Introduction
In this article I will describe how to remove Instant Clone objects created in VMware Horizon DaaS from your vCenter Server.
I had to do this because I (on one of those famous rough Monday mornings 😉 ) deleted one of my demo tenants in VMware Horizon DaaS without properly clean the tenant first.
Note to self: kill the VDI’s first, than remove the images, etc. properly and THAN delete the tenant!
Unfortunately this wasn’t a very clever move because you can’t delete the remaining objects afterwards due to a lock in the database:
This can be avoided by changing the capacity of the desktop pools to 0 and convert/delete the images before you delete your tenant from the Horizon DaaS Service center.
| Beware! If these actions are outside your comfort zone, reach out to the VMware Support team to assist you with this. When you delete the wrong objects, there will be consequences. |
Preparation
First, you need gather a list of cp-xxx objects you want to remove from the vCenter Server. I did this by listing all the VM objects sitting in the remaining desktop VLAN of my deleted tenant.
Now, export them to a Excel/CSV file.
In the second part of this article we will add a column to the file, so a clear overview is advised.
You can use the Data > “Text to columns” option in Excel to make the list more clear to read. My list looked like this:
Log on to the vCenter Server MOB.
To do this, type the following behind the FQDN of your vCenter Server: /mob/?vmodl=1.
Example: https://vcsa-fqdn/mob/?vmodl=1
After you logged on (use the [email protected] account, or equal privileges) to the MOB, Browse to Content.
Remove the lock from the Instant Clone cp-xxx objects
In the following steps we will use MOB to remove the lock from Instant Clone cp-xxx objects.
Log on to the vCenter Server MOB.
To do this, type the following behind the FQDN of your vCenter Server: /mob/?vmodl=1.
Example: https://vcsa-fqdn/mob/?vmodl=1
After you logged on (use the [email protected] account, or equal privileges) to the MOB, Browse to Content.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | <!--array start --> <entity type="ManagedEntity" xsi:type="ManagedObjectReference">vm-0001</entity> <entity type="ManagedEntity" xsi:type="ManagedObjectReference">vm-0002</entity> <entity type="ManagedEntity" xsi:type="ManagedObjectReference">vm-0003</entity> <entity type="ManagedEntity" xsi:type="ManagedObjectReference">vm-0004</entity> <entity type="ManagedEntity" xsi:type="ManagedObjectReference">vm-0005</entity> <!--array end --> |
Why dont I see enable method? I’m usung vcenter 6.7