VMware View specific files

The following table contains the files and disks created for virtual desktops provisioned through VMware View. Some of the disks are only created by View Composer or when assigning a persistent or disposable disk to the desktop pool. Having knowledge of the files that are used in the View environment could help when troubleshooting an event:

File type

Composer

Description

replica-GUID.vmdk

Yes

Replica VM is used to spin-up linked clone VMs.

-internal.vmdk

Yes

This contains data configuration for QuickPrep/Sysprep.

VM-s000[n].vmdk

Yes

This is created when a virtual machine has snapshot(s). This file stores changes made to a virtual disk while the virtual machine is running. There may be more than one ...

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