md5 checksum (.vmx and .vmdk) different after restore

[lukeroom]

Hi,
i checked the md5sum from the ESXi Filesystem from a shutdown virtual machine. (the server is removed from inventory)
Then i delete files (.vmdk, .vmx. and flat-vmdk).

After the restore "VM Files" the md5sum is different.
The same occurs when i restore the server with the option "entire vm"

Why is that so?
regards

[Vitaliy S.]

Hi Lukas,

Do you have any disk exclusions in the job for the backed up VMs? Independent disks?

Thanks!

[lukeroom]

Hey,
we have no exclusions and no independent disks.
regards

[Vitaliy S.]

Can you open VMX file with a notepad and compare the configuration lines?