Vmx and logs deleted by mistake on ESXi files

Hello guys. I need help please, as the title says, today I made a mistake on the storage, there was a file with the name of a previously deleted virtual computer. So I thought it was garbage and deleted. Then an error occurred that could not remove the vmdk because it was in use.

But in fact, it has removed the log files and the vmx file. I found the instructions on how to get it back, and all I have to do is to create a new virtual machine pointing to the previous virtual machine disks. Of course, I need to stop the server for this.

If I manually navigate the storage, I can see the vmdk, but when I try to select it with the wizard to add a new disk, they will not appear. I tried these options:

(1) create the virtual machine and in the select Disk drives option, select existing, but as I said when I sail, I see no hard.

(2) copy the disks to the same directory and see if they appear when you add a new disk.

(3) Create VM without disc, then add a new disk by navigating, even when I can't find the vmdk.

I can't find where to head the previous drive to the new virtual machine.

Is it because I am using ESXi?

Or I'm I missed something?

This is what it looks like now

db05files.JPG

Thanks for your help.

Interestingly, after watching the disk sizes, it looks like the thickness of the disks provisioned. A 80 GB drive and a 250 GB drive.

In this case, you can follow the steps in http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002511 to recreate the header files. If you have any questions about this, feel free to ask.

André

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