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This is a guide on how to create a dynamically growing disk and clone a backup virtual machine disk using vmkfstools. The first step is to use the command "vmkfstools -c 10G -a lsilogic -d thin mydata.vmdk" to create a 10GB disk with the lsilogic adapter and thin provisioning. The second step is to use the command "vmkfstools -i a.vmdk b.vmdk -d thin -a lsilogic" to clone the disk from a.vmdk to b.vmdk with thin provisioning and the lsilogic adapter.