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A file is corrupt or missing, the VM was running on a snapshot, and has become dissociated with the parent disk.
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Hi. there is no snap shot present in the folder and when looking at snap shot manager there is no option to revert. I haven't taken a snap shot of the DC therefore I believe the error message is incorrect?
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Forget that there is &nbsp;a file called DC2.vmsd with a description of vmware snapshot metadata. I cannot account for the file. Anyway to resolve the issue you think?
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can we get a screenshot of the files (or file is corrupt)
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HI. Please see attached.<br />
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Thank you Andy.<br />
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Decided to trash the machine and spin up a new one based on advise from &quot;the&quot; VMWare expert. Thanks Andy.
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No problems, thanks for your kind words...and <a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/expertAwards/annual.jsp?year=2015" rel="ugc">Expert of the Year 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011!!!!</a>
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Hi all. I have 2x 2012 R2 Domain controllers in my lab. Earlier today VMwork station v11 shut down, I had to reboot my laptop. All VMs have fired up with the exception on one of the DCs. I include the error here. I can confirm the file that is mentioned in the error is present. Looks like some corruption but before spinning up a new DC (due to resource limitation my DC's do other roles so if I can avoid trashing and starting again that what I'd like), &nbsp;I though I'd ask if anyone had come across the problem before and managed to resolve it.<br />
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Many thanks<br />
Ja<br />
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Hi all. I have 2x 2012 R2 Domain controllers in my lab. Earlier today VMwork station v11 shut down, I had to reboot my laptop. All VMs have fired up with the exception on one of the DCs. I include the error here. I can confirm the file that is mentioned in the error is present. Looks like some corruption but before spinning up a new DC (due to resource limitation my DC's do other roles so if I can avoid trashing and starting again that what I'd like),  I though I'd ask if anyone had come across the problem before and managed to resolve it.

Many thanks
Ja

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