VMware vSphere files

The following table contains the files and disks created for the virtual desktop provisioned through VMware View and are the standard files for any virtual machine created on a vSphere hypervisor. Normally, you would not have to interact with these files, but understanding their functions can help when you are experiencing problems with your environment:

File type

Description

.vmx

This file is the primary configuration file for a virtual machine. It contains information such as the operating system, disk sizes, networking, and so on.

.vmsd

This contains information and metadata about snapshots.

.vmxf

This contains supplemental configurations file for virtual machines that are in a team. Note that the .vmxf file ...

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