Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Changing the file descripter

Error:
Cannot open the disk '/vmfs/volumes/52d00900-b511428c-b993-0025b501a03d/XXXXXXXXXX (ca868118-dafa-4549-ac84-1e195e76eab8)/XXXXXXXXXX (ca868118-dafa-4549-ac84-1e195e76eab8)_1-000001.vmdk' or one of

Files on vmx
/vmfs/volumes/52d00900-b511428c-b993-0025b501a03d/XXXXXXXXXX (ca868118-dafa-4549-ac84-1e195e76eab8) # less "XXXXXXXXXX (ca868118-dafa-4549-ac84-1e195e76eab8).vmx" | grep -i vmdk
scsi0:0.fileName = "XXXXXXXXXX (ca868118-dafa-4549-ac84-1e195e76eab8).vmdk"
scsi0:1.fileName = "XXXXXXXXXX (ca868118-dafa-4549-ac84-1e195e76eab8)_1-000001.vmdk"

cat "XXXXXXXXXX (ca868118-dafa-4549-ac84-1e195e76eab8)_1-000001.vmdk"

# Disk DescriptorFile
version=3
encoding="UTF-8"
CID=4c2eccba
parentCID=4c2eccba
isNativeSnapshot="no"
createType="vmfsSparse"
parentFileNameHint="XXXXXXXXXX (ca868118-dafa-4549-ac84-1e195e76eab8)_1-000003.vmdk"

cat "XXXXXXXXXX (ca868118-dafa-4549-ac84-1e195e76eab8)_1-000003.vmdk"

# Disk DescriptorFile
version=3
encoding="UTF-8"
CID=4c2eccba
parentCID=788572b1  -- > bde46dfe
isNativeSnapshot="no"
createType="vmfsSparse"
parentFileNameHint="XXXXXXXXXX (ca868118-dafa-4549-ac84-1e195e76eab8)_1.vmdk"
# Extent description
RW 83886080 VMFSSPARSE "XXXXXXXXXX (ca868118-dafa-4549-ac84-1e195e76eab8)_1-000003-delta.vmdk"


cat "XXXXXXXXXX (ca868118-dafa-4549-ac84-1e195e76eab8)_1.vmdk"

# Disk DescriptorFile
version=3
encoding="UTF-8"
CID=bde46dfe    --FIX---> 788572b1
parentCID=ffffffff
isNativeSnapshot="no"
createType="vmfs"

# Extent description
RW 83886080 VMFS "XXXXXXXXXX (ca868118-dafa-4549-ac84-1e195e76eab8)_1-flat.vmdk"

DO backup with .bak
Use vi to change and save it

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