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
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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This article is more around ESX, but may be useful
http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1352937,00.html
Fake a basedisk and attach the snapshot .
Then boot VM with a LiveCD with forensic-tools like UFS-explorer
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Sneeky that you have to reg to read all of it
well going to do that later
> Then I get this error ( attached file )
Then you made something wrong.
Post more details if you want serious help
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Hello, Varazir.
Look at this link.
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Oscar
vmware-mount will not help in this case. More data is required
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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
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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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.
Smallest I have is 80Mb ish
that is if you check with datastore-browser - check again with winscp please
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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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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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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
Thanks it worked like a charm
about your other two VMs .... visit sickbay and create a report for each one - if it is still required
Ulli
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