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John realized that delta VMDKs were powerful tools, but they required careful management to prevent issues like this. He made a mental note to regularly monitor snapshot activity and consolidate them in a timely manner.

A delta disk can technically grow to the same size as the original base disk if the Guest OS modifies every single data block. delta vmdk

Because the hypervisor must track multiple layers of disks to fulfill a single read request, having many active delta disks (long snapshot chains) can significantly slow down disk I/O. John realized that delta VMDKs were powerful tools,

John suspected that the issue might be related to a delta VMDK that had grown too large. He checked the VM's snapshot history and found that there were several snapshots taken over the past few weeks. It seemed that each snapshot had created a new delta VMDK, which was accumulating changes and growing rapidly. Because the hypervisor must track multiple layers of

To understand Delta VMDKs, you must understand how VMware handles disk I/O during a snapshot.