Scan Datastore for Unknown Files Task

The Scan Datastore for Unknown Files task works as follows:

1. The task scans the datastore to get a list of all available datastore files.
2. The task scans virtual machines in the vSphere inventory to get a list of all registered VM files.
3. The task compares the lists obtained at steps 1 and 2 to reveal a list of ‘unknown’ files. You can see a sample diagnostic output below:

You can override the following parameters for the Scan Datastore for Unknown Files:

• Timeout Seconds (numeric value, default 3600);
• Exclude Files (comma-separated list, default *vmft, *-ctk.vmdk, .*vmx~, *scoreboard);
• Exclude Folders (comma-separated list, default .vSphere-HA/*, .dvsData/*);
• Sort Options ("S+", "S-", "N+", "N-", "S-N-", "S+N-", "S-N+", "S+N+", "N-S-", "N-S+", "N+S-", "N+S+"):

• S+/S- — sort by file size;
• N+/N- — sort by file name;
• Default is size-name+, that is, sort by size, descending (-), and then by name, ascending (+);
• When combined — sort by the first parameter and then, if there are equal files, sort by the second parameter.

• Enable — run diagnostic action automatically (default False; available only for the Diagnostic Task).