Re: unknown vmdk files

Ilan Harel wrote:

 

Hi,

Recently I wanted to do some cleanup in my storage so I've started to delete some datastores from vsphere.

After all the VM's were migrated to another storage, I browsed each of the old datastores and found some unrecognized folders and vmdk files.

All the folders had names like: host-694-lkakwsgokx and inside had 1 logs folder and one vmdk file by the name cos.vmdk or cos-flat.vmdk.

Any way to alter those vmdk files (move,delete, rename, etc.) failed with the error: Unable to open file ...

Since I have almost 400 VM's running, it can take days to check all the running VM's and see who those files belongs to.

 

Is there a way that I can find out quicly who owns those vmdk files or how can safetly delete those files?

 

Thanks.

Very good link explain how to manage unused space and temp file

http://www.virtualizationteam.com/virtualization-vmware/vsphere-virtualization-vmware/vmware-esx-4-reclaiming-thin-provisioned-disk-unused-space.html

Yours,

Satya