Another operation involving the object is currently in progress

If any VM shows error “Another operation involving the object is currently in progress” during a reboot/shutdown on Citrix Xen (XCP) based host, please perform following actions to fix the issue

xenserver error1

  1. Get the VM UUID: Use the command “xe vm-list name-label=<VM NAME LABEL>”. Output of the command will show the UUID, name-label and power-state of the VM.

    xe vm-list

  2. List of Domains running: Now execute the command “list_domains” which will show the list of domains/VM’s hosted on the server.list_domains
  3. Search the domain having problem using command “list_domains | grep <UUID of the VM (step 1)>list_domains_id
  4. Destory the domain: Destroy the domain facing issue. Command: /opt/xensource/debug/destroy_domain -domid <DOMAIN ID>destroy domain

Now try to shutdown or reboot the VM.

xenserver running

About: Mike

Milind Koyande loves to work on new technologies specially virtualization and troubleshoot server problems. I’m an avid photographer and love to spend my free time close to nature, trying to capture its glory on my camera.


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