I recently upgraded my ESXi hosts to 6.5. I am using horizon 7 with a linked clone desktop pool. I recently went to update my Gold Image and create a snapshot when I noticed in the View Administrator console I get the following error message "File system specific implementation LookupAndOpen[file] failed" for my linked clone desktop pool.
This error message is preventing me from doing a recompose or provisioning new VM's.
For the disk lock issue, please refe the kb https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/50372
The solution worked well for me. Thanks!!
But I have tot do this every time the server restarts.
Whats the problem with such a file?
What's the solution? The link shows no resolution.
Removing (not deleting) and then re-adding the existing disk worked for me
Re-adding disk not take effect.
Solution described on https://www.nico-maas.de/?p=1923 worked for me.
Even we faced this issue on few Virtual Machines in our newly upgraded 6.5 vCenter & ESXi hosts. Called up VMware support and they suggested to find and reboot the host that holds the lock. but considering the criticality of the environment, it is not feasible to reboot the host. Hence I performed some steps to find a alternate solution to release the VM lock without rebooting hosts.
Perform following steps:-
VM gets powered ON
let me know if this solution helps.
I noticed the new cloned VM is trying to use the hard drive of the old VM. I had to remove that drive and locate the cloned drive. Once I mounted the new cloned drive, it booted fine.