{"id":1704,"date":"2022-09-12T10:35:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T08:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irg-net.com\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2022-09-12T10:35:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T08:35:44","slug":"unable-to-delete-an-inaccessible-datastore-zombie-datastore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irg-net.com\/index.php\/unable-to-delete-an-inaccessible-datastore-zombie-datastore\/","title":{"rendered":"Unable to delete an &#8220;inaccessible&#8221; datastore (Zombie datastore)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vmware.svg_.png?resize=221%2C35&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1563\" width=\"221\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vmware.svg_.png?resize=1024%2C167&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vmware.svg_.png?resize=300%2C49&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vmware.svg_.png?resize=768%2C125&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vmware.svg_.png?resize=1536%2C251&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vmware.svg_.png?resize=2048%2C334&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vmware.svg_.png?w=2280&amp;ssl=1 2280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I built a new storage array and migrated the VMs accordingly. But the server gave the following error message:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_142037.jpg?resize=733%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_142037.jpg?w=733&amp;ssl=1 733w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_142037.jpg?resize=300%2C147&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I noticed that the old datastore is still shown as &#8220;inaccessible&#8221; in vCenter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"37\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_142049.jpg?resize=377%2C37&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_142049.jpg?w=377&amp;ssl=1 377w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_142049.jpg?resize=300%2C29&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And even via esxcli I don&#8217;t see the datastore anymore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><code lang=\"python\" class=\"language-python\">esxcli storage vmfs extent list<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_144756.jpg?resize=378%2C83&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_144756.jpg?w=378&amp;ssl=1 378w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_144756.jpg?resize=300%2C66&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So I first choose the classic way, putting the Server in Maintenance Mode and &#8220;Reboot does Good&#8221;. But the inaccessible Datastore is still there:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_142252.jpg?resize=760%2C171&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_142252.jpg?w=760&amp;ssl=1 760w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_142252.jpg?resize=300%2C68&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Slowly I began to realize that it must be VMware vCenter, so I looked there to see what services were currently running and restarted them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><code lang=\"python\" class=\"language-python\">service-control --status<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"72\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_151759.jpg?resize=1024%2C72&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_151759.jpg?resize=1024%2C72&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_151759.jpg?resize=300%2C21&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_151759.jpg?resize=768%2C54&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_151759.jpg?resize=1536%2C108&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_151759.jpg?w=1635&amp;ssl=1 1635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><code lang=\"python\" class=\"language-python\">service-control --stop --all<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_151924.jpg?resize=473%2C309&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_151924.jpg?w=473&amp;ssl=1 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_151924.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><code lang=\"python\" class=\"language-python\">service-control --start --all<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_152920.jpg?resize=469%2C304&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_152920.jpg?w=469&amp;ssl=1 469w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_152920.jpg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And incredibly, the inaccessible datastore is still there, but without the error message &#8220;inaccessible&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"291\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_153108.jpg?resize=291%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1715\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So I decided to restart the vCenter completely, after the restart I checked again the status of the services using the above command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_154014.jpg?resize=1024%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_154014.jpg?resize=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_154014.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_154014.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-01_154014.jpg?w=1097&amp;ssl=1 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well &#8211; no changes, so things are getting complicated. We need the dive into the <strong>postgre<\/strong> Database of the VMware vCenter to <strong>&#8220;kill&#8221;<\/strong> the Zombie datastore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ff0000\"><strong>Please note that this process is only intended for HomeLabs and in production infrastructures, I recommend contacting <a href=\"https:\/\/customerconnect.vmware.com\/de\/home?bmctx=89E60DF848C641FD518EB9F6B9A6E5334F602FA3A762B409625CD531863AC847&amp;password=secure_string&amp;contextType=external&amp;username=string&amp;challenge_url=https%253A%252F%252Fcustomerconnect.vmware.com%252Fhome&amp;request_id=5611686516994328938&amp;authn_try_count=0&amp;locale=de_DE&amp;resource_url=https%25253A%25252F%25252Fcustomerconnect.vmware.com%25252Fweb%25252Fvmware%25252Fchecksession\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VMware support<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allright, first we jump over to the VMware vCenter SSH session again, choose <strong>&#8220;shell&#8221;<\/strong>. At the&nbsp;<strong>root@vcenter [&nbsp;~&nbsp;]#<\/strong>&nbsp; prompt type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><code lang=\"python\" class=\"language-python\">\/opt\/vmware\/vpostgres\/current\/bin\/psql -d VCDB -U postgres<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>We should now enter the psql tool<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_101745.jpg?resize=647%2C113&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_101745.jpg?w=647&amp;ssl=1 647w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_101745.jpg?resize=300%2C52&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the&nbsp;<strong>VCDB=#<\/strong>&nbsp;prompt you can type<strong>&nbsp;\\d<\/strong>&nbsp;to list all tables. To check if everything is working. After I could see the tables (such as&nbsp;<strong>vpx_entity<\/strong>), I tried to find the datastore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure you substitute all names and id\u2019s with the correct values! I will indicate all values to be replaced with a <strong>&#8220;#&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><code lang=\"python\" class=\"language-python\">SELECT id FROM vpx_entity WHERE name = 'esx04-raid5'; \n#put your datastore name between the ''!<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>It gave me 1 result, just how we want it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_105919.jpg?resize=491%2C127&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_105919.jpg?w=491&amp;ssl=1 491w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_105919.jpg?resize=300%2C78&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So now we know the ID of the datastore, let us find out if it is being connected to something:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><code lang=\"python\" class=\"language-python\">SELECT * FROM vpx_ds_assignment WHERE ds_id=14335; \n#use the id from the output you got!<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_120455.jpg?resize=656%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_120455.jpg?w=656&amp;ssl=1 656w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_120455.jpg?resize=300%2C82&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is one object in the inventory that is still connected to this datastore, let us check which object it is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><code lang=\"python\" class=\"language-python\">SELECT * FROM vpx_entity WHERE id=14336; \n#use the entity_id from the output you got!<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_121006.jpg?resize=624%2C96&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_121006.jpg?w=624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_121006.jpg?resize=300%2C46&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well &#8211; <strong>vCLS <\/strong>&#8211; suprise suprise. The vCLS virtural machine is essentially an <strong>\u201cappliance\u201d<\/strong> or <strong>\u201cservice\u201d<\/strong> VM that allows a vSphere cluster to remain functioning in the event that the vCenter Server becomes unavailable. It will maintain the health and services of that cluster. vCLS came with <strong>vSphere 7 update 1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it could also be different objects, so it does not matter in the main case. When the datastore can not be removed using the GUI, you might want to try removing it from the tables:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#fe0000\"><strong>Do this on your own risk and be sure to create a backup of the VCSA before deleting or changing anything directly in the database.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><code lang=\"python\" class=\"language-python\">DELETE FROM vpx_ds_assignment WHERE ds_id=14335;\nDELETE FROM vpx_vm_ds_space WHERE ds_id=14335;\nDELETE FROM vpx_datastore WHERE id=14335;\n#use for this the ds_id not the entity_id!!<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>And now reboot the VCSA appliance and verify that the Datastore is gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_123610.jpg?resize=261%2C370&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_123610.jpg?w=261&amp;ssl=1 261w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/irg-net.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-02_123610.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There we go and this is it from this How-To, if you have any questions, please leave a comment below. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.vmware.com\/s\/article\/2109887\">https:\/\/kb.vmware.com\/s\/article\/2109887<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virten.net\/2020\/05\/connect-and-work-with-the-vcsa-embedded-vpostgres-database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.virten.net\/2020\/05\/connect-and-work-with-the-vcsa-embedded-vpostgres-database\/<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.vmware.com\/s\/article\/2147285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/kb.vmware.com\/s\/article\/2147285<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I built a new storage array and migrated the VMs accordingly. 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