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Incorrect VMDK disk partition style

Problem

VMDK disk partition style incorrectly displays as

Unknown
in SnapDrive CLI and GUI.

Cause

This problem occurs with VMs that have Windows Server 2012 installed on ESXi 5.0 U2 . There is an entry missing from the VMX file.

Workaround

  1. Manually edit the VMX file by adding the following:
    disk.EnableUUID="TRUE"
  2. Save your edited VMX file.