ESXi6.5:delta.vmdk & flat.vmdk not showing in Datastore

[kurianlinu]

Hi ,
I can see the files including delta.vmdk & flat.vmdk while logging into the server. But can see the file but not delta.vmdk & flat.vmdk in datastore.
Can someone explain why these two files are hidden/missing in datastore
Thanks,
Linu

[a_p_]

That's by design. Virtual disks on an ESXi host always consist of 2 files, a small header/descriptor file, and the data (flat, delta, or sesparse) .vmdk file. Likely to avoid confusion (just my personal guess), VMware only shows the header file's name with the data file's size.
Data file names (flat/delta/sesparse) only show up in the GUI if there's an issue with the corresponding header file (corrupt, or missing).

André