How to repair a virtual disk

[ejmartinez]

Hi I have a VMWare Player running on Windows 7 Enterprise, my virtual machine was working fine until my host restart while the virtual machine was updating the O.S., now when I try to run the virtual machine it says: "Cannot open the disk 'E:\Maquina_Virtual_XP\Windows CP Professional.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disk it depends on.

Reason: The specified virtual disk needs repair."

[continuum]

Hi

sorry for short answer ... I am in a hurry

I hope you use player 3.0.1 and not 3.0 or 3.1

If you have 3.01 find the commandline tool vmware-vdisksmanager and use it against the vmdk file referenced in the vmx-file like this

vmware-vdisksmanager.exe -R "full-path\to corrupt.vmdk"

If you post the latest vmware.log we can give you better instructions




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[ejmartinez]

I use VMWare Player 3.1, I'm installing VMWare Workstation 7.1 in order to use the vmware-vdiskmanager. Find attach the vmware.log

[WoodyZ]

{quote I'm installing VMWare Workstation 7.1 in order to use the vmware-vdiskmanager.

Have a look at: Repairing a virtual disk in Fusion 3.1 and Workstation 7.1

[ejmartinez]

I try to repair but it doesn't work, and show me this message: "The virtual disk, 'E:\Maquina_virtual_XP\Windows XP Professional.vmdk', is corrupted but the repair process has failed."

What else can I do?

[continuum]

did you download the vdiskmanager version from Woodys link ?

It will not work with version from WS 7.1




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[ejmartinez]

No I upgrade from VMWare Player. The link that Woodys post didn't work.

[continuum · Accepted solution]

check this one:

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=102385...




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[ejmartinez]

That work perfect.