VMware

The following files are associated with virtual machines:

.vmx Virtual machine configuration
.nvram VM BIOS
.vmdk Virtual disk
.vmsd Dictionary for snapshots and associated disk
.vmss Virtual machine suspend file
-Snapshot#.vmsn Virtual machine configuration of a snapshot
-flat-vmdk Disk that contains the data
-f001.vmdk First extend of preallocated disk split into 2gb files
-s001.vmdk First extend of growable disk split into 2gb files
-delta.vmdk Snapshot differences file
Virtual Center is made up of the following services, which can be found in the services section of administrative tools (services.msc).


1. Login to the VMware website and download the license file (.lic) from the account area.

It is possible within Virtual Center using DRS to ensure virtual machines are always on seperate physical hosts. It is also possible to make virtual machines stay together on the same physical server if you needed that.

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