vsphere web client not displaying datastore files?

[touran22]

Hi all,

My Vsphere isn't showing any of my VM's files however the VM's are available and online?

Not sure whats happened here - Please see screenshot.

[GayathriS]

What is that warning message that you have on datastore ?

If you check my command line does datastore shows VM files ?

Could you if VM's really using this datastore by going to edit settings of respective VM and confirming datastore name .

Please consider marking this answer as correct and helpful if this helps you.

regards

Gayathri

[touran22]

Hi

There is no warning on the data store.

VM's point to this datastore....

[GayathriS]

login to host and check from command line and see what it shows

cd /vmfs.volumes/datastore name

regards

Gayathri

[touran22]

all of my VM's files are in there:

[touran22]

it's weird, the data store name is MD3220_10K but when you click on it, it's a shortcut to this folder: 53302d48-809f8970-585c-00221989c350

[a_p_]

it's weird, the data store name is MD3220_10K but when you click on it, it's a shortcut to this folder: 53302d48-809f8970-585c-00221989c350

Don't worry, that's expected, and ok. ESXi internally works with the UUID rather than the friendly name, that's a datastore name can be changed at any time.

Anyway, your first screenshot shows the datastore with a Warning. Do you know what that is about?

André

[touran22]

Hi Andre

This is the error:

[a_p_]

Do you see folders/files on the other datastores? I just want to rule out issues due to the expired vCenter Server license.

Do the folders/files show up in the Embedded Host Client, i.e. by connecting directly to an ESXi host?

André

[touran22]

I don't see any files or folders in the data store when viewing from the vsphere web client.

If i connect to ESXi host via winSCP they're all there...

[a_p_]

If you have a vCenter Server license, then please assign it to your vCenter Server instance, to see whether this resolves the issue.

André

[touran22]

Andre

It has been working with the current set up for some time, i ran into this issue when you and i fixed the stitching of disks a month ago (hopefully you remember).

here is a picture of the license:

Touran

[a_p_]

I don't see any files or folders in the data store when viewing from the vsphere web client.

What about the other datastores? Do you see the files, or folders in them?

Please run ls -elisaR > filelist.txt from the root of the datatsore (i.e. /vmfs/volumes/MD3220_10K), and attach the filelist.txt to a reply post.

André

[touran22]

Andre

Attached.

[a_p_]

I can't see any obvious issues with the files/folders in the file list.

Let us please go back to my questions, which have not been answered yet:

1. Do the folders/files show up in the Embedded Host Client, i.e. by connecting directly to an ESXi host?
2. What about the other datastores? Do you see the files, or folders in them?

André

[touran22]

Andre

If i connect directly to the host it displays all of the files just fine however on vCentre it doesn't.

All other data stores also don't display any files on vCentre. I've tried different browsers but the same thing....

[touran22]

Andre

I restarted all services and it worked lol.

"%VMWARE_CIS_HOME%"\bin\service-control --stop --all

"%VMWARE_CIS_HOME%"\bin\service-control --start --all

Hopefully some other confused soul can come across this and try that.

Thanks again!