How to Clean Up the Temporary Files on VMware Host

When Run Direct encounters a restore error or AhsayOBM crashes during Run Direct restore which leave behind settings on the VMware host, the temporary RunDirect files on the VMware Host must be cleaned manually. Follow the steps below on how to do this:

1. Open the vSphere Client or Web Client where the RunDirect VM is located.

   

2. Right click the affected RunDirect VM, for example “New Virtual Machine” and select Power off.

   

3. Right-click the failed RunDirect VM, for example “New Virtual Machine” and select Remove from Inventory or Delete to remove the RunDirect VM and temporary files remaining on the client machine if changes made on the RunDirect VM is not needed anymore.

   

   Click Delete to proceed.

   

4. Go to the storage list of ESXi server where NFS server is mounted.

   

5. Click the NFS datastore with name “cbsRunDirect” or similar name, then click Actions then Delete to remove the NFS datastore.

   

   Click Confirm to delete the datastore.