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VMware ESX Server Administration Guide
Some file and folder icons have special meanings.
To perform an action on a file or folder (directory), click the check box beside its
listing, then click the appropriate button at the bottom of the screen to delete, edit
properties, cut or copy.
After you have cut or copied a file or folder, you may then paste it into the same or a
different folder. If you copy a file or folder, then paste it into the same folder, the new
file or folder is renamed, with copy_of_ before the original name. You may then
select it and use Edit Properties to give it a name of your choice.
When you start a long-running operation — for example, pasting a file larger than
10MB after a copy or moving it between logical file systems — a progress bar appears
so you can track the progress of the operation.
When you copy and paste or cut and paste a virtual disk file from the VMFS file system
to the service console’s file system, or vice versa, the file manager uses vmkfstools
to import or export the file, translating the format appropriately. Among other things,
Item Description
This icon identifies a virtual machine configuration file. If you click the filename or icon for a
configuration file, the Edit Configuration page for the corresponding virtual machine opens
in a browser window.
This icon identifies a virtual disk file on a VMFS file system.
This icon identifies a set of files on the service console that hold a virtual disk in the format
used by VMware Workstation and VMware GSX Server.
This icon identifies a VMFS volume.