tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270346497183643494.post6602421136591371478..comments2024-03-15T05:03:09.921-07:00Comments on Cosonok's IT Blog: How to Reattach a Snapshotted vmdkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270346497183643494.post-53628228462250645852014-01-24T02:15:59.879-08:002014-01-24T02:15:59.879-08:00Hi, We have this problem. But We have modify by er...Hi, We have this problem. But We have modify by error the base disk, and our backup (VMExplorer) commit the snapshots in the proccess, so that we donĀ“t have a base disk backup.<br />Is there any solution for this?<br />Thanksalfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03025062342447205294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270346497183643494.post-11875809497643793112012-11-10T05:20:56.445-08:002012-11-10T05:20:56.445-08:00Thanks...that got it going. But I had mounted the ...Thanks...that got it going. But I had mounted the base image and changed the CID, so the disks after snapshots would not fire up. This link explains how to match them back up (if you haven't run the base image too much). I thought I'd lost an important machine....lucky!<br /><br />http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1007969Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270346497183643494.post-15971408920109579042012-03-16T00:22:29.115-07:002012-03-16T00:22:29.115-07:00Hi Am_7riel, I had not seen this information in a ...Hi Am_7riel, I had not seen this information in a KB, just worked this out to show that it can be done.<br />The disk descriptor file for a delta vmdk does not contain any hardware information (like sectors, heads, cylinders) so all we do is copy the hardware information from the base vmdk's disk descriptor, put it in the delta vmdk's disk descriptor, and now the delta vmdk can be re-attached to a VM.<br />Cheers!Carsonokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717017593953701040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270346497183643494.post-64755706978962151592012-03-15T12:19:09.272-07:002012-03-15T12:19:09.272-07:00i am not clear of process reattach the vmdk snapsh...i am not clear of process reattach the vmdk snapshot file.can u explain or is this explained in vmware kb?Am_7rielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168278762513647125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270346497183643494.post-70116253416237497642011-10-26T05:33:31.754-07:002011-10-26T05:33:31.754-07:00Thanks Vidad!
I've got files restored and my v...Thanks Vidad!<br />I've got files restored and my virtual machine is running with the proper data again. I'll be adding these steps to my solutions database for future reference.Chris Sanburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983797673704452527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270346497183643494.post-72482976284703555972011-10-25T15:27:57.964-07:002011-10-25T15:27:57.964-07:00Hi Chris
Thank you for the warning.
Indeed, if the...Hi Chris<br />Thank you for the warning.<br />Indeed, if the base vmdk is mounted and the server powered on, the disk blocks get changed and then it is pretty much game over for any snapshot delta vmdks that referenced the blocks on the original base vmdk - unless there is a backup the includes the original base disk.<br />Good luck with the restore<br />CheersCarsonokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717017593953701040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270346497183643494.post-16427900044618491552011-10-25T12:45:15.766-07:002011-10-25T12:45:15.766-07:00A warning, if, like me, you mistakenly mount the b...A warning, if, like me, you mistakenly mount the base disk and it gets changed then your *-0000xx.vmdk file won't be able to be added anyway. I'm in the process of restoring a backup of the base disk now to try and correct that problem.Chris Sanburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983797673704452527noreply@blogger.com