C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation>vmware-vdiskmanager
VMware Virtual Disk Manager - build 45731.
Usage: vmware-vdiskmanager.exe OPTIONS |
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 : 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 : convert the specified disk; need to specify
destination disk-type
-x : expand the disk to the specified capacity
Additional options for create and convert:
-a : (for use with -c only) adapter type (ide, buslogic o
r lsilogic)
-s : capacity of the virtual disk
-t : 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.vm
dk
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
(A virtual disk first needs to be mounted at )
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation>vmware-vdiskmanager -r "D:\虚拟机\vm
虚拟机\CentOS 5.5 vm5 控制台\CentOS.vmdk" -t 1 "R:\CentOS5.5\CentOSDisk.vmdk"
Using log file C:\DOCUME~1\fxz\LOCALS~1\Temp\vmware-fxz\vdiskmanager.log
Creating a split disk 'R:\CentOS5.5\CentOSDisk.vmdk'
Convert: 100% done.
Virtual disk conversion successful.
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