How to remove a missing virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Manager console
This article describes how to remove a virtual machine that has a status of Missing from the Virtual Machine Manager console by using a Microsoft SQL Server script.
Original product version: System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, version 1801, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, version 1807
Original KB number: 3102955
Summary
Occasionally, after a cluster failover, duplicate virtual machines may appear in the Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Administrator Console. One of these virtual machines has a status of Missing, and the other has a different status. The missing virtual machine can be difficult to remove. This article contains a SQL Server script that removes missing virtual machines.
Note
The script removes all virtual machines that have a status of Missing from the VMM database. The script doesn't delete any virtual machines from any host computer. This includes all Hyper-V, Virtual Server, and VMware-based hosts.
Prepare your system
To prepare your system and run the script, follow these steps:
Close the VMM Administrator Console.
Stop the Windows service that is named VMMService on the VMM server.
Make a full backup of the VMM database.
Install Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio on the same computer on which the VMM database is stored.
Tip
SQL Server Management Studio is a free download from Microsoft that you can get from Download SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
Open SQL Server Management Studio, select the VMM database, and then run the SQL Server script. This should delete all missing virtual machines from the VMM database. If the script is successful, you see the following output:
Command(s) completed successfully.
After the SQL Server script has run, restart VMMService, and then open the VMM Administrator Console to verify that the missing virtual machines are deleted.
SQL Server script
BEGIN TRANSACTION T1
DECLARE custom_cursor CURSOR FOR
SELECT ObjectId from
dbo.tbl_WLC_VObject WHERE [ObjectState] = 220
DECLARE @ObjectId uniqueidentifier
OPEN custom_cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM custom_cursor INTO @ObjectId
WHILE(@@fetch_status = 0)
BEGIN
DECLARE vdrive_cursor CURSOR FOR
SELECT VDriveId, VHDId, ISOId from
dbo.tbl_WLC_VDrive WHERE ParentId = @ObjectId
DECLARE @VDriveId uniqueidentifier
DECLARE @VHDId uniqueidentifier
DECLARE @ISOId uniqueidentifier
OPEN vdrive_cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM vdrive_cursor INTO @VDriveId, @VHDId, @ISOId
WHILE(@@fetch_status = 0)
BEGIN
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_VDrive
WHERE VDriveId = @VDriveId
if(@VHDId is NOT NULL)
BEGIN
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_VHD
WHERE VHDId = @VHDId
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_PhysicalObject
WHERE PhysicalObjectId = @VHDId
END
if(@ISOId is NOT NULL)
BEGIN
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_ISO
WHERE ISOId = @ISOId
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_PhysicalObject
WHERE PhysicalObjectId = @ISOId
END
FETCH NEXT FROM vdrive_cursor INTO @VDriveId, @VHDId, @ISOId
END
CLOSE vdrive_cursor
DEALLOCATE vdrive_cursor
-----------------
DECLARE floppy_cursor CURSOR FOR
SELECT VFDId, vFloppyId from
dbo.tbl_WLC_VFloppy WHERE HWProfileId = @ObjectId
DECLARE @vFloppyId uniqueidentifier
DECLARE @vfdId uniqueidentifier
OPEN floppy_cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM floppy_cursor INTO @vfdId, @vFloppyId
WHILE(@@fetch_status = 0)
BEGIN
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_VFloppy
WHERE VFloppyId = @vFloppyId
if(@vfdid is NOT NULL)
BEGIN
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_VFD
WHERE VFDId = @vfdId
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_PhysicalObject
WHERE PhysicalObjectId = @vfdId
END
FETCH NEXT FROM floppy_cursor INTO @vfdId, @vFloppyId
END
CLOSE floppy_cursor
DEALLOCATE floppy_cursor
----------------
DECLARE checkpoint_cursor CURSOR FOR
SELECT VMCheckpointId from
dbo.tbl_WLC_VMCheckpoint WHERE VMId = @ObjectId
DECLARE @vmCheckpointId uniqueidentifier
OPEN checkpoint_cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM checkpoint_cursor INTO @vmCheckpointId
WHILE(@@fetch_status = 0)
BEGIN
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_VMCheckpointRelation
WHERE VMCheckpointId = @vmCheckpointId
FETCH NEXT FROM checkpoint_cursor INTO @vmCheckpointId
END
CLOSE checkpoint_cursor
DEALLOCATE checkpoint_cursor
-------------------------
---------Clean checkpoint
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_VMCheckpoint
WHERE VMId = @ObjectID
exec [dbo].[prc_VMMigration_Delete_VMInfoAndLUNMappings] @ObjectId
DECLARE @RefreshId uniqueidentifier
exec [dbo].[prc_RR_Refresher_Delete] @ObjectId, @RefreshId
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_VAdapter
WHERE HWProfileId = @ObjectId
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_VNetworkAdapter
WHERE HWProfileId = @ObjectId
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_VCOMPort
WHERE HWProfileId = @ObjectId
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_HWProfile
WHERE HWProfileId = @ObjectId
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_VMInstance
WHERE VMInstanceId = @ObjectId
DELETE FROM dbo.tbl_WLC_VObject
WHERE ObjectId = @ObjectId
FETCH NEXT FROM custom_cursor INTO @ObjectId
END
CLOSE custom_cursor
DEALLOCATE custom_cursor
COMMIT TRANSACTION T1
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