I cleaned up everything and it's still not going away.
  
  – Bart C
  Jan 9 '17 at 13:16
  

  
  
  
  

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I had an issue once with an inaccessible NFS datastore.
Command type used: esxcli storage nfs remove -v vol_nfsvol1 where nfsvol1 was the name of the storage.

Ref: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2008507

Also look on the individual hosts and see if the data store is mounted. It may be a single file locked to a host causing this.

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answered Jan 22 '18 at 22:14

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  I didn't see how old this post was. :) It may have been resolved by now. Which solution did you go with?
  
  – Jermal Smith
  Jan 23 '18 at 22:08
  

  
  
  
  

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I just had exactly the same problem. Check if you have VM snapshots.

# list snapshots
get-vm -datastore <dsname> |get-snapshot |select VM,name,created

If the VMs were connected to the datastore when the snapshot was made the VM will be connected to it until you remove the snapshot.

#remove all snapshots
get-vm -datastore <dsname> |get-snapshot |remove-snapshot

share|improve this answer

answered Jan 6 '17 at 14:50

Gerald SchneiderGerald Schneider

6,88932647

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Hi Gerald, I don't have any snapshots, no related objects, I cleaned up everything and it's still not going away.
  
  – Bart C
  Jan 9 '17 at 13:16
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

I just had exactly the same problem. Check if you have VM snapshots.

# list snapshots
get-vm -datastore <dsname> |get-snapshot |select VM,name,created

If the VMs were connected to the datastore when the snapshot was made the VM will be connected to it until you remove the snapshot.

#remove all snapshots
get-vm -datastore <dsname> |get-snapshot |remove-snapshot

share|improve this answer

answered Jan 6 '17 at 14:50

Gerald SchneiderGerald Schneider

6,88932647

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Hi Gerald, I don't have any snapshots, no related objects, I cleaned up everything and it's still not going away.
  
  – Bart C
  Jan 9 '17 at 13:16
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I just had exactly the same problem. Check if you have VM snapshots.

# list snapshots
get-vm -datastore <dsname> |get-snapshot |select VM,name,created

If the VMs were connected to the datastore when the snapshot was made the VM will be connected to it until you remove the snapshot.

#remove all snapshots
get-vm -datastore <dsname> |get-snapshot |remove-snapshot

share|improve this answer

answered Jan 6 '17 at 14:50

Gerald SchneiderGerald Schneider

6,88932647

# list snapshots
get-vm -datastore <dsname> |get-snapshot |select VM,name,created

#remove all snapshots
get-vm -datastore <dsname> |get-snapshot |remove-snapshot

share|improve this answer

answered Jan 6 '17 at 14:50

Gerald SchneiderGerald Schneider

6,88932647

answered Jan 6 '17 at 14:50

Gerald SchneiderGerald Schneider

6,88932647

answered Jan 6 '17 at 14:50

Gerald SchneiderGerald Schneider

6,88932647

0

I had an issue once with an inaccessible NFS datastore.
Command type used: esxcli storage nfs remove -v vol_nfsvol1 where nfsvol1 was the name of the storage.

Ref: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2008507

Also look on the individual hosts and see if the data store is mounted. It may be a single file locked to a host causing this.

share|improve this answer

answered Jan 22 '18 at 22:14

Jermal SmithJermal Smith

436

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I didn't see how old this post was. :) It may have been resolved by now. Which solution did you go with?
  
  – Jermal Smith
  Jan 23 '18 at 22:08
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

I had an issue once with an inaccessible NFS datastore.
Command type used: esxcli storage nfs remove -v vol_nfsvol1 where nfsvol1 was the name of the storage.

Ref: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2008507

Also look on the individual hosts and see if the data store is mounted. It may be a single file locked to a host causing this.

share|improve this answer

answered Jan 22 '18 at 22:14

Jermal SmithJermal Smith

436

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I didn't see how old this post was. :) It may have been resolved by now. Which solution did you go with?
  
  – Jermal Smith
  Jan 23 '18 at 22:08
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I had an issue once with an inaccessible NFS datastore.
Command type used: esxcli storage nfs remove -v vol_nfsvol1 where nfsvol1 was the name of the storage.

Ref: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2008507

Also look on the individual hosts and see if the data store is mounted. It may be a single file locked to a host causing this.

share|improve this answer

answered Jan 22 '18 at 22:14

Jermal SmithJermal Smith

436

share|improve this answer

answered Jan 22 '18 at 22:14

Jermal SmithJermal Smith

436

answered Jan 22 '18 at 22:14

Jermal SmithJermal Smith

436

answered Jan 22 '18 at 22:14

Jermal SmithJermal Smith

436