Hi,
I trying to recreat vmdk file from flat.vmdk as VMware Knowledge Base , but i can't get into the section of the virtual machine:
/vmfs/volumes/5cb5fcec-19f64160-4478-14dae93d862e] cd ******
-sh: cd: can't cd to *******
Plz help.
RW 524288000 VMFS "1C-Server Windows-flat.vmdk"
should be
RW 524288000 VMFS "1C-Server Windows 2012-flat.vmdk"
André
-sh: cd: can't cd to ...
Does the folder name have any special characters, or spaces in its name? Did you try to put the folder name in quotes, e.g. cd "My virtual machine"? Alternatively you may try the TAB extension for the folder name.
André
Thank you, Andre. Your recommendations helped!
vmkfstools -e "1C-Server Windows 2012.vmdk"
Failed to open disk link /vmfs/volumes/5cb5fcec-19f64160-4478-14dae93d862e/1C-Server Windows 2012/1C-Server Windows 2012.vmdk :The system cannot find the file specified (25)Disk chain is not consistent : The system cannot find the file specified (25)
Plz, help
To be able to help I need some information.
As a first step, please run ls -lisa in the VM's folder and provide the command's output.
André
total 262153240
3844 8 drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2100 Mar 31 11:14 .
4 1024 drwxr-xr-t 1 root root 1540 Mar 30 20:02 ..
8392452 262144000 -rw------- 1 root root 268435456000 Mar 30 17:31 1C-Server Windows 2012-flat.vmdk
364908292 1024 -rw------- 1 root root 8684 Mar 30 21:09 1C-Server Windows 2012.nvram
478154500 0 -rw------- 1 root root 481 Mar 31 10:22 1C-Server Windows 2012.vmdk
385879812 0 -rw------- 1 root root 0 Mar 30 21:09 1C-Server Windows 2012.vmsd
377491204 8 -rw------- 1 root root 2890 Mar 30 21:09 1C-Server Windows 2012.vmx
356519684 8 -rw------- 1 root root 3236 Mar 30 21:09 1C-Server Windows 2012.vmxf
402657028 1024 -rw------- 1 root root 41876 Mar 30 21:10 vmware-10.log
419434244 1024 -rw------- 1 root root 41793 Mar 30 21:12 vmware-11.log
436211460 1024 -rw------- 1 root root 41795 Mar 30 21:16 vmware-12.log
452988676 1024 -rw------- 1 root root 41793 Mar 30 21:24 vmware-13.log
469765892 1024 -rw------- 1 root root 41722 Mar 30 21:37 vmware-14.log
381685508 1024 -rw------- 1 root root 550106 Mar 30 21:09 vmware-9.log
494931716 1024 -rw------- 1 root root 41807 Mar 31 11:14 vmware.log
I assume that there's something wrong with the "1C-Server Windows 2012.vmdk" descriptor file. Please attach this file to a reply post, or copy&paste its contents.
André
# Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
encoding="UTF-8"
CID=fffffffe
parentCID=ffffffff
isNativeSnapshot="no"
createType="vmfs"
# Extent description
RW 524288000 VMFS "1C-Server Windows-flat.vmdk"
# The Disk Data Base
#DDB
ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic"
ddb.geometry.cylinders = "32635"
ddb.geometry.heads = "255"
ddb.geometry.sectors = "63"
ddb.longContentID = "add23fb4abf83a2566fdbd56fffffffe"
ddb.uuid = "60 00 C2 97 49 8d a0 49-da d6 b4 24 e8 82 f8 d6"
ddb.virtualHWVersion = "11"
~
RW 524288000 VMFS "1C-Server Windows-flat.vmdk"
should be
RW 524288000 VMFS "1C-Server Windows 2012-flat.vmdk"
André
Thank you very mach, Andre!