VMware Virtual Disk Manager - build
34685
.
Usage: vmware-vdiskmanager.exe OPTIONS diskName | drive-letter:
Offline disk manipulation utility
Options:
-c : create disk
;
need to specify other create options
-d : defragment the specified virtual disk
-k : shrink the specified virtual disk
-n <source-disk> : rename the specified virtual disk
;
need to
specify destination disk-name
-p : prepare the mounted virtual disk specified by
the drive-letter for shrinking
-q : do not log messages
-r <source-disk> : convert the specified disk
;
need to specify
destination disk-type
-x <new-capacity> : expand the disk to the specified capacity
Additional options for create and convert:
-a <adapter> : (for use with -c only) adapter type (ide
,
buslogic or lsilogic)
-s <size> : capacity of the virtual disk
-t <disk-type> : disk type id
Disk types:
0
: single growable virtual disk
1
: growable virtual disk split in 2Gb files
2
: preallocated virtual disk
3
: preallocated virtual disk split in 2Gb files
The capacity can be specified in sectors
,
Kb
,
Mb or Gb.
The acceptable ranges:
ide adapter :
[
100.0Mb, 950.0Gb
]
scsi adapter:
[
100.0Mb, 950.0Gb
]
ex
1
: vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -c -s 850Mb -a ide -t
0
myIdeDisk.vmdk
ex
2
: vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -d myDisk.vmdk
ex
3
: vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -r sourceDisk.vmdk -t
0
destinationDisk.vmdk
ex
4
: vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -x 36Gb myDisk.vmdk
ex
5
: vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -n sourceName.vmdk destinationName.vmdk
ex
6
: vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -k myDisk.vmdk
ex
7
: vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -p m:
(A virtual disk first needs to be mounted at m:
using the VMware Diskmount Utility.)