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  • 1.  Migrate option is grayed out

    Posted May 29, 2019 11:53 AM

    Hi ,

    I have several host in cluster a vMotion work . but now I need to remove some VM on another host and migrate option is grayed out , option remove from disk and remove from inventory are also grayed out.

    Vmotion work because I have migrated some VM already to other hosts. there are no running task , snapshots are removed .

    Is anyone have an idea what can be a problem?



  • 2.  RE: Migrate option is grayed out

    Posted May 29, 2019 12:02 PM

    Hi

    Can you show screenshots?



  • 3.  RE: Migrate option is grayed out

    Posted May 29, 2019 12:11 PM



  • 4.  RE: Migrate option is grayed out

    Posted May 29, 2019 01:01 PM

    Can you try to delete accessing directly your ESX Host VMware?



  • 5.  RE: Migrate option is grayed out

    Posted May 29, 2019 01:26 PM

    what to delete ?



  • 6.  RE: Migrate option is grayed out

    Posted May 29, 2019 01:51 PM

    try to restart the management agents on esxi where that vm resides and than give a try



  • 7.  RE: Migrate option is grayed out
    Best Answer

    Posted May 29, 2019 01:38 PM

    Please check this KB VMware Knowledge Base

    This could be due to the disabled methods not properly removed from vcenter database.

    Note : Please ensure to have backups of your vcenter before modifying anything from database

    Thanks,

    MS



  • 8.  RE: Migrate option is grayed out

    Posted May 29, 2019 01:42 PM

    ok, but vm is up end running . I didn't try to power off and then do migration.



  • 9.  RE: Migrate option is grayed out

    Posted May 29, 2019 01:44 PM

    Kb still applies.. :smileyhappy: Please try to check in the database for the VM in vpx_disabled_methods if there is any entry



  • 10.  RE: Migrate option is grayed out

    Posted May 29, 2019 01:55 PM

    No delete, you see if the options shown.



  • 11.  RE: Migrate option is grayed out

    Posted May 29, 2019 02:01 PM

    Delete/remove options are grayed out when a VM is powered on and is expected behavior. You cannot remove the vm or delete vm when the respective process is running.

    Thanks,

    MS



  • 12.  RE: Migrate option is grayed out

    Posted May 29, 2019 08:05 PM

    Did you check this KB?

    VMware Knowledge Base



  • 13.  RE: Migrate option is grayed out

    Posted May 30, 2019 08:37 AM

    I shutdown VM ( although I'm not allowed to do it)   and then I had option migrate. most stupid solution workout .

    I will try kb . Now I must :smileyhappy:. Thanks all for support.