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Loosing data while converting disk to monolithic

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Hi,

 

I have a disk split into 2gb files. I'm using the following command to convert the disk to a 1 file disk in order to migrate to ESXi:

 

vmware-vdiskmanager -r disk1.vmdk -t 0 disk2.vmdk

 

The convertion completes PERFECT but when I plug the new disk, data is OLD. I tried usign VMWARE CONVERTER and the same problem.

 

What Can i do? By the way, I thinkg the -f00x are from and old disk.

 

Here is the .vmdk and a directory listing:

 

  1. Disk DescriptorFile

version=1

CID=066dd5c3

parentCID=ffffffff

createType="twoGbMaxExtentSparse"

 

  1. Extent description

RW 4192256 SPARSE "Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s001.vmdk"

RW 4192256 SPARSE "Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s002.vmdk"

RW 4192256 SPARSE "Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s003.vmdk"

RW 4192256 SPARSE "Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s004.vmdk"

RW 8192 SPARSE "Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s005.vmdk"

 

  1. The Disk Data Base

#DDB

 

ddb.virtualHWVersion = "4"

ddb.geometry.cylinders = "1044"

ddb.geometry.heads = "255"

ddb.geometry.sectors = "63"

ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic"

ddb.toolsVersion = "0"

 

# ls

564d1440-a0d3-e71e-890d-08bf9d5f4cfa.vmem              Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (2)-f003.vmdk

564d1440-a0d3-e71e-890d-08bf9d5f4cfa.vmem.lck          Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (2)-f004.vmdk

Gateway.vmdk                                           Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (2)-f005.vmdk

nvram                                                  Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (2)-f006.vmdk

vmware-0.log                                           Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (2)-f007.vmdk

vmware-1.log                                           Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (2)-f008.vmdk

vmware-2.log                                           Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (2).vmdk

vmware.log                                             Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s001.vmdk

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-000001-s001.vmdk  Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s002.vmdk

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-000001-s002.vmdk  Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s003.vmdk

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-000001-s003.vmdk  Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s004.vmdk

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-000001-s004.vmdk  Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-s005.vmdk

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-000001-s005.vmdk  Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.vmdk

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-000001.vmdk       Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.vmdk.lck

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition-000001.vmdk.lck   Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.vmsd

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (2)-f001.vmdk     Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.vmx

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (2)-f002.vmdk     Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.vmxf

 

Edited all caps subject line according to the forums rules, AWo


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