Hello All,
BLUF: All of my VMs fail to power on from ESXI 6.5 host's shell. Only have access to host shell as one of my VMs (PFSense VM) provides DHCP services to network/ESXI host.
Background: Mid day lost my virtual router (assuming it powered off at that time). I was not on the network or changing any settings in ESXI or in VMs.
Attempted Fix so Far:
Attempted to power on PFsense router with the following command:
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on 2
Power on failed
Attempted to power on Windows 10 virtual client:
vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on 4
Power on failed
Log Output From "vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on 2" command:
233Z... info... State Transition (VM_STATE_OFF -> VM_STATE_ON)
233Z... info... SIOC is notified not to start injector
233Z... verbose... RecordOp ASSIGN: idisabledMethod, 2. Sent notification immediately
233Z... verbose... RecordOp ASSIGN: info.cancelable, haTask2-vim.VirtualMachine.powerOn-154372925. Applied change to temp map
233Z... verbose... RecordOp ASSIGN: info.cancelable, haTask2-vim.VirtualMachine.powerOn-154372925. Applied change to temp map
238Z... info... Could not expand environment variable HOME.
245Z... error... CheckLicenses: ha-license-manager failed power check
245Z... info... Decremented SIOC Injector Flag2
245Z... warning... Failed operation
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246Z... info... Cannot power on PFSense-EdgeRouter-1 on esxi in ha-datacenter. A general system error occurred:
246Z... info... State Transition (VM_STATE_POWERING_ON -> VM_STATE_OFF)
Any recommendations on what this means? What to try next?
Any help is appreciated!