vApp: The operation is not allowed in the current state
I was upgrading some VMs that were a member of a vApp.
During the process I noticed that all the VMs had really old snaphosts. As most of you probably know leaving a VM in snapshot mode for a long time isn’t wise because it can fill-up your datastore. So I removed the snaphosts from the VMs. 1 VM deleted its snaphost quickly, so I powered the VM on. During the power on stage I got the error:
The operation is not allowed in the current state
It didn’t took me long the discover the problem. The other VM was still deleting his snapshots, preventing the other VM powering up.
Though I find the behavior strange. You cannot snapshot a vApp at once and why doesn’t VMware allow me to power on a VM in a vApp when another VM is deleting his snaphosts?
Michael Wilmsen is a experienced VMware Architect with more than 20 years in the IT industry. Main focus is VMware vSphere, Horizon View and Hyper Converged with a deep interest into performance and architecture.
Michael is VCDX 210 certified, has been rewarded with the vExpert title from 2011, Nutanix Tech Champion and a Nutanix Platform Professional.
