How to Fix VMWare ESXi vSphere Error Failed to open disk scsi0:0: Unsupported or invalid disk type 7

This video contains detailed tutorial information on how to fix Vmware ESXi vSphere error failed to open disk scsi:0:0: unsupported or invalid disk type 7. Ensure that the disk has been imported. The general stack error report for this problem looks something like:

Other similar messages include 'The quest OS ID "debian7_64Guest is not valid. Therefore, editing these VM settings is not recommended. Upgrade the VM's virtual hardware to correct problems caused by virtual disc created for older VM and added to newer VM.'.

If you are having the reported issues as shown above then this guide should be helpful to you. You will need to download VMware Workstation ideally the latest and install the Virtual Machine within Workstation and simply export the VMX file using the easy process of simply dragging and dropping as displayed clearly in the video.

Applications Used:
VMWare ESXi Server 5.5.0 (build 1623387)
VMWare vSphere Client 5.5.0 (build 1618017)
VMWare Workstation 10 (10.0.2 build 1744117)
Turnkey LAMP Appliance

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If you encounter any problems or in the event you just want to ask a question regarding this video or any applications seen in the video then please don't hesitate to ask, I'll try and answer all questions and comments as quickly as I can.

[scottcook]

Excellent video, Simon.  Your fix was spot on perfect to fix my issue.  Thank you.

[OneSocaJumbie]

LIFESAVER! I made a mistake of increasing a VM virtual disk beyond the host's disk space and there was no way i could get it back down without using vCenter Converter... but then it refused to work after that (maybe i forgot to allow compatibility in this) but this fix worked wonderfully! Thanks Simon!

[darkveg]

Thanks! This help allots!!!!
For the Error:Invalid OVF name (bridged) specified in net mapping. Bla bla bla..
I just delete the Network Adapter and the transfer to ESXi works perfect!

[antwanbell]

Wasted so much time copying my VMs to the datastore and received the error, when I tried booting them. This method worked perfectly, and I was able to get all of my VMs up and running without any issues.

[TheWytePony]

Thanks Simon. It still works! ESXi 6.5

[krnlgik]

Thank you very much for posting this article.

[oxygenitnz]

Saved me some time today - many thanks...

[antfry]

Thank you so much :)
Spent all day, trying to edit the vmx file :P

[ahmethorosanli]

very very nice.
very thanks
working good...

[sandemann]

I added the VM to vCenter, and did an migration with host and storage, and this work fine aswell :)

[MrJdax]

Thank you for posting this solution to this BS error....:)

[HammerParty]

Hayters gonna hayte - lol. Hey this worked great for me! Thnaks.

[speckd]

PLEASE IT DOESNT WORK WHEN I DID THAT NOW I GET THIS ERROR:
FAILED TO OPEN THE VIRTUAL MACHINE. HOW TO FIX THIS?

[rdp]

you really do not need to do any of these steps. Create the image attempt to run it. If you receive this error, clone it within VMware VSphere and then attempt to power it on. This should work for you.