Virtual disk options allow you to set up, migrate, and manage virtual disks stored in VMFS and NFS file systems. You can also perform most of these tasks through the vSphere Web Client .
Supported Disk Formats -d --diskformat suboption to specify the format for the disk.Creating a Virtual Disk vmkfstools command to create a virtual disk. Example for Creating a Virtual Disk rh6.2.vmdk on the VMFS file system named myVMFS. This file represents an empty virtual disk that virtual machines can access.Initializing a Virtual Disk vmkfstools command to initialize a virtual disk.Inflating a Thin Virtual Disk vmkfstools command to inflate a thin virtual disk.Removing Zeroed Blocks vmkfstools command to convert any thin, zeroedthick, or eagerzeroedthick virtual disk to a thin disk with zeroed blocks removed.Converting a Zeroedthick Virtual Disk to an Eagerzeroedthick Disk vmkfstools command to convert any zeroedthick virtual disk to an eagerzeroedthick disk.Deleting a Virtual Disk Renaming a Virtual Disk Cloning or Converting a Virtual Disk or RDM Example for Cloning or Converting a Virtual Disk templates repository to a virtual disk file named myOS.vmdk on the myVMFS file system. Migrate Virtual Machines Between Different VMware Products ESXi system. However, you can use the vmkfstools -i command to import virtual disks in 2gbsparse format into ESXi and then attach this disk to a new virtual machine you create in ESXi .Extending a Virtual Disk Upgrading Virtual Disks ESXi format.Creating a Virtual Compatibility Mode Raw Device Mapping Example for Creating a Virtual Compatibility Mode RDM my_rdm.vmdk and map the disk_ID raw disk to that file.Creating a Physical Compatibility Mode Raw Device Mapping ESXi SCSI command filtering when accessing its virtual disk.This type of mapping is useful when the virtual machine needs to send proprietary SCSI commands, for example, when SAN-aware software runs on the virtual machine.Listing Attributes of an RDM Displaying Virtual Disk Geometry Checking and Repairing Virtual Disks Checking Disk Chain for Consistency