Restore Vm From Flat Vmdk

RW 83886080 FLAT "YourDiskName-flat.vmdk"

Use vi or cat to create /vmfs/volumes/your-datastore/path-to-vm/myVM.vmdk with this template: restore vm from flat vmdk

If the tool above fails, create a file named YourDiskName.vmdk (without -flat) using vi or nano with the following content: RW 83886080 FLAT "YourDiskName-flat

A VMware VMDK file can consist of two parts: restore vm from flat vmdk