File-extension |
needed when
VM is moved |
type |
size |
content |
*.vmx |
yes |
|
1-4 kb |
main configuration file |
*.vmdk |
yes |
text |
1-4 kb |
virtual disk descriptorfile |
*.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large
maximum 950Gb |
virtual disk of type monolithic-sparse |
*0000000*.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large |
this file contains the changes since snapshot X |
*.nvram |
no |
binary |
8 kb |
non volatile RAM: contains current
settings of the virtual BIOS |
*.vmem |
no |
binary |
nominal RAM |
this file only exists if you use mainMem.useNamedFile
= "true" |
*s00*.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large maximum 2Gb |
this extension is used for the
data chunks of
growing-split disks |
*0000000*-s00*.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large maximum 2Gb |
this file contains the changes since snapshot X |
*f00*.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large maximum 2Gb |
this extension is used for the
data chunks of
preallocated-split disks |
*0000000*-f00*.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large maximum 2Gb |
this file contains the changes since snapshot X |
*flat.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large
maximum 950Gb |
this extension is used for the
data chunk of
preallocated monolithic disks |
*0000000*-flat.vmdk |
yes |
binary |
can be very large |
this file contains the changes since snapshot X |
*.vmsn |
don't
move if present |
binary |
varies |
contains current snapshotdata
like nvram and a copy of the vmx-file example
|
*.vmsd |
don't
move if present |
text |
varies |
descriptorfile for current snapshot |
*.vmss |
don't
move if present |
binary |
nominal RAM |
contains RAM of a suspended VM |
*.REDO_a03180 |
only appears with running VMs |
binary |
can be very large |
this file is used when a disk is in "independent-nonpersistent"
mode |
*lck |
only appears with running VMs |
|
very small |
lockfile - is used to lock files that are currently in use |