Vmware rename disk file

You can almost certainly do this with PowerShell too - but I confess I have not yet tested it! Next version of Hyper-V uses binary configuration files, so don't get too used to directly editing the XML configuration files. To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Anunta Followers - Follow. Kelly for Anunta. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks.

Best Answer. Ghost Chili. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. View this "Best Answer" in the replies below ». Pure Capsaicin. Gary D Williams This person is a verified professional. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. Shutdown the VM. All of this is much, much easier with VCenter. View this "Best Answer" in the replies below ». Since it's a clone of the other one, will you even be able to rename it at all?

Just curious. If it's a clone in VMWare then it's a full independent copy, so yes. It can be renamed. Gotcha, didn't know if it was similar to VMware Workstation linked clones maybe.

VMware expert. Alphnix This person is a verified professional. Shutdown the Virtual Machine. VMware , Followers Follow. If you prefer; you can copy vmdk file using vmkfstools as well. You need not rename the originalname-flat. The vmkfstools command renames both VMDK files and updates the reference within the descriptor. Do not use the cp or mv commands to rename virtual disk files. Instead, use VMware utilities such as vmkfstools.

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