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I started doing my server backups by running the VM Converter, but I made a serious mistake. I didn't confirm that I could actually run the virtual machine before my HD bit the dust big time. Now that I need it, I find that the virtual machine seems to boot, but immediately crashes with a fatal error. (Using VMware ServerVersion 2.0.1) Perhaps someone has an idea of what is happening (The VM forum does not seem to know). System Stop Error: xc21a (xe26b9660, 0xc0000005, 0x771473c7, 0x00c515ac). If I have done the correct research this error seems to indicate it can't find the hard drive it just booted from. But I have no idea how to solve it. Any suggestions appreciated. The Lounge may not be the correct place to post this, if not, please feel free to redirect it. Thanks!
Melting Away www.deals-house.com www.innovative--concepts.com
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I started doing my server backups by running the VM Converter, but I made a serious mistake. I didn't confirm that I could actually run the virtual machine before my HD bit the dust big time. Now that I need it, I find that the virtual machine seems to boot, but immediately crashes with a fatal error. (Using VMware ServerVersion 2.0.1) Perhaps someone has an idea of what is happening (The VM forum does not seem to know). System Stop Error: xc21a (xe26b9660, 0xc0000005, 0x771473c7, 0x00c515ac). If I have done the correct research this error seems to indicate it can't find the hard drive it just booted from. But I have no idea how to solve it. Any suggestions appreciated. The Lounge may not be the correct place to post this, if not, please feel free to redirect it. Thanks!
Melting Away www.deals-house.com www.innovative--concepts.com
Snowman58 wrote:
The Lounge may not be the correct place to post this
And maybe not a best place to get the correct answer. ;) This is probably because of changing the "type" of disk, for example SATA in real to IDE/SCSI in VM. I would try this: 1. Try to convert VM back to real system on new disk (if possible...) 2. Try to find a tool allowing to copy the image to new real disk 3. Make a copy of VM and try some kind of "repair process" from your OS install media Good luck!
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Snowman58 wrote:
The Lounge may not be the correct place to post this
And maybe not a best place to get the correct answer. ;) This is probably because of changing the "type" of disk, for example SATA in real to IDE/SCSI in VM. I would try this: 1. Try to convert VM back to real system on new disk (if possible...) 2. Try to find a tool allowing to copy the image to new real disk 3. Make a copy of VM and try some kind of "repair process" from your OS install media Good luck!
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Thanks for the suggestion to move it back to a real HD - I hadn't thought of trying that. The repair process did not work, nor did booting to safe mode, etc.
You could try booting the image using an ISO of some LiveCD and use it to get your files, etc. The problem is with the server, so the LiveCD should be able to see the underlying volume (if it is able to read the file system). Here is a link to an article about using an Ubuntu LiveCD to recover a system[^]. Good luck!
Erik Westermann - ArtOfBabel.com - Systems Integration Magazine
Contact Erik for consulting, development, or content creation via erik [at] wWorkflow.net -
You could try booting the image using an ISO of some LiveCD and use it to get your files, etc. The problem is with the server, so the LiveCD should be able to see the underlying volume (if it is able to read the file system). Here is a link to an article about using an Ubuntu LiveCD to recover a system[^]. Good luck!
Erik Westermann - ArtOfBabel.com - Systems Integration Magazine
Contact Erik for consulting, development, or content creation via erik [at] wWorkflow.net.. or add your server's virtual disk as secondary disk to other vm if you have one.