| Disk format | URI | Technical reference | Description |
|---|
RAW | http://raw/ |
| Device disk format |
VMDK_STREAM_OPTIMIZED | http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/interfaces/vmdk_access.html#streamOptimized | vmdk_50_technote.pdf
see Stream-Optimized p11 | VMware stream optimized format |
VMDK_FLAT | http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/interfaces/vmdk_access.html#monolithic_flat | vmdk_50_technote.pdf
see Simple Extents p5 | VMware fixed disk |
VMDK_SPARSE | http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/interfaces/vmdk_access.html#monolithic_sparse | vmdk_50_technote.pdf
see Hosted Sparse Extents p6
/ ESXi Host Sparse Extents on p9 | VMware sparse disk |
VHD_FLAT | http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualserver/bb676673.aspx#monolithic_flat | VHD specification Word file
see Fixed Hard Disk Image p3 | VHD fixed disk |
VHD_SPARSE | http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualserver/bb676673.aspx#monolithic_sparse | see Dynamic Hard Disk Image p3 | VHD sparse disk |
| VHDX_FLAT | http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831446.aspx#monolithic_flat |
| VHDX fixed disk |
| VHDX_SPARSE | http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831446.aspx#monolithic_sparse |
| VHDX sparse disk |
VDI_FLAT | http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=8046#monolithic_flat |
| VDI fixed disk |
VDI_SPARSE | http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=8046#monolithic_sparse |
| VDI sparse disk |
QCOW2_FLAT | http://people.gnome.org/~markmc/qcow-image-format.html#monolithic_flat |
| QCOW2 fixed disk |
QCOW2_SPARSE | http://people.gnome.org/~markmc/qcow-image-format.html#monolithic_sparse |
| QCOW2 sparse disk |
| AMI | http://amiprotocol.sourceforge.net/ami-specif.html#1.9.2.user.xml |
| AMI |
| ISO | http://iso |
| ISO format |