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| Filename extension |
.vmdk |
|---|---|
| Internet media type | application/x-vmdk-disk, application/x-virtualbox-vmdk |
| Developed by | VMware |
| Latest release | 5.0 December 20, 2011 |
| Type of format | Disk image file |
| Website | code |
VMDK (short for Virtual Machine Disk) is a file format that describes containers for virtual hard disk drives to be used in virtual machines like VMware Workstation or VirtualBox.
Initially developed by VMware for its proprietary[1] virtual appliance products, VMDK became an open format[2][dead link] with revision 5.0 in 2011, and is one of the disk formats used inside the Open Virtualization Format for virtual appliances.
The maximum VMDK size is generally 2TB for most applications, but in September 2013, VMware vSphere 5.5 introduced 62TB VMDK capacity.[3]
- ^ Dhamdhere, Sangeeta (2013-10-31). Cloud Computing and Virtualization Technologies in Libraries. Information Science Reference. p. 130. ISBN 9781466646322.
- ^ "Virtual Disk Format 5.0" (PDF). VMware. December 20, 2011.
- ^ "vSphere 5.5 Storage Enhancements Part 1: 62TB VMDK". CormacHogan.com. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2017.