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How to install vmware-vdiskmanager
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install_vmware_vdiskmanager.sh
tar xvf VMware-vix-disklib-6.0.2-3566099.x86_64.tar.gz
cd vmware-vix-disklib-distrib/bin64
sudo ln -s $(pwd)/vmware-vdiskmanager /usr/bin/vmware-vdiskmanager
ls -l /usr/bin/vmware-vdiskmanager
cd ../lib64/
sudo ln -s $(pwd) /usr/lib/vmware
sudo bash -c "echo $(pwd) > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/vmware-vix-disklib.conf"
sudo ldconfig
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gkostov commented Feb 7, 2024

Thanks, it works, but you first need to register a free account from vmware.com, then download the binaries from here: https://code.vmware.com/web/sdk/6.7/vddk

Thanks a lot! I was looking everywhere for a working vdiskmanager. And after adding the required VC++ 12.0 runtime it did the job :)

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