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benoitlapointe
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VMWare vdmk flat file not copied on a Server backup

Hello,

My name is Benoit and I am from Canada.

I have an issue with the VM backup I did before upgrading the ESXI version from 5.0 to 5.5.

I only backup the xxx-000001.vmdk, xxx-000002.vmdk, xxx-000003.vmdk files and not the flat file (I copied the entire physical folder and did not copied the flat file)

The upgrade overrode the entire initial ESXI 5.0 installation including the VM.

I wonder if I can retrieve the data without the flat file.

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a_p_
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Moderator: Moved discussion from Fusion to ESXi.

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continuum
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Hi Benni

your details are too vague:
what about the delta.vmdks ? - or do you have sesparse snapshots ?

We need a complete list of the files you have - dont try to get away with a screenshot of datastorebrowser.

 


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benoitlapointe
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Hello Continuum,

Yes I got the delta.vmdks files and I got sesparse snapshots.

I made a list of the files I got:

Windows Server 2008 R2-000006-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 11:51 PM VMDK File 36,765,900 KB 2020-12-12 3:50 PM
Windows Server 2008 R2-000006.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMDK File 1 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Windows Server 2008 R2-000005-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:17 PM VMDK File 65,740 KB 2020-12-12 3:16 PM
Windows Server 2008 R2-000005.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMDK File 1 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Windows Server 2008 R2-000004.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMDK File 1 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Windows Server 2008 R2-000003.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMDK File 1 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Windows Server 2008 R2-000002.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMDK File 1 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Windows Server 2008 R2-000001.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMDK File 1 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Windows Server 2008 R2.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMDK File 1 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM 0
vmware-68.1og 2020-12-12 3:11 PM Text Document 337 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM 0
vmware-67.1og 2020-12-12 3:11 PM Text Document 215 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM 0
vmware-66.1og 2020-12-12 3:11 PM Text Document 214 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM 0
vmware-65.1og 2020-12-12 3:11 PM Text Document 214 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM 0
vmware-64.1og 2020-12-12 3:11 PM Text Document 375 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM 0
vmware-63.1og 2020-12-12 3:11 PM Text Document 220 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM 0
vmware.log 2020-12-12 3:11 PM Text Document 232 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Server2008R2-Snapshot42.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
VMSN File 32 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Server2008R2-Snapshot4l.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
VMSN File 32 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Server2008R2-Snapshot40.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
VMSN File 32 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Server2008R2-aux.xml 2020-12-12 3:10 PM
XML Document 1 KB 2020-12-12 3:10 PM
Server2008R2-000001-delta.vmdk 2020-12-13 4:24 AM
VMDK File 81,707,412 KB 2020-12-12 3:50 PM
Server2008R2-000001.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
VMDK File 1 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Server2008R2.vmxf 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
VMXF File 1 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Server2008R2.vmx 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
VMX File 4 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Server2008R2.vmsd 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
VMSD File 3 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Server2008R2.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
VMDK File 1 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
Server2008R2.nvram 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
NVRAM File 9 KB 2020-12-12 3:11 PM
pfSense.nvram 2020-12-12 3:11 PM NVRAM File 9 KB
pfSense.vmsd 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMSD File 6 KB
pfSense.vmx 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMX File 4 KB
pfSense.vmxf 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMXF File 1 KB
pfSense_1.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000001.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000001-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:13 PM VMDK File 16,404 KB
pfSense_1-000002.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000002-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:13 PM VMDK File 16,404 KB
pfSense_1-000003.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000003-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:23 PM VMDK File 311,316 KB
pfSense_1-000004.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000004-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:13 PM VMDK File 16,404 KB
pfSense_1-000005.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000005-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:13 PM VMDK File 16,404 KB
pfSense_1-0M06.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-0CM06-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:13 PM VMDK File 16,404 KB
pfSense_1-0CM07.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-0D0007-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:14 PM VMDK File 16,404 KB
pfSense_1-000008.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000008-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:12 PM VMDK File 16,404 KB
pfSense_1-000009.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000009-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:15 PM VMDK File 32,788 KB
pfSense_1-000010.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000010-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:14 PM VMDK File 32,788 KB
pfSense_1-000011.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000011-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:12 PM VMDK File 16,404 KB
pfSense_1-000012.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000012-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:46 PM VMDK File 835,604 KB
pfSense_1-000013.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000013-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:12 PM VMDK File 16,404 KB
pfSense_1-000014.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000014-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:16 PM VMDK File 49,172 KB
pfSense_1-000015.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000015-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:12 PM VMDK File 16,404 KB
pfSense_1-000016.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000016-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:13 PM VMDK File 16,404 KB
pfSense_1-000017.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:10 PM VMDK File 1 KB
pfSense_1-000017-delta.vmdk 2020-12-12 3:12 PM VMDK File 16,404 KB
pfSense-72eaf35e.hlog 2020-12-12 3:10 PM HLOG File 1 KB
pfSense-Snapshotl.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMSN File 29 KB
pfSense-Snapshot2.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMSN File 29 KB
pfSense-Snapshot3.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:48 PM VMSN File 595,296 KB
pfSense-Snapshot5.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMSN File 29 KB
pfSense-Snapshot6.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMSN File 29 KB
pfSense-Snapshot7.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMSN File 29 KB
pfSense-Snapshot8.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMSN File 29 KB
pfSense-Snapshot29.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMSN File 29 KB
pfSense-Snapshot30.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:48 PM VMSN File 155,232 KB
pfSense-Snapshot33.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMSN File 29 KB
pfSense-Snapshot34.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMSN File 29 KB
pfSense-Snapshot36.vmsn 2020-12-12 3:11 PM VMSN File 29 KB
vmware.log 2020-12-12 3:11 PM Text Document 121 KB
vmware-59.1og 2020-12-12 3:11 PM Text Document 121 KB
vmware-60.1og 2020-12-12 3:11 PM Text Document 122 KB
vmware-61.1og 2020-12-12 3:11 PM Text Document 121 KB
vmware-62.1og 2020-12-12 3:11 PM Text Document 210 KB
vmware-63.1og 2020-12-12 3:11 PM Text Document 67 KB
vmware-64.1oa 2020-12-12 3:11 PM Text Document 67 KB

So there is 3 VMs, one with Windows Server 2008 (called Windows Server 2008 R2), one Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server  2008 (called Server2008R2) and one with PSSense.

I would need to retrieve the data.

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