To make the split of a VMWare virtual disk just one command and a change to the config file of the virtual machine. Vmx. Everything must be done after you have stopped the virtual machine on which to operate.
Example in which a virtual disk split in many files preallocati from 2G:
vmware-vdiskmanager-r-t myos.vmdk my 3-split-pre.vmdk
After completing the operation (may be long enough) you must edit the file. Vmx, and replace the reference to the disc. Vmdk with the new one we specify, as in the example. Referring to the example above we have replaced:
scsi0: 0.fileName = "myos.vmdk with scsi0: 0.fileName =" my-split-pre.vmdk "
Example Files obtained from:
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:31 my-pre-split-f001.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:30 my-pre-split-f002.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:30 my-pre-split-f003.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:31 my-pre-split-f004.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:30 my-pre-split-f005.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:31 my-pre-split-f006.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:31 my-pre-split-f007.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:30 my-pre-split-f008.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:31 my-pre-split-f009.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:31 my-pre-split-f010.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:31 my-pre-split-f011.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:30 my-pre-split-f012.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:30 my-pre-split-f013.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:30 my-pre-split-f014.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 2147221504 10 Jan 14:30 my-pre-split-f015.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 3932160 10 Jan 13:28 my-pre-split-f016.vmdk
-rw --- 1 root root 873 10 Jan 13:42 my-split-pre.vmdk
Options:
-c: Creates a virtual disk, specify other options
-d: defragment the virtual disk
-n <source-disk>: rinonima the virtual disk, you must specify the new name
-q: do not log messages
-r <source-disk>: converts the virtual disk, you must specify what to convert
x <new-capacity>: expanding the capacity of the disk as specified
Additional options:
-a <adapter>: (use with-c only) adapter type (ide, Buslogic or lsilogic)
-s <size> capacity of virtual disk
-t <disk-type>: disk type id
Disk types:
0: single growable virtual disk (single disk to increase)
1: growable virtual disk split in 2Gb files (2 GB disks to increase)
2: preallocated virtual disk (single disk preallocato)
3: preallocated virtual disk split in 2Gb files (Disk 2 Gb preallocati)