Virtualization adds complexity to any data recovery. When you need data recovered from a system with virtualization, like VMware, it is best to choose a provider with experience.
Our expert data recovery engineers have performed over 1,000 successful data recoveries from virtual systems since 2008.
A trusted VMware® data recovery partner since 2008.
Thousands of customers have relied on Ontrack to recover VMDK data successfully lost due to accidental deletion, hardware failures, or corrupted virtual environments.
Our global R&D team has developed proprietary software tools and perfected the process for successful VMDK data recovery from nearly any virtual machine, server, or system. We specialize in VMware VMDK data recovery and often develop software unique to a recovery job when new capabilities are required, or new file systems are introduced. Ontrack Data Recovery can help with the following:
- Corrupted or re-formatted VMware VMFS volumes
- Deleted or corrupt snapshots
- Deleted VMDKs
- RAID or other hardware failures
- Accidental data deletion
- Deleted virtual machines
- EXSi targeting ransomware
Common causes of data loss on virtual storage devices.
There are many causes of VMDK data loss. Fortunately, Ontrack has the expertise to recover data from the following situations.
Examples of what we can recover:
- Re-formatted VMware ‘Datastore’
- Corrupted virtual disk files (VMDK)
- Corrupt VMFS Datastore volumes
- Deleted virtual disk files (VMDK)
- Deleted snapshots
- Traditional RAID and hardware failures
- VMware vSphere
- vSAN
- Virtual Volumes (VVols)
- Fusion for Mac
- Workstation Pro
- Corrupted file systems
VMware data recovery recommendations.
For best results, VMware recommends you follow these guidelines to protect you from further data loss. These recommendations can help preserve your chances for successful data recovery with Ontrack.
- Never install data recovery software onto a volume if you require deleted data to be recovered. Installing software, creating, or copying files to the volume can permanently overwrite data in the free space of the volume and make it unrecoverable.
- If critical data is inaccessible due to accidental deletion, device failure, or corruption, take the volume offline and unmount it immediately.
- If you choose to attempt data recovery on your own, always work with a backup copy or image file of your data, volume, or VMDK file.
- Re-initializing or reformatting a problematic volume will remove all data and complicate data recovery attempts.
- Only rebuild a RAID array if all of its member drives have been completely imaged, or you have a fully functional and verified backup.
- Never attempt to force a failed RAID member drive online unless you have all member drives imaged.
Virtualized systems data recovery process
From initial consultation to ongoing support, more businesses and clients choose Ontrack Data Recovery solutions and software in any data loss situation – from simple to the most complex and catastrophic.
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