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'''VMDK''' ('''V'''irtual '''M'''achine '''D'''is'''k''' Format) is a [[file format]] used by [[VMware]] products to store a virtual machine image. <ref>[http://dotwhat.net/vmdk/8976/ VMDK at DotWhat.net]</ref> <ref>[http://filext.com/file-extension/VMDK VMDK at filext.com]</ref>
'''VMDK''' ('''V'''irtual '''M'''achine '''D'''is'''k''' Format) is a [[file format]] used by [[VMware]] products to store a virtual machines hard disk image. <ref>[http://dotwhat.net/vmdk/8976/ VMDK at DotWhat.net]</ref> <ref>[http://filext.com/file-extension/VMDK VMDK at filext.com]</ref>


==Products that use the format==
==Products that use the format==

Revision as of 15:04, 19 December 2008

Virtual Machine Disk Format
Filename extension
.vmdk
Internet media typeapplication/x-vmdk-disk, application/x-virtualbox-vmdk
Developed byVMware
Type of formatDisk image file
Websitewww.vmware.com/interfaces/vmdk.html

VMDK (Virtual Machine Disk Format) is a file format used by VMware products to store a virtual machines hard disk image. [1] [2]

Products that use the format

3rd-party products with VMDK support

  • Sun xVM - natively supports VMDK format [3]
  • QEMU - provides the qemu-img utility to convert VMDK image to a number of different formats
  • VirtualBox (part of the Sun xVM suite) also supports VMDK files [4]

References