Need to restore files from a delta vmdk without a snapshot

[Fincorp]

I accidentally deleted a snapshot in our exchange server and now missing 2 weeks of emails data

My datastore is on a ESXI 6.0 host

How can i recover the missing data or some of it from the snapshots i have?

all VMDK-descriptorfiles / vmware.logs / screen-shot of all filenames  including size (Attached)

Please i need assistance!

[Alex_Romeo]

Hi,

If you have a backup, you can restore the data.

Otherwise you can rebuild the descriptors to have no errors on the virtual machine, but the data present in the deleted snapshots has been lost.

I guess you have scheduled a backup on an Exchange Server.

ARomeo

[scott28tt]

Moderator: Moved to vSphere > Backup & Recovery

[NathanosBlightc]

Did you remove the snapshot files manually from datastore or inside the snapshot manager console?

Please look at the following links, maybe give you a solution for what you need ...

VMware Knowledge Base

https://atherbeg.com/2013/06/06/how-to-recover-virtual-machines-with-corrupt-snapshots/

[IRIX201110141 · Accepted solution]

The file listing looks very weird and non standard for me.  There is a -flat.vmdk but it contains a -000010 which is snapshot style. Also the 00001 have current date and all the following are older.

Regards,
Joerg

[Fincorp]

hi Joerg,

Thanks for your reply.

Is is possible to recover data between 10/03/2020 - 23/03/2020 by analyzing the -delta vmdk, -flat vmdk files, logs?

If it's possible. What can i do?

Regards,

Terence.

FinCorp  

[Fincorp]

Refer attachment on how the snap-shot was removed:

[IRIX201110141]

Ahh... Veeam, now it explains the weird naming.  I suggest to open a #SR and get in contact with Veeam Support, because others cant  tell you how it works or that maybe goes wrong.

Normaly,

grep vmdk *.vmx

gives you the vDisk which is in current use. Than you have to investigate the content of the small descriptors and going backwards. I have the feeling that the you not only have one snapshot tree/chain.

Regards,

Joerg