batch to defrag & shrink vmdk's
rem first power down the vm call "C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Server\vmware-cmd" "D:\Virtual Machines\_in production\VM folder\vm name.vmx" stop rem defrag from vmware cmd line util "C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Server\vmware-vdiskmanager.exe" -d "D:\Virtual Machines\_in production\VM folder\Windows XP Professional.vmdk" rem mount vmdk "%programfiles%\vmware\vmware server\vmware-mount" v: "D:\Virtual Machines\_in production\VM folder\vm drive.vmdk" rem prep vmdk "%programfiles%\vmware\vmware server\vmware-vdiskmanager" -p V: rem unmount vmdk "%programfiles%\vmware\vmware server\vmware-mount" v: /d -f rem shrink vmdk "%programfiles%\vmware\vmware server\vmware-vdiskmanager" -k "D:\Virtual Machines\_in production\VM folder\vm drive.vmdk" rem some day.... rem ntbackup the vm to a fs ntbackup backup @c:\backups\VM folder.bks /j "VM folder" /f "\\gbsnjp