Cannot complete the operation due to an incorrect request to the server

This article describes how to troubleshooting the issue. 

Error "Delete virtual machine " cannot complete the operation due to an incorrect request to the server "

"Virtual machine Consolidation Needed status"

" testvm from datastore was initiated from 'VMware vim-java 1.0@10.76.54.1' and completed with status 'Failure'"

Cause: Backup proxy hold disks attached into VM.

Workaround the issue:-

Senario1:-

> Identify the backup proxy server and remove the attached disk (test01vm).

> Caution: Do NOT select Delete files from the datastore.

> Issue has been resolved and consolidation the VM.

Senario2:-

> Login esxi host via ssh and go to datastore on specific vm.

# cd /vmfs/volumes.

> Run the below command to get vmdk is locked to which Esxi host.

[root@host1:/vmfs/volumes/61ff5ab7-abcfea3a-97c3-0025b502a14f/test01vm] ls | while read x; do vmfsfilelockinfo -p $x| grep -i "is locked"

; done

"test01vm-flat.vmdk" is locked in Read-Only mode by host having mac address ['gc:02:17:79:33:bi']

Connect to the ESXi Host where the virtual machine is on with an SSH session

To know what is locking the VM files and release the lock , follow the below :

# lsof | grep -i "test01vm"

The ESXi Shell can be disabled by an administrative user. See the

vSphere Security documentation for more information.

[root@host02:~] lsof | grep -i "test01vm"

5850965     vmx                   FILE                       87   /vmfs/volumes/8jx78-dpsxc6-b482-0025b502a14f/nwt-07/test01vm.vmdk-delta.REDO_UQaWMF

5850965     vmx                   FILE                      104   /vmfs/volumes/6juyx9-97c3-0025b502a14f/test01vm/test01vm0-flat.vmdk

5850965     vmx                   FILE                      113   /dev/deltadisks/8019483d-test01vm.vmdk-delta.REDO_UQaWMF

Permanent fix:-

> To fix the issue, problem proxy server exclude from daily backup jobs.

Note:

Virtual  Machine File Lock most common scenarios:

1-Proxy Back Up Virtual Machine (Veeam, Avamar, Unitrends,...etc) is locking one or more of the virtual machine .vmdk files.

2-An ESXi Host is locking the Virtual Machine files abnormally.

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