diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
index b24e11ad4cc..d3f60472463 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
@@ -4808,29 +4808,29 @@ public class ManagementServerImpl implements ManagementServer {
 		
 		if (systemVm.getType().equals(VirtualMachine.Type.ConsoleProxy)){
 			long eventId = EventUtils.saveScheduledEvent(User.UID_SYSTEM, Account.ACCOUNT_ID_SYSTEM, EventTypes.EVENT_PROXY_START, "Starting console proxy with Id: "+id);
-	        try {
-				checkIfStoragePoolAvailable(id);
-			} catch (StorageUnavailableException e) {
-				s_logger.warn(e.getMessage());
-				return null;
-			} catch (Exception e){
-				//unforseen exceptions
-				s_logger.warn(e.getMessage());
-				return null;
-			}
+//	        try {
+//				checkIfStoragePoolAvailable(id);
+//			} catch (StorageUnavailableException e) {
+//				s_logger.warn(e.getMessage());
+//				return null;
+//			} catch (Exception e){
+//				//unforseen exceptions
+//				s_logger.warn(e.getMessage());
+//				return null;
+//			}
 			return startConsoleProxy(id, eventId);
 		} else {
 			long eventId = EventUtils.saveScheduledEvent(User.UID_SYSTEM, Account.ACCOUNT_ID_SYSTEM, EventTypes.EVENT_SSVM_START, "Starting secondary storage Vm Id: "+id);
-	        try {
-				checkIfStoragePoolAvailable(id);
-			} catch (StorageUnavailableException e) {
-				s_logger.warn(e.getMessage());
-				return null;
-			} catch (Exception e){
-				//unforseen exceptions
-				s_logger.warn(e.getMessage());
-				return null;
-			}
+//	        try {
+//				checkIfStoragePoolAvailable(id);
+//			} catch (StorageUnavailableException e) {
+//				s_logger.warn(e.getMessage());
+//				return null;
+//			} catch (Exception e){
+//				//unforseen exceptions
+//				s_logger.warn(e.getMessage());
+//				return null;
+//			}
 			return startSecondaryStorageVm(id, eventId);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index 64e10407032..3fa99e48a7b 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl implements UserVmManager, UserVmService, VirtualM
             return null;
         }
         
-        checkIfPoolAvailable(vmId);//throws StorageUnavailableException if pool is not UP
+//        checkIfPoolAvailable(vmId);//throws StorageUnavailableException if pool is not UP
         
         EventVO event = new EventVO();
         event.setType(EventTypes.EVENT_VM_START);