Vmware Flat.vmdk Work -

RW <SIZE_IN_SECTORS> VMFS "originalname-flat.vmdk"

Yet, the flat.vmdk carries a gravitational burden. It ignores the nuance of thin provisioning. It does not care if you only have five gigabytes of data; it holds the full hundred in a vice grip. This is the "Thick Provision Eager Zeroed" philosophy—a commitment made in advance. vmware flat.vmdk

This is the binary file where the virtual machine's (VM) raw data is stored. It is typically the same size as the virtual hard drive you created. RW &lt;SIZE_IN_SECTORS&gt; VMFS "originalname-flat