Unable to mount vmdk file from remote ESXi
Hi, I am trying to mount a vmdk file from a remote instance. The ESXi is 4.1.0,348481. The command I am uisng is as follows : vmware-mount Q: "[storage1\] BLR-VMS-NETMON/BLR-VMS-NETMON.vmdk"...
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