HP Data Protector A.06.11 Integration Manual page 104

5. Open the snapshot metadata file
helios_1-000002.vmdk.2008_09_10_0004:
# Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
CID=d0fb6c81
parentCID=d0fb6c81
createType="vmfsSparse"
parentFileNameHint="helios_1-000001.vmdk"
# Extent description
RW 2097152 VMFSSPARSE "helios_1-000002-delta.vmdk"
# The Disk Data Base
#DDB
Change the parent metadata file name helios_1-000001.vmdk to
helios_1-000001.vmdk.2008_09_10_0003. Change the extent file name
helios_1-000002-delta.vmdk to
helios_1-000002-delta.vmdk.2008_09_10_0004.
Consolidating virtual machine disks
1. Connect to the ESX Server system to which the virtual machine was restored.
2. Run:
vmkfstools --clonevirtualdisk LastMetadataFile
RecoveredDisk
For example:
vmkfstools --clonevirtualdisk
helios_1-000002.vmdk.2008_09_10_0004
helios_1_recovered.vmdk
As a result, the file helios_1_recovered.vmdk is created in the directory
/vmfs/volumes/storage2/helios/.
Importing virtual machine disks
To import the virtual machine disk helios_1_recovered.vmdk into the virtual
machine galaxy:
104 Integrating VMware Virtual Infrastructure and Data Protector