# vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/5242c167-0ae80fde-5bad-b8ca3a641cbf/old/old.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/5242c167-0ae80fde-5bad-b8ca3a641cbf/old/new.vmdk -d "thin" -a lsilogic
Destination disk format: VMFS thin-provisioned
Cloning disk '/vmfs/volumes/5242c167-0ae80fde-5bad-b8ca3a641cbf/old/old.vmdk'...
Clone: 100% done.

/vmfs/volumes/5242c167-0ae80fde-5bad-b8ca3a641cbf/old # ls -l
-rw-------    1 root     root     26843545600 Nov 17 04:21 old-flat.vmdk
-rw-------    1 root     root     26843545600 Nov 21 15:05 new-flat.vmdk
-rw-------    1 root     root           577 Nov 21 15:06 new.vmdk
-rw-------    1 root     root          8684 Nov 17 04:21 old.nvram
-rw-------    1 root     root           526 Nov 16 22:38 old.vmdk
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root             0 May 19  2014 old.vmsd
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          3952 Nov 17 04:21 old.vmx
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           288 May 19  2014 old.vmxf
-rw-------    1 root     root     53687091200 Nov 17 04:21 old_1-flat.vmdk
-rw-------    1 root     root           529 Nov 16 22:39 old_1.vmdk
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        171045 Aug 19 14:34 vmware-1.log
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        172641 Nov 17 04:21 vmware.log

# vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/5242c167-0ae80fde-5bad-b8ca3a641cbf/old/old_1.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/5242c167-0ae80fde-5bad-b8ca3a641cbf/old/new_1.vmdk -d "thin" -a lsilogic
Destination disk format: VMFS thin-provisioned
Cloning disk '/vmfs/volumes/5242c167-0ae80fde-5bad-b8ca3a641cbf/old/old_1.vmdk'...
Clone: 100% done.

# VMDK files in a temp dir at this point

-rw-------    1 root     root     26843545600 Nov 21 15:05 new.vmdk
-rw-------    1 root     root           577 Nov 21 15:06 new.vmdk
-rw-------    1 root     root     53687091200 Nov 21 15:07 new_1-flat.vmdk
-rw-------    1 root     root           580 Nov 21 15:07 new_1.vmdk

/vmfs/volumes/5242c167-0ae80fde-5bad-b8ca3a641cbf/old # vmkfstools -D `pwd`/new.vmdk
Lock [type 10c00001 offset 215185408 v 604, hb offset 3870720
gen 47, mode 0, owner 00000000-00000000-0000-000000000000 mtime 116244
num 0 gblnum 0 gblgen 0 gblbrk 0]
Addr <4, 452, 47>, gen 576, links 1, type reg, flags 0, uid 0, gid 0, mode 600
len 577, nb 0 tbz 0, cow 0, newSinceEpoch 0, zla 4305, bs 8192

/vmfs/volumes/5242c167-0ae80fde-5bad-b8ca3a641cbf/old # vmkfstools -D `pwd`/new-flat.vmdk
Lock [type 10c00001 offset 215377920 v 605, hb offset 3870720
gen 47, mode 0, owner 00000000-00000000-0000-000000000000 mtime 119546
num 0 gblnum 0 gblgen 0 gblbrk 0]
Addr <4, 452, 141>, gen 575, links 1, type reg, flags 0, uid 0, gid 0, mode 600
len 26843545600, nb 3379 tbz 0, cow 0, newSinceEpoch 3379, zla 3, bs 1048576

/vmfs/volumes/5242c167-0ae80fde-5bad-b8ca3a641cbf/old # vmkfstools -D `pwd`/new_1.vmdk
Lock [type 10c00001 offset 215879680 v 1331, hb offset 3870720
gen 47, mode 0, owner 00000000-00000000-0000-000000000000 mtime 116616
num 0 gblnum 0 gblgen 0 gblbrk 0]
Addr <4, 453, 186>, gen 1303, links 1, type reg, flags 0, uid 0, gid 0, mode 600
len 580, nb 0 tbz 0, cow 0, newSinceEpoch 0, zla 4305, bs 8192

/vmfs/volumes/5242c167-0ae80fde-5bad-b8ca3a641cbf/old # vmkfstools -D `pwd`/new_1-flat.vmdk
Lock [type 10c00001 offset 215187456 v 619, hb offset 3870720
gen 47, mode 0, owner 00000000-00000000-0000-000000000000 mtime 119551
num 0 gblnum 0 gblgen 0 gblbrk 0]
Addr <4, 452, 48>, gen 589, links 1, type reg, flags 0, uid 0, gid 0, mode 600
len 53687091200, nb 2665 tbz 0, cow 0, newSinceEpoch 2665, zla 3, bs 1048576