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vmware VMDK Files<br />
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per the documentation:<br />
•VMDK Files are Disk related files, which includes .VMDK, -delta.vmdk, -rdm.vmdk<br />
When I browse the Datastore for certain VMs, I see only &nbsp;.VMDK file, there is no -Flat.VMDK, nor -delta.vmdk, nor -rdm.vmdk file<br />
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I thought .VMDK is a descriptor for -Flat.VMDK or -rdm.vmdk file ,but none of those files exist.<br />
I see the .VMDK file size about 30 GB and the provisioned size is 48 GB<br />
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Any idea what that means and why neither of these files exist:<br />
-Flat.VMDK, nor -delta.vmdk, nor -rdm.vmdk<br />
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Thank you
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vmware VMDK Files

per the documentation:
•VMDK Files are Disk related files, which includes .VMDK, -delta.vmdk, -rdm.vmdk
When I browse the Datastore for certain VMs, I see only  .VMDK file, there is no -Flat.VMDK, nor -delta.vmdk, nor -rdm.vmdk file

I thought .VMDK is a descriptor for -Flat.VMDK or -rdm.vmdk file ,but none of those files exist.
I see the .VMDK file size about 30 GB and the provisioned size is 48 GB

Any idea what that means and why neither of these files exist:
-Flat.VMDK, nor -delta.vmdk, nor -rdm.vmdk

Thank you

vmware VMDK Files

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