Restore Vm From Flat Vmdk Best -

ls -lh /vmfs/volumes/your-datastore/path-to-vm/VM-flat.vmdk Note the exact size in bytes. Create a new text file named exactly as the original descriptor, but without -flat . Example: If flat file is myVM-flat.vmdk , descriptor must be myVM.vmdk .

Use vi or cat to create /vmfs/volumes/your-datastore/path-to-vm/myVM.vmdk with this template: restore vm from flat vmdk

# Disk DescriptorFile version=1 CID=ffffffff parentCID=ffffffff createType="vmfs" RW <sectors> VMFS "myVM-flat.vmdk" The Disk Data Base #DDB ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic" ddb.geometry.cylinders = "xxx" ddb.geometry.heads = "16" ddb.geometry.sectors = "63" ddb.longContentID = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" ddb.thinProvisioned = "0" ddb.virtualHWVersion = "13" Calculate sectors : sectors = size_in_bytes / 512 Example: 10GB disk → 10*1024^3 / 512 = 20,971,520 sectors. Step 3: Recalculate Geometry (Optional but Recommended) For IDE or older OS, use: ls -lh /vmfs/volumes/your-datastore/path-to-vm/VM-flat