Every virtual machine is backed by a set of files. The virtual machine configuration file with the .vmx extension holds all of the virtual machine's configuration information. For files associated with a virtual machine, refer to the following table:
|
Configuration file |
File extension |
|
Virtual machine configuration file |
*.vmx |
|
Virtual disk descriptor file |
*.vmdk |
|
Virtual disk data file |
*-flat.vmdk |
|
RDM mapping file (physical compatibility mode) |
*-rdmp.vmdk |
|
RDM mapping file (virtual compatibility mode) |
*-rdm.vmdk |
|
Virtual machine snapshot database |
*.vmsd |
|
Virtual machine snapshot state file |
*.vmsn |
|
Virtual machine snapshot delta file |
*-delata.vmdk |
|
Virtual machine ... |
