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Virtual machines names appear as ds:///vmfs/volumes/datastore/vm_name
Virtual machines names appear as ds:///vmfs/volumes/datastore/vm_name

Learn about the issue of displaying wrong virtual machines names in Workload Summary

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Written by Alpha Team
Updated over 5 months ago

Symptoms

Virtual machine name appears with the location of storage:
ds:///vmfs/volumes/datastore/vm_name

Cause

This issue occurs due to a mismatch between tables in the vCenter Server database.

Resolution

This issue is resolved in VMware vCenter Server 6.0 Update 3, available at VMware Downloads. To work around this issue, use any one of these options:

  • Rename the affected virtual machine name manually.

  • Migrate the affected virtual machines.

For more information, see https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2146168.

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