VMware Workstation

Converting VMware Workstation Thick Disks (VMDKs) to Thin

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https://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/ws_disk_manager_examples.html Examples Using the VMware Virtual Disk Manager The following examples illustrate how to use the virtual disk manager. You run the virtual disk manager from a command prompt. Creating a Virtual Disk To create a new virtual disk, use a command like the following: vmware-vdiskmanager -c -t 0 -s 40GB -a ide myDisk.vmdk This … Read more

The file specified is not a virtual disk

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This issue occurs when the .vmdk descriptor file is corrupt or missing. To resolve this issue, create a new .vmdk descriptor file for this disk and then unregister and re-register the virtual machine. This ensures that the vSphere Client detects the correct disk size and the virtual machine powers on properly. For more information on … Read more