Recover deleted VMDK files

[diegops94]

Hello!

I had some problems on my server and accidentally deleted some VMDK files (Two, actualy, from 00001 and 00002 snapshots), like that thread below.

Can you recover an accidentally deleted VMDK file?​

Can someone help me to recreate that vmdk files?

Thanks in advance.

Ps: That machine was stored in two datastores, i placed that files below.

Edit: Command ls -lsh from datastore 1

total 538485768

  1024 -rw-------    1 root     root        8.5K Jul 17 18:58 HanaB1.nvram

     0 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          77 Jul 17 20:29 HanaB1.vmsd

     8 -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root        3.4K Jul 10 11:27 HanaB1.vmx

     0 -rw-------    1 root     root         150 Apr  5 23:39 HanaB1.vmxf

10274816 -rw-------    1 root     root        9.8G Jul  4 05:54 HanaB1_3-000001-delta.vmdk

149504 -rw-------    1 root     root      145.5M Jul  4 06:11 HanaB1_3-000002-delta.vmdk

138807296 -rw-------    1 root     root      132.4G Jul 17 19:22 HanaB1_3-000003-delta.vmdk

     0 -rw-------    1 root     root         328 Jul 10 11:28 HanaB1_3-000003.vmdk

389245952 -rw-------    1 root     root      768.0G Jul  4 01:08 HanaB1_3-flat.vmdk

     0 -rw-------    1 root     root         532 Jun  7 14:24 HanaB1_3.vmdk

  1024 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       76.7K Jul 17 19:22 vmware-35.log

  1024 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       76.7K Jul 17 19:30 vmware-36.log

  1024 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       77.3K Jul 17 19:42 vmware-37.log

  1024 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       75.6K Jul 17 19:46 vmware-38.log

  1024 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       76.7K Jul 17 20:09 vmware-39.log

  1024 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       77.6K Jul 17 21:50 vmware-40.log

  1024 -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       76.1K Jul 17 22:14 vmware.log

From Datastore 3

total 307536896

42353664 -rw-------    1 root     root       40.4G Jul  4 06:09 HanaB1_2-000001-delta.vmdk

17408 -rw-------    1 root     root       16.2M Jul  4 06:11 HanaB1_2-000002-delta.vmdk

96846848 -rw-------    1 root     root       92.4G Jul 17 19:19 HanaB1_2-000003-delta.vmdk

     0 -rw-------    1 root     root         327 Jul 10 11:27 HanaB1_2-000003.vmdk

125965312 -rw-------    1 root     root      122.0G Jul 10 11:19 HanaB1_2-flat.vmdk

     0 -rw-------    1 root     root         530 Jul 10 11:09 HanaB1_2.vmdk

[IRIX201110141]

At a first look i think that youre "only" missing a few descriptor files of the snapshots. All flat and delta files are there so no data loss right now!

The descriptor is a simple ascii text file an can be recreated from scratch. You should ask continuum​

Regards,
Joerg

[a_p_ · Accepted solution]

Attached you will find the recreated/missing descriptor files.

Important: Before uploading the .vmdk files to the datastores, rename the 16MB file "HanaB1_2-000002.vmdk" back to "HanaB1_2-000002-delta.vmdk". From the files that you've attached, it looks like the delta file has been renamed!?

Once the files are in place, create another snapshot, so that you can revert to the current state in case it's necessary.

After confirming that everything looks as expected, consider to run "Delete All" from the Snapshot Manager to get rid of all the snapshots (assuming you don't need them).

André

[diegops94]

Thank you very much a.p., you're awesome!

Thank you too @IRIX201110141.

Problem solved, now i cant sleep in peace, hahaha.

Have a nice weekend!