> Here it goes. I believe this was related to Trend micro manual scan since
> everything had been fine for the last 4 months. I have a sql server in
> hyper-v along with 4 other vm's performing various functions. After a
> reboot of the server, all of these vms disappeared from the vm console. I
> crated "new" virtual machines using the vhd file of the orginals that were
> there. However, I have noticed that the sql server databases, mainly
> Sharepoint database, has no data that I have been putting in it for the
> last 4 months. Where did this go? I thought all data resided on the vhd.
> I don't believe I had a snapshot of the sql server although there may have
> been one. If these are only used to return a machine to a previous point
> in time then this should not have mattered. Any insite would be greatly
> appreciated. I dread the though of having to recreate all of this work.
> One other note, the sql server had a second virtual disk where all of the
> databases reside.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> BTW, there was not backup as the organization can't afford it at the
> moment and drive space is very limited. I know what you are going to say
> about that. :)
>

> On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:41:25 -0500, "JackH"
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>BTW, there was not backup as the organization can't afford it at the
>>moment
>>and drive space is very limited. I know what you are going to say about
>>that. :)
>>
> The cost of lost data is *way higher* than any disk you can buy to
> store a backup on!
> You can get 500 Gb of disk storage for next to nothing these days....
>
> --
>
> Bo Berglund (Sweden)

>Here it goes. I believe this was related to Trend micro manual scan since
>everything had been fine for the last 4 months. I have a sql server in
>hyper-v along with 4 other vm's performing various functions. After a
>reboot of the server, all of these vms disappeared from the vm console. I
>crated "new" virtual machines using the vhd file of the orginals that were
>there. However, I have noticed that the sql server databases, mainly
>Sharepoint database, has no data that I have been putting in it for the last
>4 months. Where did this go? I thought all data resided on the vhd. I
>don't believe I had a snapshot of the sql server although there may have
>been one. If these are only used to return a machine to a previous point in
>time then this should not have mattered. Any insite would be greatly
>appreciated. I dread the though of having to recreate all of this work.
>One other note, the sql server had a second virtual disk where all of the
>databases reside.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>BTW, there was not backup as the organization can't afford it at the moment
>and drive space is very limited. I know what you are going to say about
>that. :)
>

>BTW, there was not backup as the organization can't afford it at the moment
>and drive space is very limited. I know what you are going to say about
>that. :)
>

>
>"Bo Berglund" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:41:25 -0500, "JackH"
>> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>>BTW, there was not backup as the organization can't afford it at the
>>>moment
>>>and drive space is very limited. I know what you are going to say about
>>>that. :)
>>>
>> The cost of lost data is *way higher* than any disk you can buy to
>> store a backup on!
>> You can get 500 Gb of disk storage for next to nothing these days....
>>
>I know. Trying to convince the execs of that seems almost impossible.
>
>BTW, I did get everything back. That was close.
>