VMware Horizon VM Already Used Status

If you have been using VMware Horizon Instant Clone VMs for any length of time, it is likely that you have run across the VM status of, “Already Used”. Typically, fixing the Already Used status is not as straightforward as just removing the VM from the Horizon View Admin page as other issues are. Fix Already Used Status in VMware Horizon In order to fix machines in this status, you will need to log in and locate the machine in vCenter. Once you have located the problem VM, proceed to power off the machine. Once the VM is powered off in vCenter, you will then need to delete the VM using the “Delete from Disk” option. You can do this by using the right-click menu on the VM. ...

04-28-2022 · Adam

VMware Horizon VC_FAULT_FATAL - Name Already Exists Error

In your VMware Horizon VDI Environment, you can run into a range of different errors. Many of these errors either resolve themselves or can be resolved just by recovering or removing the machine from within the Horizon Administrator console. However, some VMware Horizon errors such as VC_FAULT_FATAL - The name already exists, cannot be resolved in this way. How to Fix the VC_FAULT_FATAL Error Whenever you see this particular error, this means that Horizon is trying to create a new VM but can’t because a VM with that name already exists. This can happen for many reasons but most commonly, the VC_FAULT_FATAL - The name already exists error occurs because Horizon can no longer communicate with the VM in vSphere. At some point, it lost sync with the VM and now the communication between Horizon and vSphere for this VM is broken. ...

11-24-2021 · Adam