title: What is the easiest way to create a raw disk image of a VMware guest?
body: <p>I have a Vmware guest and i want to create a raw disk image of it so i can do further forensics on it, the reason I don't want to create the image in a live matter from inside the VM is that there might be some kernel rootkits there and so it might change the real output</p>
  
  <p>so what is the best approach here to create a disk image of a Vmware guest? i know its possible using virtual box, but what about Vmware?</p>