VM is not Starting

[Leatherware]

Hi Team,

I'm facing and error during start VM in ESXi 5.5.
Attached a screenshot.

[continuum]

Hi

we need more details.

Please attach the latest vmware.log of the VM to your next post and provide some background information.

[hcimarkus]

hi,

if you are using vcenter Server - try to start directly from esxi

[NathanosBlightc]

Hi,

See the vmware.log file in the considered VM's directory ( /vmfs/volumes/datastore/vm/...) after trying to start the VM and check the related events.

We need to have more details about your problem

[hcimarkus]

It could be a problem with your vCenter Server - I would try to start the VM on the host directly and check the vCenter Serer (diskusage, DBs, etc)

[Lalegre]

Try to login to the ESXi using SSH and put the next commands:

1. vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms (record the VM ID that is failing)
2. vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on VM_ID

Let us know the results.

[Khalid Moussa]

Go to your proxy VM if you have one and release the VMDK files that correspond to the VM in question or Go  to the VM directory and hit this command:- lsof | grep -i <VM-name>

[MarcosBP]

Have a look if you have enough space in the datastore where the VM is stored. When you power on a VM it need free space to create the swap file. If your datastore is full it will not power on.

[RajeevVCP4]

remove vm from inventory and re-register on other host then power on