Portico Developer Guide
Card Security Code (CVV2, CVC2, CID)
A corrupted VMDK (Virtual Machine Disk) file can mean a VM fails to boot, shows I/O errors, or disappears entirely from the inventory. Before you panic, know that recovery is often possible using the right tools and methods.
vmware-vdiskmanager -R <your-disk>.vmdk To check and repair: recover corrupt vmdk
(works on some sparse VMDKs):
vmware-vdiskmanager -c -s 40GB -a lsilogic -t 0 mydisk.vmdk To clone a corrupt VMDK (skipping bad blocks): A corrupted VMDK (Virtual Machine Disk) file can
vmware-vdiskmanager -r source.vmdk -t 0 recovered.vmdk If the corruption is at the VMFS datastore level: shows I/O errors