TABLE OF CONTENTS This chapter expands on the virtual machine s creation that was introduced in Chapter 4. To begin, we will discuss the two main components of a virtual machine, the .vmx and the .vmdk files. Then we will look at the hardware and version level of these files, as well as how we can change the files to be able to migrate a virtual machine s disk file from one VMware platform to another.
Virtual machines are made up of two files. The vmx file is the virtual machine s configuration file, while the virtual machine disk format (VMDK) file is the virtual machine s disk file or hard drive. We will examine these files and the different settings that can be used. Afterward, as an example, we will change a virtual machine s IDE disk to a SCSI disk.
To conclude, we will dynamically create a virtual machine using a script, as well as modify the script to build the virtual machine in a few different ways.
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When working with virtual machines, there are two main components or files that need to be understood. The first is the VMDK file. But what exactly is the VMDK file? A virtual machine disk (VMDK) file is an encapsulation of an entire server or desktop environment in a single file. In a way, it can be seen as the...
