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VMDK

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.

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Developed by
VMware
Internet media type
application/x-vmdk-disk, application/x-virtualbox-vmdk
Latest release
5.0 December 20, 2011
Type of format
Disk image file

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Support

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VMDK

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples19
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
Components1

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VMDK

Top relations

related to Support · 8
VMDK → All VMware, Third-party, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware Workstation, VMware Workstation Player
related to Format · 5
VMDK → An, ESXi, Flat, The VMDK, This
Developed by · 1
VMDK → VMware
Filename extension · 1
VMDK → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .vmdk
Internet media type · 1
VMDK → application/x-vmdk-disk, application/x-virtualbox-vmdk
Latest release · 1
VMDK → 5.0 December 20, 2011
Type of format · 1
VMDK → Disk image file
Website · 1
VMDK → developer.broadcom.com/sdks/vmware-virtual-disk-development-kit-vddk/latest

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vmware disk virtual format file image extents provisioning machine one used support virtualbox developed flat sparse access blocks allocated zeroed

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VMDKDeveloped byVMware1.00infobox
VMDKFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .vmdk1.00infobox
VMDKInternet media typeapplication/x-vmdk-disk, application/x-virtualbox-vmdk1.00infobox
VMDKLatest release5.0 December 20, 20111.00infobox
VMDKType of formatDisk image file1.00infobox
VMDKWebsitedeveloper.broadcom.com/sdks/vmware-virtual-disk-development-kit-vddk/latest1.00infobox
VMDKrelated to FormatThe VMDK0.60section
VMDKrelated to FormatFlat0.60section
VMDKrelated to FormatESXi0.60section
VMDKrelated to FormatAn0.60section
VMDKrelated to FormatThis0.60section
VMDKrelated to SupportAll VMware0.60section

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