Hi,
Is it possible to read a vmdk file/disk which is an Independent Persistent Disk through VixDiskLib_Read ?
What I could find online in other discussions, is that it is only possible when its not Independent and is backed by a snapshot (without which you end up a "failed to lock the file" error).
But what I need is access to the disk which is not backed up by a snapshot and get persistent data which can be read without updating the snapshot with latest changed blocks.
Something similar to a read system call. I understand there are challenges around reservations similar to a SCSI disk.
What needs to be done in VDDK programming to achieve the same.
Regards
Santosh