After copying a machine a host for another vspehere vsphere virtual machine I can not load the VM machine upwards. Can't open the Flash "hard" or one of the disks disk that this depends on

Here is the error msg I get from vsphere client.

Cannot open the Flash '/vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-affd-f01fafcf18af/w2k3SE-base-20101005/Windows w2k3.vmdk' or one of the disks disk that it depends on.

The system cannot find the specified file

VMware ESX can not find the virtual disk '/vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-affd-f01fafcf18af/w2k3SE-base-20101005/Windows w2k3.vmdk '. Check that the path is valid and try again.

I have ssh client due to vmware ESX.

ls # vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-conf-f01fafcf18af/apple

564d73b4-7443-6b7f-9a70-cd355ad76d3b.vmem Windows XP Professional.vmx.0 Windows w2k3 - s004.vmdk Windows w2k3 - vmware - 16.log s009.vmdk

Windows XP Professional - 24367b9b.hlog Windows XP Professional.vmxf Windows w2k3 - s005.vmdk Windows w2k3.vmdk vmware - 17.log

Windows XP Professional.nvram Windows w2k3 - s001.vmdk Windows w2k3 - s006.vmdk hiding vmware - 18.log

Windows XP Professional.vmsd Windows w2k3 - s002.vmdk Windows w2k3 - 14.log - vmware vmware - 19.log s007.vmdk

Windows XP Professional.vmx Windows w2k3 - s003.vmdk Windows w2k3 - vmware - 15.log vmware.log s008.vmdk

It seems that all the files are there. Except that there are some spaces.

/ vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-AFFD-f01fafcf18af/Apple # cat "Windows w2k3.vmdk".

# Disk DescriptorFile

version = 1

Encoding = "windows-1252".

CID = 97c834c1

parentCID = ffffffff

isNativeSnapshot = 'no '.

createType = "twoGbMaxExtentSparse.

# Description of the measure

RW 4192256 CLAIRSEMES "Windows w2k3 - s001.vmdk.

RW 4192256 CLAIRSEMES "Windows w2k3 - s002.vmdk.

RW 4192256 CLAIRSEMES "Windows w2k3 - s003.vmdk.

RW 4192256 CLAIRSEMES "Windows w2k3 - s004.vmdk.

RW 4192256 CLAIRSEMES "Windows w2k3 - s005.vmdk.

RW 4192256 CLAIRSEMES "Windows w2k3 - s006.vmdk.

RW 4192256 CLAIRSEMES "Windows w2k3 - s007.vmdk.

RW 4192256 CLAIRSEMES "Windows w2k3 - s008.vmdk.

RW 16384 SPARSE "Windows w2k3 - s009.vmdk.

# The database disk

#DDB

ddb.virtualHWVersion = "7".

DDB. UUID = "60 00 C2 91 86 bb a5 - 5 c bc 28 89 75 01 c9 b0 e1"

DDB. Geometry.Cylinders = "16383.

DDB. Geometry.Heads = "16".

DDB. Geometry.sectors = "63".

ddb.adapterType = 'ide '.

ddb.toolsVersion = "8228.

ddb.longContentID = "9d219dcc524591ac1095297d97c834c1".

and here's a copy of the vmware.log file

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.925Z | VMX | I120: DISKLIB-STRING: "/ vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-conf-f01fafcf18af/apple/Windows w2k3.vmdk ': cannot open (the system cannot find the specified file).

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.925Z | VMX | I120: DISKLIB-VMFS: ' / vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-conf-f01fafcf18af/apple/Windows w2k3 - s001.vmdk ": closed.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.925Z | VMX | I120: DISKLIB-VMFS: ' / vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-conf-f01fafcf18af/apple/Windows w2k3 - s002.vmdk ": closed.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.925Z | VMX | I120: DISKLIB-VMFS: ' / vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-conf-f01fafcf18af/apple/Windows w2k3 - s003.vmdk ": closed.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.925Z | VMX | I120: DISKLIB-VMFS: ' / vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-conf-f01fafcf18af/apple/Windows w2k3 - s004.vmdk ": closed.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.925Z | VMX | I120: DISKLIB-VMFS: ' / vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-conf-f01fafcf18af/apple/Windows w2k3 - s005.vmdk ": closed.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.926Z | VMX | I120: DISKLIB-VMFS: ' / vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-conf-f01fafcf18af/apple/Windows w2k3 - s006.vmdk ": closed.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.926Z | VMX | I120: DISKLIB-VMFS: ' / vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-conf-f01fafcf18af/apple/Windows w2k3 - s007.vmdk ": closed.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.926Z | VMX | I120: DISKLIB-VMFS: ' / vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-conf-f01fafcf18af/apple/Windows w2k3 - s008.vmdk ": closed.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.926Z | VMX | I120: DISKLIB-VMFS: ' / vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-conf-f01fafcf18af/apple/Windows w2k3 - s009.vmdk ": closed.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.926Z | VMX | I120: DISKLIB-LIB: can't open ' / vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-conf-f01fafcf18af/apple/Windows w2k3.vmdk' with flags 0xa, the system cannot find the specified file (25).

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.926Z | VMX | I120: Msg_Post: error

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.926Z | VMX | I120: [msg.disk.fileNotFound] VMware ESX can not find the virtual disk "/ vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-conf-f01fafcf18af/apple/Windows w2k3.vmdk» Check that the path is valid and try again.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.926Z | VMX | I120: [msg.disklib.FILENOTFOUND] the system cannot find the specified file

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.926Z | VMX | I120: [msg.disk.noBackEnd] cannot open disk ' / vmfs/volumes/52120f68-3f09e8f0-conf-f01fafcf18af/apple/Windows w2k3.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.926Z | VMX | I120: ----------------------------------------

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.939Z | VMX | I120: DISC: discs of opening had 24 ms.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.939Z | VMX | I120: Module DiskEarly market failed.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.939Z | VMX | I120: VMX_PowerOn: ModuleTable_PowerOn = 0

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.942Z | VMX | I120: WORKER: asyncOps = 1 maxActiveOps = 1 maxPending = 0 maxCompleted = 0

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.950Z | VMX | I120: Vix: [12787513 mainDispatch.c:3870]: VMAutomation_ReportPowerOpFinished: VarEtat = 1, newAppState = 1873, success = 1 additionalError = 0

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.951Z | VMX | I120: Vix: [12787513 mainDispatch.c:3870]: VMAutomation_ReportPowerOpFinished: VarEtat = 0, newAppState = 1870, success = 1 additionalError = 0

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.951Z | VMX | I120: Past vmx/execState/val of poweredOff

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.951Z | VMX | I120: Vix: [12787513 mainDispatch.c:3870]: VMAutomation_ReportPowerOpFinished: VarEtat = 0, newAppState = 1870, success = 0 additionalError = 0

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.951Z | VMX | I120: Vix: [12787513 mainDispatch.c:3909]: error VIX_E_FAIL in VMAutomation_ReportPowerOpFinished(): unknown error

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.951Z | VMX | I120: Vix: [12787513 mainDispatch.c:3870]: VMAutomation_ReportPowerOpFinished: VarEtat = 0, newAppState = 1870, success = 1 additionalError = 0

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.951Z | VMX | I120: Past vmx/execState/val of poweredOff

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.952Z | VMX | I120: VMIOP: output

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.956Z | VMX | I120: Vix: [12787513 mainDispatch.c:861]: VMAutomation_LateShutdown()

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.956Z | VMX | I120: Vix: [12787513 mainDispatch.c:811]: VMAutomationCloseListenerSocket. Close the socket of the receiver.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.957Z | VMX | I120: VMX VMDB Flushing connections

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.957Z | VMX | "I120: VmdbDbRemoveCnx: remove Cnx Db for ' / db/connection / #1 /"

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.957Z | VMX | I120: VmdbCnxDisconnect: Disconnect: pipe closed for pub cnx ' / db/connection / #1 /' (0)

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.961Z | VMX | I120: Exit VMX (0).

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.961Z | VMX | I120: AIOMGR-S: o stat = 1 r = 3 w = 0 I = 0 br = 49152 bw = 0

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.961Z | VMX | I120: OBJLIB-LIB: ObjLib cleaning done.

2014-08-14 T 19: 01:56.961Z | VMX | W110: VMX has left the building: 0.

Assuming that you have enough free disk space on the host ESXI 5.1 data store, I suggest you that you load the multiextent module as shown in the link, I posted and then clone the virtual disk using the vmkfstools command line utility.

vmkfstools 'Windows w2k3.vmdk'-i 'clone.vmdk' slim-d - an ide

vmkfstools EI 'Windows w2k3.vmdk' 'old.vmdk '.

vmkfstools EI "clone.vmdk" "Windows w2k3.vmdk".

The first line of the clones of the virtual disk in a virtual drive put in service end format, and the following two lines renaming virtual disks, so that you can delete the "old*.vmdk" files once the VM works as expected.

Alternatively, you can also run the commands on the host ESXi 4.1 and then copy the new files hard again to avoid loading the multiextent module in the new host.

André

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