Server 2012 R2
ESXI 6
I am having an issue with resetting the local admin password on a windows server 2012 VM.
I first booted to a windows server 2012 cd, hit the repair option -> toubleshooting -> command prompt
c:
The system cannot find the the drive specified
wmic logicaldisk get name
name
d:
x:
Neither of these are the drive where the OS lives.
So i booted to a windows 8 recovery disk
Couple other option when i select the repair windows option under that recovery console i get an error:
The drive where windows is installed is locked.
I have tried various way to unlock it but cannot get anywhere.
Things I have tried
diskpart
list disk
there are no fixed disks to show.
bootrec /ScanOS
Total identified Windows installations: 0
Why is the local c: not showing up?
If i reboot the vm and not boot to CD the OS will load fine. Just can't log in.
UPDATE:
I just tried to install the OS from the boot media, and could not find the local disk there either, defiantly a driver issue, I will try again tomorrow when i find the right driver and can slipstream it into the ISO
Best Answer
Your partition/disk got removed (within ESX) as your list disk within diskpart find nothing.
Check your hardware. A human error that removed the partition, or just unplugged it maybe if lucky. (or a storage array error at your esx level)