Remember VMDK
Full name: Virtual Machine Disk
Memory aid: Virtual Machines keep Disks in VMDK files.
Disk format compatibility does not establish guest application compatibility.
Study area: Operations & legacy systems · Batch 5
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 2 220-1202 · CompTIA Server+ · CompTIA Linux+ · CompTIA Cloud+
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VMDK — Virtual Machine Disk
Names a virtual-disk format associated with VMware environments.
Why learn VMDK — Virtual Machine Disk?
Names a virtual-disk format associated with VMware environments.
Where it came from
Disk format compatibility does not establish guest application compatibility.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Virtual Machines keep Disks in VMDK files.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand VMDK: Virtual Machine Disk.
- Recall this memory aid: Virtual Machines keep Disks in VMDK files.
- Explain the practical use: Names a virtual-disk format associated with VMware environments.
- Explain this distinction: Disk format compatibility does not establish guest application compatibility.
- Identify VMDK in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft Windows Server documentation (learn.microsoft.com)