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when trying to repair a version 5.04 vmware fusion vmdk file with the disk utility in a mac terminal, a message appears: (see embedded text of message)

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sudo /Applications/VMware\ Fusion.app/Contents/Library/vmware-vdiskmanager -R

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Diskname or some other argument is missing.

VMware Virtual Disk Manager - build 1435862.

Usage: vmware-vdiskmanager OPTIONS <disk-name> | <mount-point>

Offline disk manipulation utility

  Operations, only one may be specified at a time:

     -c                   : create disk.  Additional creation options must

                            be specified.  Only local virtual disks can be

                            created.

     -d                   : defragment the specified virtual disk. Only

                            local virtual disks may be defragmented.

     -k                   : shrink the specified virtual disk. Only local

                            virtual disks may be shrunk.

     -n <source-disk>     : rename the specified virtual disk; need to

                            specify destination disk-name. Only local virtual

                            disks may be renamed.

     -p                   : prepare the mounted virtual disk specified by

                            the volume path for shrinking.

     -r <source-disk>     : convert the specified disk; need to specify

                            destination disk-type.  For local destination disks

                            the disk type must be specified.

     -x <new-capacity>    : expand the disk to the specified capacity. Only

                            local virtual disks may be expanded.

     -R                   : check a sparse virtual disk for consistency and attempt

                            to repair any errors.

     -e                   : check for disk chain consistency.

     -D                   : make disk deletable.  This should only be used on disks

                            that have been copied from another product.

 

  Other Options:

     -q                   : do not log messages

 

  Additional options for create and convert:

     -a <adapter>         : (for use with -c only) adapter type

                            (ide, buslogic, lsilogic). Pass lsilogic for other adapter types.

     -s <size>            : capacity of the virtual disk

     -t <disk-type>       : disk type id

 

  Disk types:

      0                   : single growable virtual disk

      1                   : growable virtual disk split in 2GB files

      2                   : preallocated virtual disk

      3                   : preallocated virtual disk split in 2GB files

      4                   : preallocated ESX-type virtual disk

      5                   : compressed disk optimized for streaming

      6                   : thin provisioned virtual disk - ESX 3.x and above

 

     The capacity can be specified in sectors, KB, MB or GB.

     The acceptable ranges:

                           ide adapter : [1MB, 2040.0GB]

                           scsi adapter: [1MB, 2040.0GB]

        ex 1: vmware-vdiskmanager -c -s 850MB -a ide -t 0 myIdeDisk.vmdk

        ex 2: vmware-vdiskmanager -d myDisk.vmdk

        ex 3: vmware-vdiskmanager -r sourceDisk.vmdk -t 0 destinationDisk.vmdk

        ex 4: vmware-vdiskmanager -x 36GB myDisk.vmdk

        ex 5: vmware-vdiskmanager -n sourceName.vmdk destinationName.vmdk

        ex 6: vmware-vdiskmanager -r sourceDisk.vmdk -t 4 -h esx-name.mycompany.com \

              -u username -f passwordfile "[storage1]/path/to/targetDisk.vmdk"

        ex 7: vmware-vdiskmanager -k myDisk.vmdk

        ex 8: vmware-vdiskmanager -p <mount-point>

              (A virtual disk first needs to be mounted at <mount-point>)


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