Vmdk Corrupted [2021]

if [ ! -z "$FLAT_SIZE" ]; then CALC_MB=$(($FLAT_SIZE / 1024 / 1024)) echo "Health: $vmdk is $CALC_MB MB nominal." >> $LOG_FILE fi

VMware ESXi environment, version 7.0.3. VM: Legacy SQL Server. vmdk corrupted

| Symptom | Probable Cause | Solution | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | "File is not a virtual disk" | Corrupted Descriptor | Create new disk, swap flat files. | | BSOD / Black Screen | File System Corruption | Mount on another VM, run chkdsk / fsck . | | "Cannot open disk" | Locking / Permissions | Kill VM processes, check permissions. | | VM Boots but Data Missing | Partition Table Damage | Use to recover partitions. | if [ ! -z "$FLAT_SIZE" ]