HRESULT 0x80042454 (VDS_E_MISSING_DISK): meaning and diagnosis

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The disk is missing.

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VDS_E_MISSING_DISK

VDS_E_MISSING_DISK means the storage layout expects a disk that is no longer available to Windows. It can be an unplugged disk, an unavailable SAN LUN, a detached virtual disk, or a failed member of a multi-disk volume.

What to check

Check physical connections, controller paths, SAN presentation, and virtual-disk attachment state.
Identify whether the missing disk belongs to a dynamic, spanned, mirrored, or other multi-disk layout.
Do not initialize a replacement disk as a substitute until the recovery or rebuild plan is clear.

Virtual Disk Service is a legacy COM API. On Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 and later, inspect and manage supported storage through the Storage Management API and the Storage PowerShell cmdlets.

Microsoft: Get-Disk

Microsoft: Get-Volume

Microsoft: VDS error codes

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