missing .vmdk file

[AydarF]

Hello!

I have a problem: miss a VM_name.vmdk file, but VM_name-flat.vmdk file remain in VM directory and VM still working. Does Anybody know the reason of such behaviour? What can I do to prevent missing VM_name-flat.vmdk file in future?

P.S. VM runs on VMware ESXi 3.5 U3 hypervisor.

[AndreTheGiant]

To get back again your disk, create a new vmdk disk with the same size.

Then overwrite the *-flat.vmdk file with your data.

Andre

[AydarF]

Thanks, Andre

We already have recreated VM_name.vmdk file, and VM running well, but I want to know the reason of this behaviour, and what can I do to prevent it?

[AndreTheGiant]

Have you delete or move some files from your datastore?

On a running VM you can (for example from CLI) delete some files, cause only a few file (the flat for example) are locked.

Andre

[AydarF]

No, we haven't deleted any files.

[depping]

This usually is a human error. Never seen this happening out of the blue. I am not trying to blame anyone but would suggest you check the VMs log files to see if anyone removed a disk.

Duncan

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[AydarF]

Could I check the VMs files removal if VMs log files have been deleted too?

[DSTAVERT]

This would probably have been done from the command line since deleting from the VI client would have also deleted the flat.vmdk. Any scripting etc?