Whats better – one-piece vmdks or split vmdks ?
Comparison of both types of sparse (growing) virtual disks monolithicSparse = a growing disk in one piece twoGbMaxExtentSparse = a growing disk split in to pieces that have a max size of 2 Gb The one-piece type seems to be a reasonable choice at first sight – following the simple straight logic: one virtual disk = one file Lets have a deeper look at the differences: