It is a backup from a running vm which has been restored to NFS. Unable to create datastore: The specified key, name, or identifier already exists. I've been trying to update/save a specific category but get the message "URL key for specified store already exists." I have restored a VM (Files) with NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager onto my vsphere 6.7 environment, but when i'm trying to register the VM it says: The specified key, name, or identifier 'xxxxx' already exists. Recreate. Trying to add a new NFS datastore, the system displays the error "Unable to create NFS datastore: specified key, name, or identifier already exists". We bought a new Dell R720 with ESXi5.5. Cause One of the most common reasons this issue will occur is that there is an NFS datastore with the same name already mounted and for whatever reason, it was not removed previously or the VC/Host has references to it still in its records. When we tried further conversions of the system, it failed with the above message "The Specified Key, Name, or Identifier Already Exists". This issue occurs if the .vmx /.vmtx file you are trying to register already exists within vCenter Server. Server Error: The specified key, name, or identifier already exists. I get it 10 times. I am using the AmazonS3Client in an Android app using a getObject request to download an image from my Amazon S3 bucket. The name "YYY" already exists. Define a unique key You can define unique keys only when you create an Azure Cosmos container. Importing the machine under a different name was successful, but we would like to get it back to the original name (including the associated files for the VM). I logged into the server with the vSphere client 5.5. You receive either Resource with specified ID or name already exists or Resource with specified ID, name, or unique index already exists as a return message. 4. 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