Here is the explanation of the vmkfstools -x command in text format. The command vmkfstools -x is used to check a sparse disk (thin-provisioned) for consistency and optionally fix any inconsistencies .

Disk is consistent. To a disk that has inconsistencies:

vmkfstools -x check /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/MyVM/MyVM.vmdk Output (if healthy):

Vmkfstools -x Fix May 2026

Here is the explanation of the vmkfstools -x command in text format. The command vmkfstools -x is used to check a sparse disk (thin-provisioned) for consistency and optionally fix any inconsistencies .

Disk is consistent. To a disk that has inconsistencies:

vmkfstools -x check /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/MyVM/MyVM.vmdk Output (if healthy):