esx/vsphere: snapshot files
files related to snapshots…
.vmsn file = snapshot state/”the snapshot file” (will also contain VM memory data if included in snapshot)
00000#-delta.vmdk = delta disk
00000#.vmdk = descriptor file for delta disk (plain text)
.vmsd = snapshot list (plain text)
additional info:
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/ws_learning_files_in_a_vm.html
and the video “vsphere-anatomy-of-snapshots”