extract data from snapshots

[Varazir]

Hello

I have a problem that the original VM hdd file is changed and I can't start up the system.

But I need data that is in one of the snapshots made.

Can it be done ?

TIA

Daniel

[Troy_Clavell]

This article is more around ESX, but may be useful

http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1352937,00.html

[continuum]

Fake a basedisk and attach the snapshot .

Then boot VM with a LiveCD with forensic-tools like UFS-explorer

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[Varazir]

Then I get this error ( attached file )

[Varazir]

Sneeky that you have to reg to read all of it

well going to do that later

[continuum]

> Then I get this error ( attached file )

Then you made something wrong.

Post more details if you want serious help

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[abufa]

Hello, Varazir.

Look at this link.

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Oscar

[continuum]

vmware-mount will not help in this case. More data is required

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[Varazir]

Hello

Sorry have had allot to do.

What has happen.

I installed ESXi4

Installed a new VM ( ubuntu server 9.04)

Thought why not just connect the drivers from the old ubuntu servers I hade on ESXi 3.5

So I added them to the new VM servern.

Started up my VM but I saw that just had few files and not the files I was looking for.

So I added the old VM to ESXi system and now I get the error seen in the jpg file.

If I rolle back before the first snapshot I can start the VM system.

So I'm looking for a way to get the files that is in the snapshot files .

TIA

[continuum]

Please download all vmdk files smaller than 10 Kb with winscp or Veeam or whatever you use - zip them and attach them here

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[Varazir]

Will do that when I get home, said that the new VMware vSphere Client dosn't work in windows 7 and there is now linux client

Well well I have a vista system i'll boot up and download the files.

[Varazir]

Smallest I have is 80Mb ish

[continuum]

that is if you check with datastore-browser - check again with winscp please

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[Varazir]

Here I have zipt the smal vmdk + logs

[continuum]

Ubuntu Server x64.vmdk is missing - did you forget it or does it no longer exist ?

Your VM has two branches of snapshots - the partial chain 000003 > 000002 > 000001 is healthy in itself - it just looks like you changed the basedisk.

To fix that we need to edit Ubuntu Server x64.vmdk

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[Varazir]

ops missed it here you have it

[continuum · Accepted solution]

good morning

edit "Ubuntu Server x64.vmdk"

change CID - value to 80439aad

so that the file looks like

# Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
CID=80439aad
parentCID=ffffffff
createType="vmfs"

# Extent description
RW 20971520 VMFS "Ubuntu Server x64-flat.vmdk"

# The Disk Data Base 
#DDB

ddb.longContentID = "8dd3c9c5507aa86ace61252695376014"
ddb.encoding = "UTF-8"
ddb.virtualHWVersion = "4"
ddb.uuid = "60 00 C2 96 da 45 4b f8-61 ab 98 a7 bf 4e d4 17"
ddb.geometry.cylinders = "1305"
ddb.geometry.heads = "255"
ddb.geometry.sectors = "63"
ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic"
ddb.toolsVersion = "7303"

then try again

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[Varazir]

Sound like really good morning indeed.

Will test it when I come home,

I have 2 more systems but this is the most imported, where I have log files and settings.

The other 2 was just test systems and have reinstalled them so many times I can do it in my sleep

//Daniel

[Varazir]

Thanks it worked like a charm

[continuum]

about your other two VMs .... visit sickbay and create a report for each one - if it is still required

Ulli

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