VMware Communities: New VMDK Format Specifications

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3 Replies Last post: Apr 28, 2008 12:52 PM by DaveP

New VMDK Format Specifications

DaveP 1,403 posts since
Aug 30, 2003

The current VMDK format specifications does not have the following documented:

4 – create a preallocated virtual disk compatible with ESX Server (VMFS flat).
5 – create a compressed disk optimized for streaming.

Can the specs for these be made available as I am looking to find a cross-platform way to create the compressed format? (Need to include Mac OS X).

Reply Re: New VMDK Format Specifications Apr 28, 2008 12:39 PM

sudarsan 263 posts since
Sep 20, 2006 VMware

AFAIK, both these are already in the 1.1 document.

Thanks
Sudarsan

Reply Re: New VMDK Format Specifications Apr 28, 2008 12:36 PM

in response to: sudarsan

DaveP 1,403 posts since
Aug 30, 2003

I'll request it again. I might have the wrong one. Thanks

Reply Re: New VMDK Format Specifications Apr 28, 2008 12:52 PM

in response to: sudarsan

DaveP 1,403 posts since
Aug 30, 2003

Got by re-requesting it. Thanks.

Dave

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