Make sure SSH is turned on.
Putty
IP & port 22
Login
Password
> ls //vmfs/volumes/datastore1 (confirm that this where the disk is)
> cd //vmfs/volumes/datastore1
> ls
> vmkfstools -i “Name.vmdk” -d thin “thinName.vmdk” (replace name.vmdk with the actual name)
> vmkfstools -E “Name.vmdk” -d thin “origName.vmdk”
> vmkfstools -E “thinName.vmdk” -d thin “Name.vmdk”
I do it this way in case there is a problem, you can go back to the original and try again.
Regards,
John P. Caselli