Take the 2-minute tour ×  I created a 60 GB raw disk using qemu-
img convert, and qemu-img info confirms it is a raw file format.
It worked fine in KVM. When I go in ESXi to create a new VM from
existing virtual disk, and browse to the disk in the datastore,
it is not visible (using the compatible disk mask that VMWare
uses .vmdk,.raw, etc). ESXi claims to support raw file format
for virtual disks, what gives?  share|improve this question What
vmware call raw file format may not be what you have in mind
(maybe you are referring to RDM or raw device. If you can list
the document that claims the support, I can help you clarify it.
here is all that vmware supports:
kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/… –  johnshen64 Aug 19 '13
at 14:25 That list shows RDM and raw device as 2 separate
entries. I assume that RDM is a raw storage format, like a LUN
and raw is a raw disk like the one I am talking about. – 
user160910 Aug 19 '13 at 14:39 The reason I think so is that the
drop down for acceptable file formats includes