Linux mount vmdk , flat-vmdk

mount-vmdk.sh

sudo apt install kpartx -y

losetup /dev/loop0 <vmdk file>
sudo kpartx -av /dev/loop0
fdisk -l /dev/loop0
mount /dev/mapper/loop0p1 /mount/point

umount-vmdk.sh

sudo umount /mount/point
sudo losetup -d /dev/loop0
sudo dmsetup remove_all

XXX-000001-sesparse.vmdk-to-XXX-000001.vmdk.md

# Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
encoding="UTF-8"
CID=fffffffe
parentCID=fffffffe
createType="seSparse"
parentFileNameHint="XXX.vmdk"
# Extent description
RW 209715200 SESPARSE "XXX-000001-sesparse.vmdk"

# The Disk Data Base 
#DDB

ddb.grain = "8"
ddb.longContentID = "8e3bba69bc912bcf91b739f3fffffffe"

XXX-flat.vmdk-to-XXX.vmdk.md

1. Convert XXX-flat.vmdk to XXX.vmdk
2. Create file XXX.vmdk

ls -al *-flat.vmdk
=> 107374182400 (100GB of size)
=> 107374182400 / 512 = 209715200 (sectors)

# Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
encoding="UTF-8"
CID=fffffffe
parentCID=ffffffff
createType="vmfs"

# Extent description
RW 209715200 VMFS "XXX-flat.vmdk"

# The Disk Data Base 
#DDB

ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic"
ddb.geometry.cylinders = "13054"
ddb.geometry.heads = "255"
ddb.geometry.sectors = "63"
ddb.longContentID = "8e3bba69bc912bcf91b739f3fffffffe"
ddb.thinProvisioned = "1"
ddb.uuid = "60 00 C2 99 aa 39 71 54-eb e3 7f 13 94 79 94 13"
ddb.virtualHWVersion = "14"