Re: "The file specified is not a virtual disk" error after machine Kernel Panic'd.

Virtual Disk-000001.vmdk: parentFileNameHint="Virtual Disk-000002.vmdk"

Virtual Disk-000002.vmdk:parentFileNameHint="Virtual Disk.vmdk"

Virtual Disk-000003.vmdk:parentFileNameHint="Virtual Disk-000006.vmdk"

Virtual Disk-000004.vmdk:parentFileNameHint="Virtual Disk-000003.vmdk"

Virtual Disk-000005.vmdk:parentFileNameHint="Virtual Disk-000001.vmdk"

Virtual Disk-000006.vmdk:parentFileNameHint="Virtual Disk-000004.vmdk"

Virtual Disk-000007.vmdk:parentFileNameHint="Virtual Disk-000004.vmdk"

Virtual Disk-000008.vmdk:parentFileNameHint="Virtual Disk-000008.vmdk"

Virtual Disk-000009.vmdk:parentFileNameHint="Virtual Disk-000005.vmdk"

Looks like  they are not in right chain. However OP does not suggest any error related to parent child error.

Currently Virtual Machine is running off of a Virtual Disk.vmdk and since that itself is giving out an error, chances of getting this VM up and running are slim in my opinion.