Hi all,
I created a number of VMs on a free ESXi Hypervisor installation. One of my colleagues downloaded these VMs to an external HDD and sent it to me. When I reviewed the files on the HDD, I noticed that some of the VMs' files were missing. Specifically, some of the .vmdk files. My question is two fold:
- Is there any way I could download the missing .vmdk files using the ESXi shell? When viewing the directory using the vSphere Client, I am only shown the large .vmdk file (consisting of the .vmdk and flat.vmdk), so I can't just download it from there.
- What could be the reason these .vmdk's were left out of the transfer to the external HDD? Out of 8 VMs copied to the external HDD, 5 have this problem.
Appreciate any insights you could share!
-skyfxl