Introduction to EXSI VMFSVMFS (Virtual Machine File System) is a critical component of VMware’s virtualization infrastructure, responsible for efficiently storing and managing virtual machine disk files (VMDKs) and related data. Understanding how VMFS stores data on disk is crucial for administrators tasked with managing VMware environments. Despite its robustness, VMFS data stores can become corrupt […]
Deleted VMWare VMDK – What should you do?
DTI Data Recovery receives several requests for data recovery quotes each and every day. Many times the quotes are self-explanatory and we can offer an accurate solution as well as an upfront price for almost any recovery. With that being said, there are times when a more complex solution is necessary and some additional information […]
VMDK Data Recovery – Formatted VMFS Partition
Last week I received a call from a client who had a problem regarding VMWare 5.0 and a mounted share. Initially the client asked me if there was a way to do VMDK Data Recovery on a VMDK File that had been deleted. In answer to this I explained that it would depend upon the circumstance of […]