No machine vmdk found that can be used named as [vmdk file]

When a machine is being uploaded to an in-house or external cloud facility, you may encounter this error after a fatal machine crash or unattended restart :

[machine_name] No machine vmdk found that can be used named as [vmdk_file]

This error may be caused by the virtual machine disks requiring consolidations. To fix this issue, follow the official VMware instructions published here.