Logon to the ESXI Server where the VM is stored using a product like putty. Ensure the VM is turned off. The following command lists the datastores: "ls" is used to List subregions - used to list out files in  a directory. ls /vmfs/volumes ls /vmfs/volumes/ESX01_Internal1/ ls /vmfs/volumes/ESX01_Internal1/RDS2012/ "vmkfstools -k /vmfs/volumes/ESX01_Internal1/RDS2012/RDS2012.vmdk" Use "vmkfstools -k"  to convert a... Continue Reading →