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pawelkaroluk
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Input/output error (327689)

Hi, I have huge problem witch one of my vm - after power lost few vmdk files are corrupt

List of files:

-rw------- 1 root root   2868969472 Jul 15 18:42 intranet.domain.com-000001-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          391 Jul  5 00:47 intranet.domain.com-000001.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root   4395696128 Jul  9 14:47 intranet.domain.com-000002-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          397 Jul  9 14:32 intranet.domain.com-000002.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root   1459683328 Jul 14 00:27 intranet.domain.com-000003-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          371 Jul 14 00:26 intranet.domain.com-000003.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root    184614912 Jul 15 10:04 intranet.domain.com-000005-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          371 Jul 15 18:21 intranet.domain.com-000005.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root    134225920 Jul  5 00:24 intranet.domain.com_1-000001-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          368 Jul  5 00:47 intranet.domain.com_1-000001.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root     16785408 Jul  5 00:24 intranet.domain.com_1-000002-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          400 Jul  9 14:32 intranet.domain.com_1-000002.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root     16785408 Jul 12 08:22 intranet.domain.com_1-000003-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          374 Jul 14 00:26 intranet.domain.com_1-000003.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root         8192 Jul 14 01:00 intranet.domain.com_1-000005-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          296 Jul 14 01:00 intranet.domain.com_1-000005.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root   2147483648 Jul  5 00:24 intranet.domain.com_1-flat.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          530 Jul  5 00:47 intranet.domain.com_1.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root        24576 Jul  5 00:24 intranet.domain.com_2-000001-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          395 Jul  5 00:47 intranet.domain.com_2-000001.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root        24576 Jul  5 00:24 intranet.domain.com_2-000002-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          401 Jul  9 14:32 intranet.domain.com_2-000002.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root        24576 Jul  9 14:47 intranet.domain.com_2-000003-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          320 Jul 14 00:26 intranet.domain.com_2-000003.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root        24576 Jul 14 01:00 intranet.domain.com_2-000005-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          320 Jul 15 18:21 intranet.domain.com_2-000005.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root  10737418240 Jul  5 00:24 intranet.domain.com_2-flat.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          506 Jul  5 00:47 intranet.domain.com_2.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root   3590737920 Jul 15 18:42 intranet.domain.com_3-000001-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          396 Jul  5 00:47 intranet.domain.com_3-000001.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root    788942848 Jul  9 14:45 intranet.domain.com_3-000002-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          402 Jul  9 14:32 intranet.domain.com_3-000002.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root    252071936 Jul 13 13:31 intranet.domain.com_3-000003-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          376 Jul 14 00:26 intranet.domain.com_3-000003.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root     33968128 Jul 15 10:03 intranet.domain.com_3-000005-delta.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          376 Jul 15 18:21 intranet.domain.com_3-000005.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root 214748364800 Jul  5 00:43 intranet.domain.com_3-flat.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root          508 Jul  5 00:47 intranet.domain.com_3.vmdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root           13 Jul  9 14:33 intranet.domain.com-aux.xml
-rw------- 1 root root   2147483648 Jul 14 01:00 intranet.domain.com-ef261d68.vswp
-rw------- 1 root root  32212254720 Jul  5 00:24 intranet.domain.com-flat.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root         8684 Jul 15 00:00 intranet.domain.com.nvram
-rw------- 1 root root   2152913887 Jul 14 00:31 intranet.domain.com-Snapshot11.vmsn
-rw------- 1 root root   2152913887 Jul  9 14:51 intranet.domain.com-Snapshot7.vmsn
-rw------- 1 root root          504 Jul  5 00:47 intranet.domain.com.vmdk
-rw------- 1 root root         1430 Jul 15 18:45 intranet.domain.com.vmsd
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root         1430 Jul 15 18:19 intranet.domain.com.vmsd.old
-rwx------ 1 root root         3705 Jul 14 01:00 intranet.domain.com.vmx
-rw------- 1 root root         3391 Jul 14 01:00 intranet.domain.com.vmxf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root       139308 Jul  5 00:02 vmware-4.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root        87519 Jul  5 00:02 vmware-5.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root        86531 Jul  5 00:02 vmware-6.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root       171520 Jul  5 00:02 vmware-7.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root        88898 Jul  5 00:02 vmware-8.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root       672140 Jul 14 01:00 vmware-9.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root        87324 Jul 14 01:01 vmware.log

where for example intranet.domain.com-000001.vmdk is ok but intranet.domain.com-000002.vmdk, intranet.domain.com-000003.vmdk and intranet.domain.com-000005.vmdk are corrupt. intranet.domain.com.vmx is broken too so i have create new one but of cource with out snapshot manager.

When I want cp or rm them I get Input/output error (327689)

so How Can I repair SnapShot .vmdk file

My Storage is over FC and there is Lun 1999GB space with 4MB block size

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MauroBonder
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VMware Employee

I found follow discussion with same problem http://communities.vmware.com/thread/316039

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pawelkaroluk
Contributor
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i'm not sure, ok I will check it.

My problem is corrupt not exactly *.vmdk but *-delta.vmdk of this file 😕

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AndreTheGiant
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Snapshot could be a nightmare... Use them ONLY when you need and remove as soon as possible.

I suggest to make first a full backup and then contact VMware support.

Andre

Andrew | http://about.me/amauro | http://vinfrastructure.it/ | @Andrea_Mauro
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pawelkaroluk
Contributor
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I wonder if it is something like fsck for VMFS? Unfortunately I have ESX without Vmware support and I am left to myself 😕

Any Ideas ?

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AndreTheGiant
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There isn't a check tool (as I know).

Andre

Andrew | http://about.me/amauro | http://vinfrastructure.it/ | @Andrea_Mauro
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