ESXi host won't power on, in current state (powerd off)

Question

I had this working Windows Server 2012 VM, that needed a reboot. After I rebooted the vm, changed some settings (attached a dvd drive), it would boot up again.

Now it says:

Failed - The attempted operation cannot be performed in the current state (Powered off).

I can't revert the setting, because of this state, I checked the host machine, tried booting it from there, but no luck. Also tried to reboot, reset, etc but nothing worked, it is not in the running VMs list.

score 33 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 15 '17 at 20:39

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I made changes to the VM using Remote Console (removed ISO from DVD). Received the same error. I had to un-register the VM, then re-register the VM and now it boots fine.

answered Aug 15 '17 at 20:39

PineNutPesto

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Thanks for your answer. I only needed a few pieces of data so I did the following: downloaded the VDI files, placed them in a desktop VM downloaded the files and removed the VM on ESXi. I'll check your answer as a solution. Thanks! – DawgVonT Aug 17 '17 at 12:51
Thank you!! Worked perfectly – assafmo Aug 21 '18 at 08:14
Thank you for detailed and proffessional response - works great!! – albertsha Dec 13 '18 at 09:13

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 19 '17 at 07:43

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I had the same error on a Ubuntu VM fresh installed. Solved without rebooting ESXi. just unregister and register back the VM. Hope this help.

answered Oct 19 '17 at 07:43

user3472111

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ESXi host won't power on, in current state (powerd off)

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