
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.)