Checking Default
Files
After you have created a virtual machine,
several files are generated and placed in the directory specified in the
VirtualMachineConfigSpec.files
property.
File
| Usage
| File Description
| File Format
|
|---|---|---|---|
. vmx | . vmname .vmx | Virtual machine
configuration file.
| ASCII
|
.vmxf
| vmname .vmxf | Additional virtual
machine configuration files, available, for example, with teamed virtual
machines.
| ASCII
|
.vmdk
| vmname
.vmdk
| Virtual disk file.
| ASCII
|
.flat.vmdk
| vmname
.flat.vmdk
| Preallocated virtual disk
in binary format.
| Binary
|
.vswp
| vmname
.vswp
| Swap file.
| |
.nvram
| vmname .nvram or
nvram | Non-volatile RAM. Stores
virtual machine BIOS information.
| |
.vmss
| vmname
.vmss
| Virtual machine suspend
file.
| |
.log
| vmware.log
| Virtual machine log file.
| ASCII
|
#.log
| vmware-#.log
| Old virtual machine log
files. # is a number starting with 1.
| ASCII
|
.vmtx
| vmname .vmtx
| Virtual machine template
file.
| ASCII
|
If you are using snapshots, the following
additional files might be available. See
Snapshots.
File Extension
| Usage
| File Description
|
|---|---|---|
.vmsd
| vmname.
vmsd
| Virtual machine
snapshot file.
|
.vmsn
| vmname.
vmsn
| Virtual machine
snapshot data file.
|
**.delta.vmdk
| Snapshot difference
file. A number preceding the extension increases with more snapshots.
| |
**.vmdk
| Metadata about a
snapshot.
| |
-Snapshot#.vmsn
| Snapshot of virtual
machine memory. Snapshot size is equal to the size of you virtual machine’s
maximum memory.
|