diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
index f224601dfc4e..e831f6228e04 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
@@ -5253,7 +5253,7 @@ public static String createDatastoreNameFromIqn(String iqn) {
     protected AttachIsoAnswer execute(AttachIsoCommand cmd) {
         try {
             VmwareHypervisorHost hyperHost = getHyperHost(getServiceContext());
-            VirtualMachineMO vmMo = hyperHost.findVmOnHyperHost(cmd.getVmName());
+            VirtualMachineMO vmMo = HypervisorHostHelper.findVmOnHypervisorHostOrPeer(hyperHost, cmd.getVmName());
             if (vmMo == null) {
                 String msg = "Unable to find VM in vSphere to execute AttachIsoCommand, vmName: " + cmd.getVmName();
                 s_logger.error(msg);
diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/resource/VmwareStorageProcessor.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/resource/VmwareStorageProcessor.java
index d2f7fc88a3b9..bdb8eca20ed0 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/resource/VmwareStorageProcessor.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/resource/VmwareStorageProcessor.java
@@ -2341,7 +2341,7 @@ private Answer attachIso(DiskTO disk, boolean isAttach, String vmName, boolean f
         try {
             VmwareContext context = hostService.getServiceContext(null);
             VmwareHypervisorHost hyperHost = hostService.getHyperHost(context, null);
-            VirtualMachineMO vmMo = hyperHost.findVmOnHyperHost(vmName);
+            VirtualMachineMO vmMo = HypervisorHostHelper.findVmOnHypervisorHostOrPeer(hyperHost, vmName);
             if (vmMo == null) {
                 String msg = "Unable to find VM in vSphere to execute AttachIsoCommand, vmName: " + vmName;
                 s_logger.error(msg);
diff --git a/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/HypervisorHostHelper.java b/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/HypervisorHostHelper.java
index 7271725e8f4a..4d3a725efa37 100644
--- a/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/HypervisorHostHelper.java
+++ b/vmware-base/src/main/java/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/mo/HypervisorHostHelper.java
@@ -2340,4 +2340,15 @@ public static String getMinimumHostHardwareVersion(VmwareHypervisorHost host1, V
         }
         return hardwareVersion;
     }
+
+    public static VirtualMachineMO findVmOnHypervisorHostOrPeer(VmwareHypervisorHost hypervisorHost, String vmName) throws Exception {
+        VirtualMachineMO vmMo = hypervisorHost.findVmOnHyperHost(vmName);
+        if (vmMo == null) {
+            if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                s_logger.debug(String.format("Unable to find the VM on host %s, try within datacenter", hypervisorHost.getHyperHostName()));
+            }
+            vmMo = hypervisorHost.findVmOnPeerHyperHost(vmName);
+        }
+        return vmMo;
+    }
 }