vmkfstools -i "/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/FinServe-07/FinServe-07-000014.vmdk" \ "/vmfs/volumes/datastore2/FinServe-07-Restored.vmdk" -d thin The ETA: 11 hours.
Maria documented everything and added a new rule: No snapshot older than 72 hours without a consolidation plan. She also wrote an internal tool called delta-forensics to map block dependencies across a chain. restore vmware from delta vmdk
At 6:47 AM, the ERP came online. The finance team’s weekend batch jobs ran at 7:00 AM as if nothing had happened. restore vmware from delta vmdk
It was 2:00 AM on a Saturday when Maria’s phone buzzed with a severity-one alert. The finance department’s main ERP VM, , had crashed hard. The snapshot chain had been growing for 467 days—longer than anyone had been on the team. restore vmware from delta vmdk