Hello everybody,
I'm trying to restore a Vmware Workstation 8.x virtual machine, from a backup, I'm using the same version of VMware Workstation used before (8.0.5).
These are the files I have in directory:
31/08/2012 11:16 2.147.483.648 Macbeth-8b31b655.vmem
25/03/2012 19:12 2.147.483.648 Macbeth-Snapshot1.vmem
25/03/2012 19:12 40.171.327 Macbeth-Snapshot1.vmsn
19/05/2012 23:21 37.313.493 Macbeth-Snapshot2.vmsn
20/05/2012 18:53 2.147.483.648 Macbeth-Snapshot3.vmem
20/05/2012 18:53 37.385.117 Macbeth-Snapshot3.vmsn
02/10/2012 00:10 74.232 Macbeth.nvram
25/03/2012 17:42 2.386 Macbeth.vmdk
02/10/2012 00:10 1.363 Macbeth.vmsd
02/10/2012 00:10 2.748 Macbeth.vmx
23/12/2012 19:43 <DIR> Macbeth.vmx.lck
31/08/2012 11:16 365 Macbeth.vmxf
26/03/2012 09:18 1.213 MacbethOs
19/05/2012 23:20 502.267.904 MacbethOs-000001-s001.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:20 327.680 MacbethOs-000001-s002.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:20 12.779.520 MacbethOs-000001-s003.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:20 26.542.080 MacbethOs-000001-s004.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:20 410.255.360 MacbethOs-000001-s005.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:20 1.933.443.072 MacbethOs-000001-s006.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:20 2.146.762.752 MacbethOs-000001-s007.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:20 2.133.852.160 MacbethOs-000001-s008.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:20 1.157.890.048 MacbethOs-000001-s009.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:21 327.680 MacbethOs-000001-s010.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:21 327.680 MacbethOs-000001-s011.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:21 327.680 MacbethOs-000001-s012.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:21 327.680 MacbethOs-000001-s013.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:21 327.680 MacbethOs-000001-s014.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:21 327.680 MacbethOs-000001-s015.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:21 327.680 MacbethOs-000001-s016.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:21 327.680 MacbethOs-000001-s017.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:21 327.680 MacbethOs-000001-s018.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:21 327.680 MacbethOs-000001-s019.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:21 1.114.112 MacbethOs-000001-s020.vmdk
19/05/2012 23:21 65.536 MacbethOs-000001-s021.vmdk
23/12/2012 19:02 1.265 MacbethOs-000001.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 89.980.928 MacbethOs-000002-s001.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 327.680 MacbethOs-000002-s002.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 3.932.160 MacbethOs-000002-s003.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 12.189.696 MacbethOs-000002-s004.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 35.586.048 MacbethOs-000002-s005.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 50.724.864 MacbethOs-000002-s006.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 499.908.608 MacbethOs-000002-s007.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 629.211.136 MacbethOs-000002-s008.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 720.109.568 MacbethOs-000002-s009.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 327.680 MacbethOs-000002-s010.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 327.680 MacbethOs-000002-s011.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 327.680 MacbethOs-000002-s012.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 327.680 MacbethOs-000002-s013.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 327.680 MacbethOs-000002-s014.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 327.680 MacbethOs-000002-s016.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 327.680 MacbethOs-000002-s017.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 327.680 MacbethOs-000002-s018.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 327.680 MacbethOs-000002-s019.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 327.680 MacbethOs-000002-s020.vmdk
20/05/2012 18:52 65.536 MacbethOs-000002-s021.vmdk
23/12/2012 19:02 1.277 MacbethOs-000002.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 224.133.120 MacbethOs-000003-s001.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 327.680 MacbethOs-000003-s002.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 9.830.400 MacbethOs-000003-s003.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 493.748.224 MacbethOs-000003-s004.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 694.943.744 MacbethOs-000003-s005.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 458.883.072 MacbethOs-000003-s006.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 334.168.064 MacbethOs-000003-s007.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 77.266.944 MacbethOs-000003-s008.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 1.459.814.400 MacbethOs-000003-s009.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 2.146.762.752 MacbethOs-000003-s010.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 931.069.952 MacbethOs-000003-s011.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 327.680 MacbethOs-000003-s012.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 327.680 MacbethOs-000003-s013.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 327.680 MacbethOs-000003-s014.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 327.680 MacbethOs-000003-s015.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 327.680 MacbethOs-000003-s016.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 327.680 MacbethOs-000003-s017.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 327.680 MacbethOs-000003-s018.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 327.680 MacbethOs-000003-s019.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 720.896 MacbethOs-000003-s020.vmdk
23/12/2012 17:01 65.536 MacbethOs-000003-s021.vmdk
23/12/2012 19:02 1.277 MacbethOs-000003.vmdk
25/03/2012 19:11 322.764.800 MacbethOs-s001
25/03/2012 19:11 2.146.762.752 MacbethOs-s002
25/03/2012 19:11 2.079.391.744 MacbethOs-s003
25/03/2012 19:11 2.146.697.216 MacbethOs-s004
25/03/2012 19:11 2.146.762.752 MacbethOs-s005
25/03/2012 19:11 392.101.888 MacbethOs-s006
25/03/2012 19:11 327.680 MacbethOs-s007
25/03/2012 19:11 327.680 MacbethOs-s008
25/03/2012 19:11 327.680 MacbethOs-s009
25/03/2012 19:11 327.680 MacbethOs-s010
25/03/2012 19:11 327.680 MacbethOs-s011
25/03/2012 19:11 327.680 MacbethOs-s012
25/03/2012 19:11 327.680 MacbethOs-s014
25/03/2012 19:11 327.680 MacbethOs-s015
25/03/2012 19:11 327.680 MacbethOs-s016
25/03/2012 19:11 327.680 MacbethOs-s017
25/03/2012 19:11 327.680 MacbethOs-s018
25/03/2012 19:11 327.680 MacbethOs-s019
25/03/2012 19:11 479.264.768 MacbethOs-s020
25/03/2012 19:11 131.072 MacbethOs-s021
I can correctly open the virtual machine in and find his configuration. I have a problem only with the disk receving the error message:
The parent of this virtual disk could not be opened.
Well, in the .vmx file I have:
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "MacbethOs-000003.vmdk"
I have three snapshot for this virtual machine. I checked back the 3 .vdmk linked descriptors and theirs CID and data seems matching. Analyzing each .vmdk file it seems I have all the .vmdk files listed into and none of it is 0 sized.
Sorry for the long post message, I paste them just to check all at glance:
MacbethOs-000003.vmdk:
# Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
encoding="windows-1252"
CID=74cb395a
parentCID=e993bfa4
isNativeSnapshot="no"
createType="twoGbMaxExtentSparse"
parentFileNameHint="MacbethOs-000002.vmdk"
# Extent description
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s001.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s002.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s003.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s004.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s005.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s006.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s007.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s008.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s009.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s010.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s011.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s012.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s013.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s014.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s015.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s016.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s017.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s018.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s019.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s020.vmdk"
RW 40960 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000003-s021.vmdk"
# The Disk Data Base
#DDB
ddb.longContentID = "152e926bd42e5dba4f1181f2f7ea75ee"
MacbethOs-000002.vmdk:
# Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
encoding="windows-1252"
CID=e993bfa4
parentCID=70c20312
isNativeSnapshot="no"
createType="twoGbMaxExtentSparse"
parentFileNameHint="MacbethOs-000001.vmdk"
# Extent description
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s001.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s002.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s003.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s004.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s005.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s006.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s007.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s008.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s009.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s010.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s011.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s012.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s013.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s014.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s015.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s016.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s017.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s018.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s019.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s020.vmdk"
RW 40960 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000002-s021.vmdk"
# The Disk Data Base
#DDB
ddb.longContentID = "152e926bd42e5dba4f1181f2f7ea75ee"
MacbethOs-000001.vmdk:
# Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
encoding="windows-1252"
CID=70c20312
parentCID=f7ea75ee
isNativeSnapshot="no"
createType="twoGbMaxExtentSparse"
parentFileNameHint="MacbethOs"
# Extent description
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s001.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s002.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s003.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s004.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s005.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s006.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s007.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s008.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s009.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s010.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s011.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s012.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s013.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s014.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s015.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s016.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s017.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s018.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s019.vmdk"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s020.vmdk"
RW 40960 SPARSE "MacbethOs-000001-s021.vmdk"
# The Disk Data Base
#DDB
ddb.longContentID = "152e926bd42e5dba4f1181f2f7ea75ee"
MacbethOs:
# Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
encoding="windows-1252"
CID=f7ea75ee
parentCID=ffffffff
isNativeSnapshot="no"
createType="twoGbMaxExtentSparse"
# Extent description
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s001"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s002"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s003"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s004"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s005"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s006"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s007"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s008"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s009"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s010"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s011"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s012"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s013"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s014"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s015"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s016"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s017"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s018"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s019"
RW 4192256 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s020"
RW 40960 SPARSE "MacbethOs-s021"
# The Disk Data Base
#DDB
ddb.virtualHWVersion = "8"
ddb.longContentID = "152e926bd42e5dba4f1181f2f7ea75ee"
ddb.uuid = "60 00 C2 98 35 e8 84 9d-99 9c 37 69 17 1d f8 f2"
ddb.geometry.cylinders = "5221"
ddb.geometry.heads = "255"
ddb.geometry.sectors = "63"
ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic"
ddb.toolsVersion = "8449"
I cannot understand what is missing. Seems I have all the data but is like I totally lost my vm 
.
Any help will be really apreciated.
Thank you
Eddie