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Please post screen-shot of Snapshot Manager.
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Please post screen-shot of Snapshot Manager.

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please see screenshot of the error and the snapshot manager.<br />
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please see screenshot of the error and the snapshot manager.
1.JPG [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2010/09_w38/348384/1.JPG]
2.JPG [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2010/09_w38/348385/2.JPG]

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2.JPG

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Use the command vmware-cmd and try to shutdown the Virtual Machine gracefully.<br />
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Use vCenter Converter Standalone and point the source and destination to the same ESX Host, rename the output VM to a different name other than the source.<br />
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This should fix the problem.
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Use the command vmware-cmd and try to shutdown the Virtual Machine gracefully.

Use vCenter Converter Standalone and point the source and destination to the same ESX Host, rename the output VM to a different name other than the source.

This should fix the problem.

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thank you everyone. I got on with VMWARE support and the issue was resolved. It was related to CID and Parent ID issue. <br />
I think points can be shared between BijuMenon and brittonv as they pointed to the related information. <br />

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thank you everyone. I got on with VMWARE support and the issue was resolved. It was related to CID and Parent ID issue.
I think points can be shared between BijuMenon and brittonv as they pointed to the related information.


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we have a vsphere issue and need assistance from an expert to solve it asap. the error message is <br />
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cannot open the disk /vmfs/volumes/filename.vmd<wbr />k' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on. Reason: the parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was creted.<br />
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This host is running vmware vsphere 4 essentials.<br />

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we have a vsphere issue and need assistance from an expert to solve it asap. the error message is 

cannot open the disk /vmfs/volumes/filename.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on. Reason: the parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was creted.

This host is running vmware vsphere 4 essentials.


Vsphere issue Urgent

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.

VMware

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

Disaster Recovery is the planning for and creation of policies and procedures related to the resumption or continuation of an organization's functions following a catastrophic event. The term is most frequently used in relation to failure of networks, but DR preparations also include other business systems and personnel considerations.