# Disk DescriptorFile version=1 CID=12345678 parentCID=ffffffff createType="vmfs"
The most critical aspect of the descriptor is the geometry definition ( ddb.geometry.cylinders ). The number of cylinders is calculated based on the total size of the flat file. how to recover vmdk from flat file
Use VMware's native file system utility, vmkfstools , to spit out a brand new, temporary header matching your metrics. to spit out a brand new