Deleted snapshots and VM used power over

Hello

I am dealing with a virtual server, which is no longer in production, but has a few important files that a user needs. Since this server was no longer required, it is stop and a few pictures removed to give room for other servers in comments. Unfortunately the last good backup of this server has been lost and can not power on this server as error readings

Cannot open disk ' / vmfs/volumes/4d81fa10-7b05d3b6-6163-842b2b7839b3/xxxxx/xxxxxx000001.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.

VMware ESX can not find the virtual disk 'xxxxx.vmdk '. Check that the path is valid and try again.

When I check the data store for the vmdk listed in the properties of the vm under hard drive, each of them exists, with the exception detailed in error, which is a snapshot

I came across this VMware & amp; #8220; Cannot open the disk & amp; #8216; XXXXXX.vmdk & amp; #8217; or one of the snapshot disks depends on. & amp...

cannot know what exactly to do to get the server online.

Also I see options to mount the vmdk on a desktop and extract the files. : virtual drive to mount VMware (VMDK file) in the physical machine:

How does the work above, still need to mount snapshots? all I need is a bunch restored from files do not need the server. Please guide im a beginner for vmware.

The easiest way to access the files and could be to use disk utility mount VMware virtual disk Development Kit. This allows you to mount the virtual drive - 1pc_aims_4 - 000001.vmdk in this case - to your local operating system and extract the files you need. You can even mount the virtual disk in read-only mode to ensure integrity.

André

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