In some cases the upgrade of the VMware cartridge fails with below error:
Could not complete the requested operation. An Object with the name VMWVirtualMachine: vmid “xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx/vm-xxxxx” already exists.
Identify problem Virtual Machine using one of the following options
Option 1:
From Administration │ Tooling │ Script Console you can do the following query to find out the host name of a specific MOR:
VMWVirtualMachine where managedObjectReference like “vm-xxxx”
Option 2:
Please login to url https://<VCname>/mob/?moid=vm-xxxx, to find the name for that vm.
Reference:
Looking up Managed Object Reference (MoRef) in vCenter Server (1017126)
Option 3:
Navigate to Administration │ Tooling │ Script Console │ Script │ Add and then run the attached script "FindHostWithDupvmId Improved"
Final Step:
Go to Administration | Management Server | Servers | Object Cleanup
While being on Object Cleanup, click on the left side under "VMware Virtual Machine" and then on the right hand locate the host you want to delete and click "Delete" Button.
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