failed to power on with error 'then chain of virtual hard disk is inaccessible. there was an error opening a virtual hard disk further up the chain

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_{Thursday, May 17, 2018 9:52 AM}

I am Getting below error one of the VM. When i power on getting below error.

failed to power on with error 'then chain of virtual hard disk is inaccessible. there was an error opening a virtual hard disk further up the chain.

Manjunath S

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_{Friday, May 18, 2018 3:23 PM ✅Answered}

Hi,

Based on my understanding, the issue you are experiencing is: when we try to power on the VM, we get the error “the chain of the virtual hard disk is inaccessible”.

If I misunderstood, please don’t hesitate to let me know.

1.    Please right click the VM, check the VHD location of the VM, then check if the VHD file locates in the proper place.

2.    If the VHD is well in the folder, while we are unable to power on the VM, please try to delete the original VM, and re-create the VM with the existing VHD, check if it could work.

Best regards,

MiMichael

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_{Monday, May 21, 2018 3:10 PM}

Hi,

Just checking in to see if the information provided was helpful. Please let us know if you would like further assistance.

Best Regards,

Michael

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_{Thursday, May 24, 2018 4:39 PM}

Hi,
Could the above reply be of help? If yes, you may mark it as answer, if not, feel free to feed back
Best Regards,
Michael

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_{Thursday, October 4, 2018 5:36 AM}

Hi Michael,

Sorry for delay reply.

Thanks for the support. Your solution worked for me.

Regards

Manjunath

Manjunath S

_{Thursday, October 4, 2018 6:44 AM}

Hi,

Glad to hear that! You're welcome. 

Thanks for your sharing and support.

Best regards,

Michael

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