Hi everyone,
I've this error when I try to power on one virtual machine:
Cannot open the disk '/vmfs/volumes/xxxx/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on
Reason: The parent virtual hard disk has been modified since the child was created.
Thats the info that I can give:
Name of the VM: SRVMAIL2, it has two virtual disks:
SCSI (0:0) Hard Disk 1 of 30Gb
SCSI (0:1) Hard Disk 2 of 100Gb
That VM has one snapshot, I can delete if it's necessary
My files of the directory of the datastore:
4915787776 - Apr 11 19:02 SRVMAIL2-000001-delta.vmdk
264 - Apr 14 12:48 SRVMAIL2-000001.vmdk
7013083136 - Apr 11 19:02 SRVMAIL2-000002-delta.vmdk
252 - Apr 14 12:48 SRVMAIL2-000002.vmdk
63488 - Apr 11 19:02 SRVMAIL2-000003-delta.vmdk
232 - Apr 14 12:48 SRVMAIL2-000003.vmdk
206848 - Apr 11 19:02 SRVMAIL2-000004-delta.vmdk
233 - Apr 14 12:48 SRVMAIL2-000004.vmdk
63488 - Apr 12 19:01 SRVMAIL2-000005-delta.vmdk
232 - Apr 14 12:48 SRVMAIL2-000005.vmdk
206848 - Apr 12 19:01 SRVMAIL2-000006-delta.vmdk
233 - Apr 14 12:48 SRVMAIL2-000006.vmdk
63488 - Apr 12 19:12 SRVMAIL2-000007-delta.vmdk
232 - Apr 14 12:48 SRVMAIL2-000007.vmdk
206848 - Apr 12 19:12 SRVMAIL2-000008-delta.vmdk
233 - Apr 14 12:48 SRVMAIL2-000008.vmdk
32212254720 - Mar 18 12:18 SRVMAIL2-flat.vmdk
8684 - Apr 11 19:02 SRVMAIL2.nvram
4300413910 - Mar 18 12:18 SRVMAIL2-Snapshot32.vmsn
420 - Apr 14 13:27 SRVMAIL2.vmdk
1002 - Apr 12 19:12 SRVMAIL2.vmsd
2496 - Apr 14 13:32 SRVMAIL2.vmx
263 - Apr 14 12:48 SRVMAIL2.vmxf
31179 - Apr 14 13:32 vmware.log
CONTENT of SRVMAIL2.vmx
#!/usr/bin/vmware
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "4"
floppy0.present = "true"
nvram = "SRVMAIL2.nvram"
deploymentPlatform = "windows"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
tools.upgrade.policy = "manual"
powerType.powerOff = "default"
powerType.powerOn = "default"
powerType.suspend = "default"
powerType.reset = "default"
displayName = "SRVMAIL2"
extendedConfigFile = "SRVMAIL2.vmxf"
numvcpus = "4"
scsi0.present = "true"
scsi0.sharedBus = "none"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
memsize = "4096"
scsi0:0.present = "true"
scsi0:0.fileName = "SRVMAIL2-000007.vmdk"
scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
ide0:0.present = "true"
ide0:0.clientDevice = "false"
ide0:0.deviceType = "atapi-cdrom"
ide0:0.startConnected = "true"
floppy0.startConnected = "false"
floppy0.clientDevice = "true"
ethernet0.present = "true"
ethernet0.virtualDev = "vmxnet"
ethernet0.features = "15"
ethernet0.networkName = "LAN"
ethernet0.addressType = "vpx"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:a0:29:be"
chipset.onlineStandby = "false"
guestOSAltName = "Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (64-bit)"
guestOS = "longhorn-64"
uuid.bios = "50 20 fd 3a 1d a8 57 83-42 b2 4e b6 fe 84 df 9a"
snapshot.action = "keep"
sched.cpu.min = "0"
sched.cpu.units = "mhz"
sched.cpu.shares = "normal"
sched.mem.minsize = "0"
sched.mem.shares = "normal"
toolScripts.afterPowerOn = "true"
toolScripts.afterResume = "true"
toolScripts.beforeSuspend = "true"
toolScripts.beforePowerOff = "true"
ide0:0.fileName = "/dev/hda"
floppy0.fileName = "/dev/fd0"
log.fileName = "vmware.log"
workingDir = "."
vmware.tools.requiredversion = "7302"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
tools.syncTime = "false"
uuid.location = "56 4d 8d 0d 25 b4 09 32-9d 1e 68 f7 42 ba 7c f8"
sched.swap.derivedName = "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-b989f56b.vswp"
hostCPUID.0 = "0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69"
guestCPUID.0 = "0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69"
userCPUID.0 = "0000000a756e65476c65746e49656e69"
hostCPUID.1 = "0001067600040800000ce3bdbfebfbff"
guestCPUID.1 = "0001067800010800000822010febfbff"
userCPUID.1 = "0001067600040800000822010febfbff"
hostCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120000000"
guestCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120000000"
userCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000120000000"
evcCompatibilityMode = "FALSE"
scsi0:1.present = "true"
scsi0:1.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
scsi0:1.filename = "SRVMAIL2-000008.vmdk"
scsi0:1.mode = "persistent"
scsi0:1.redo = ""
tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"
CONTENT of SRVMAIL2.vmdk
Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
CID=89debd63
parentCID=ffffffff
createType="vmfs"
Extent description
RW 62914560 VMFS "SRVMAIL2-flat.vmdk"
The Disk Data Base
#DDB
ddb.toolsVersion = "7302"
ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic"
ddb.geometry.sectors = "63"
ddb.geometry.heads = "255"
ddb.geometry.cylinders = "3916"
ddb.uuid = "60 00 C2 97 0c 13 13 e8-d6 a0 5c 84 3b 37 4a f9"
ddb.virtualHWVersion = "4"
CONTENT of SRVMAIL2-000001.vmdk
Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
CID=9e6d160d
parentCID=89debd63
createType="vmfsSparse"
parentFileNameHint="SRVMAIL2.vmdk"
Extent description
RW 62914560 VMFSSPARSE "SRVMAIL2-000001-delta.vmdk"
The Disk Data Base
#DDB
ddb.toolsVersion = "7302"
CONTENT of SRVMAIL2-000002.vmdk
Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
CID=54d6c4bc
parentCID=e35b5ee7
createType="vmfsSparse"
parentFileNameHint="SRVMAIL2.vmdk"
Extent description
RW 209715200 VMFSSPARSE "SRVMAIL2-000002-delta.vmdk"
The Disk Data Base
#DDB
ddb.toolsVersion = "7302"
CONTENT of SRVMAIL2-000003.vmdk
Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
CID=9e6d160d
parentCID=9e6d160d
createType="vmfsSparse"
parentFileNameHint="SRVMAIL2-000001.vmdk"
Extent description
RW 62914560 VMFSSPARSE "SRVMAIL2-000003-delta.vmdk"
The Disk Data Base
#DDB
CONTENT of SRVMAIL2-000004.vmdk
Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
CID=54d6c4bc
parentCID=54d6c4bc
createType="vmfsSparse"
parentFileNameHint="SRVMAIL2-000002.vmdk"
Extent description
RW 209715200 VMFSSPARSE "SRVMAIL2-000004-delta.vmdk"
The Disk Data Base
#DDB
CONTENT of SRVMAIL2-000005.vmdk
Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
CID=9e6d160d
parentCID=9e6d160d
createType="vmfsSparse"
parentFileNameHint="SRVMAIL2-000003.vmdk"
Extent description
RW 62914560 VMFSSPARSE "SRVMAIL2-000005-delta.vmdk"
The Disk Data Base
#DDB
CONTENT of SRVMAIL2-000006.vmdk
Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
CID=54d6c4bc
parentCID=54d6c4bc
createType="vmfsSparse"
parentFileNameHint="SRVMAIL2-000004.vmdk"
Extent description
RW 209715200 VMFSSPARSE "SRVMAIL2-000006-delta.vmdk"
The Disk Data Base
#DDB
CONTENT of SRVMAIL2-000007.vmdk
Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
CID=9e6d160d
parentCID=9e6d160d
createType="vmfsSparse"
parentFileNameHint="SRVMAIL2-000005.vmdk"
Extent description
RW 62914560 VMFSSPARSE "SRVMAIL2-000007-delta.vmdk"
The Disk Data Base
#DDB
CONTENT of SRVMAIL2-000008.vmdk
Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
CID=54d6c4bc
parentCID=54d6c4bc
createType="vmfsSparse"
parentFileNameHint="SRVMAIL2-000006.vmdk"
Extent description
RW 209715200 VMFSSPARSE "SRVMAIL2-000008-delta.vmdk"
The Disk Data Base
#DDB
CONTENT of vmware.log
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Apr 14 13:32:40.332: vmx| changing directory to /vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/.
Apr 14 13:32:40.333: vmx| Config file: /vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2.vmx
Apr 14 13:32:40.355: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000007-delta.vmdk" : open successful (23) size = 32212254720, hd = 0. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:40.359: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000005-delta.vmdk" : open successful (23) size = 32212254720, hd = 0. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:40.363: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000003-delta.vmdk" : open successful (23) size = 32212254720, hd = 0. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:40.367: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000001-delta.vmdk" : open successful (23) size = 32212254720, hd = 0. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:40.371: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-flat.vmdk" : open successful (23) size = 32212254720, hd = 0. Type 3
Apr 14 13:32:40.372: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000007-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:40.372: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000005-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:40.372: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000003-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:40.372: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000001-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:40.372: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-flat.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:40.376: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008-delta.vmdk" : open successful (23) size = 107374182400, hd = 0. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:40.380: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000006-delta.vmdk" : open successful (23) size = 107374182400, hd = 0. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:40.384: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000004-delta.vmdk" : open successful (23) size = 107374182400, hd = 0. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:40.388: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000002-delta.vmdk" : open successful (23) size = 107374182400, hd = 0. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:40.391: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-flat.vmdk" : open successful (23) size = 32212254720, hd = 0. Type 3
Apr 14 13:32:40.392: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Attach: the capacity of each link is different (62914560 != 209715200).
Apr 14 13:32:40.392: vmx| DISKLIB-CHAIN : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2.vmdk" : failed to open (The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created).
Apr 14 13:32:40.392: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:40.392: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000006-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:40.392: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000004-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:40.392: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000002-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:40.392: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-flat.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:40.392: vmx| DISKLIB-LIB : Failed to open '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008.vmdk' with flags 0x17 (The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created).
Apr 14 13:32:40.392: vmx| DISK: Cannot open disk "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008.vmdk": The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created (18).
Apr 14 13:32:40.393: vmx| DISKUTIL: GetDevVersion: couldn't open file '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008.vmdk' : The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created (18).
Apr 14 13:32:40.393: vmx| DISKUTIL: Could not populate version buffer.
Apr 14 13:32:40.440: vmx| VMXVmdb_LoadRawConfig: Loading raw config
Apr 14 13:32:40.499: vmx| VMXVmdbCbVmVmxExecState: Exec state change requested to state poweredOn without reset
Apr 14 13:32:40.499: vmx| TOOLS delaying state change request to state 3
Apr 14 13:32:40.499: vmx| PowerOn
Apr 14 13:32:40.504: vmx| VMXVmdb_LoadRawConfig: Loading raw config
Apr 14 13:32:40.510: vmx| UNAME Linux vmware1.olarra.local 2.4.21-57.ELvmnix #1 Tue Aug 12 17:28:03 PDT 2008 i686 (uwglibc version 6)
Apr 14 13:32:40.510: vmx| DICT --- USER PREFERENCES
...
Apr 14 13:32:41.122: vmx| MStat: Creating Stat vm.uptime
Apr 14 13:32:41.122: vmx| MStat: Creating Stat vm.suspendTime
Apr 14 13:32:41.122: vmx| MStat: Creating Stat vm.powerOnTimeStamp
Apr 14 13:32:41.127: vmx| VMXVmdb_LoadRawConfig: Loading raw config
Apr 14 13:32:41.132: vmx| DISK: OPEN scsi0:0 '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000007.vmdk' persistent R[(null)]
Apr 14 13:32:41.137: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000007-delta.vmdk" : open successful (10) size = 63488, hd = 344156. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:41.137: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "SRVMAIL2-000007-delta.vmdk" (0xa)
Apr 14 13:32:41.137: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000007.vmdk' (0xa): vmfsSparse, 62914560 sectors / 30720 Mb.
Apr 14 13:32:41.142: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000005-delta.vmdk" : open successful (14) size = 63488, hd = 139357. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:41.142: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "SRVMAIL2-000005-delta.vmdk" (0xe)
Apr 14 13:32:41.142: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000005.vmdk' (0xe): vmfsSparse, 62914560 sectors / 30720 Mb.
Apr 14 13:32:41.147: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000003-delta.vmdk" : open successful (14) size = 63488, hd = 843870. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:41.147: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "SRVMAIL2-000003-delta.vmdk" (0xe)
Apr 14 13:32:41.147: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000003.vmdk' (0xe): vmfsSparse, 62914560 sectors / 30720 Mb.
Apr 14 13:32:41.151: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000001-delta.vmdk" : open successful (14) size = 4915787776, hd = 295007. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:41.151: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "SRVMAIL2-000001-delta.vmdk" (0xe)
Apr 14 13:32:41.152: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000001.vmdk' (0xe): vmfsSparse, 62914560 sectors / 30720 Mb.
Apr 14 13:32:41.156: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-flat.vmdk" : open successful (14) size = 32212254720, hd = 208992. Type 3
Apr 14 13:32:41.156: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "SRVMAIL2-flat.vmdk" (0xe)
Apr 14 13:32:41.156: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2.vmdk' (0xe): vmfs, 62914560 sectors / 30720 Mb.
Apr 14 13:32:41.170: vmx| DISKLIB-LIB : Opened "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000007.vmdk" (flags 0xa). 899EFEC
Apr 14 13:32:41.225: vmx| DISK: OPEN '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000007.vmdk' Geo (3916/255/63) BIOS Geo (0/0/0) freeSpace=158899Mb, lsilogic
Apr 14 13:32:41.228: vmx| DISK: OPEN scsi0:1 '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008.vmdk' persistent R[(null)]
Apr 14 13:32:41.232: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008-delta.vmdk" : open successful (10) size = 206848, hd = 409698. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:41.232: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "SRVMAIL2-000008-delta.vmdk" (0xa)
Apr 14 13:32:41.233: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008.vmdk' (0xa): vmfsSparse, 209715200 sectors / 102400 Mb.
Apr 14 13:32:41.237: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000006-delta.vmdk" : open successful (14) size = 206848, hd = 147555. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:41.237: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "SRVMAIL2-000006-delta.vmdk" (0xe)
Apr 14 13:32:41.237: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000006.vmdk' (0xe): vmfsSparse, 209715200 sectors / 102400 Mb.
Apr 14 13:32:41.241: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000004-delta.vmdk" : open successful (14) size = 206848, hd = 237668. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:41.241: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "SRVMAIL2-000004-delta.vmdk" (0xe)
Apr 14 13:32:41.242: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000004.vmdk' (0xe): vmfsSparse, 209715200 sectors / 102400 Mb.
Apr 14 13:32:41.246: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000002-delta.vmdk" : open successful (14) size = 7013083136, hd = 147557. Type 8
Apr 14 13:32:41.246: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "SRVMAIL2-000002-delta.vmdk" (0xe)
Apr 14 13:32:41.246: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000002.vmdk' (0xe): vmfsSparse, 209715200 sectors / 102400 Mb.
Apr 14 13:32:41.249: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-flat.vmdk" : open successful (14) size = 32212254720, hd = 143462. Type 3
Apr 14 13:32:41.249: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "SRVMAIL2-flat.vmdk" (0xe)
Apr 14 13:32:41.249: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2.vmdk' (0xe): vmfs, 62914560 sectors / 30720 Mb.
Apr 14 13:32:41.249: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Attach: the capacity of each link is different (62914560 != 209715200).
Apr 14 13:32:41.249: vmx| DISKLIB-CHAIN : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2.vmdk" : failed to open (The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created).
Apr 14 13:32:41.250: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:41.251: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000006-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:41.252: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000004-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:41.253: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000002-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:41.253: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-flat.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:41.253: vmx| DISKLIB-LIB : Failed to open '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008.vmdk' with flags 0xa (The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created).
Apr 14 13:32:41.253: vmx| DISK: Cannot open disk "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008.vmdk": The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created (18).
Apr 14 13:32:41.253: vmx| Msg_Post: Error
Apr 14 13:32:41.253: vmx| http://msg.disk.noBackEnd Cannot open the disk '/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.
Apr 14 13:32:41.253: vmx| http://msg.disk.configureDiskError Reason: The parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created.----
Apr 14 13:32:41.268: vmx| Module DiskEarly power on failed.
Apr 14 13:32:41.268: vmx| VMX_PowerOn: ModuleTable_PowerOn = 0
Apr 14 13:32:41.269: vmx| scsi0:0: numIOs = 0 numMergedIOs = 0 numSplitIOs = 0 ( 0.0%)
Apr 14 13:32:41.274: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000007-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:41.274: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000005-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:41.274: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000003-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:41.274: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000001-delta.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:41.274: vmx| DISKLIB-VMFS : "/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-flat.vmdk" : closed.
Apr 14 13:32:41.274: vmx| WORKER: asyncOps=0 maxActiveOps=0 maxPending=0 maxCompleted=0
Apr 14 13:32:42.406: vmx| vmdbPipe_Streams Couldn't read: OVL_STATUS_EOF
Apr 14 13:32:42.415: vmx| VMX idle exit
Apr 14 13:32:42.441: vmx| Flushing VMX VMDB connections
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Can anyone help me solving that? It's a important server, we havent got any VCB backup of it and is the MS Exchange 2007 server of the company :'(
Thanks to all for your attention,
Welcome to the forums,
I think you probably increased diskspace and the metadata is incorrect, might want to check this tool, it will fix it for you automatically:
http://communities.netapp.com/docs/DOC-2735
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Hello,
IN addition to what Duncan has stated how much disk space is on the Volume on which this VM is located? I would also once the VM boots again commit (delete) all the snapshots. You really do not need 8 of them.
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The descriptor for the second SRVMAIL2.VMDK (the 100GB one) is missing from your post.
If this file is missing: you are lost!
Hi 'deeping', first thanks for your reply. No, we have not change the size of the virtual disk. But ill try with that utlility to try if is something like that. Maybe one administrator has delete any missing file?
Thanks yet,
Hi Texiwill, thanks you too for the reply,
In the datastore where the VM is in, it has 450Gb of space with 115Gb free, that's ok, no? The two virtual disks of that VM is in the same datastore. And I've only one snapshot, not eight, do you think really if I delete that snapshot is ok? I didn't delete it yet. Yes? I'll try? or maybe that is going to broke more the VM?
Thanks Texiwill,
Search for srvmail*.vmdk in all datastores.
Rebuilding the missing descriptor is one thing.
Rebuilding the missing flat file is another story.
Hi again, here another day with the problem, let's try, that's is the result of a 'find' in my datastores of the word with the name of the virtual machine:
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000005.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2.vmxf
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2.vmsd
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-flat.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2.vmx
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2.nvram
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000006.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000002.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000004.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000006-delta.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000007.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/LOGs
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/LOGs/vmware-7.log
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/LOGs/vmware-14.log
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/LOGs/vmware-18.log
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/LOGs/vmware-16.log
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/LOGs/vmware-17.log
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/LOGs/vmware-15.log
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/LOGs/vmware-13.log
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/LOGs/vmware-6.log
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/LOGs/vmware.log
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/LOGs/vmware-8.log
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/LOGs/vmware-4.log
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/LOGs/vmware-3.log
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/LOGs/vmware-5.log
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-Snapshot32.vmsn
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000001-delta.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000002-delta.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000007-delta.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000001.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000008-delta.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000004-delta.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000003-delta.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000003.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-000005-delta.vmdk
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/vmware-1.log
/vmfs/volumes/47435042-176bfcf0-a89c-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/vmware.log
/vmfs/volumes/48313076-1d16d3e0-5919-001e0b703af2/SRVMAIL2/SRVMAIL2-flat.vmdk
This are all the files with the name of my VM, are ok? or some are missing?
Can it be fixed or no? Thanks for the replies,
Thanks, bye,
That helps.
Please attach the oldest log.
There's a good chance to recover the VM if you provide the necessary data.