Recover Data From Corrupt Vmdk Info

vmkfstools -i newheader.vmdk -d thin test.vmdk If the disk is too corrupt for mounting:

Replace RW 8388608 with your actual sector count (sectors = size_in_bytes / 512). recover data from corrupt vmdk

vmkfstools -x check /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VM/VM-flat.vmdk vmkfstools -i newheader

# Disk DescriptorFile version=1 CID=fffffffe parentCID=ffffffff createType="monolithicFlat" RW 8388608 VMFS "VM-flat.vmdk" The Disk Data Base ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic" ddb.geometry.cylinders = "522" ddb.geometry.heads = "255" ddb.geometry.sectors = "63" ddb.virtualHWVersion = "7" recover data from corrupt vmdk

vmkfstools -x repair /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VM/VM-flat.vmdk If repair fails, clone the VMDK while forcing consistency checks:

(works for single-file growable VMDK)

Create a new .vmdk descriptor pointing to the raw data file: