Conversion of the virtual machines in VMWare Server 1.0.5 to vSphere Enterprise

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• Cannot save the virtual machine in VMWare Server 2

  Hi all:

  I created a VM (12.1 OpenSuSE 32bits) in VMWare Workstation 7; then I copied it to a host VMWare Server 2.

  When I try to save the virtual machine via the web, the server fails (or at least interrupts the response from Web page), so I tried to save it via command line.

  After searching a bit I found this:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1006160

  The question is now that I can't find any vmware-cmd anywhere, and when I run vmware-vim-cmd I get the following error:

  vmh2: / data/vmachines/postgresql-box # vim - vmware - cmd solo/registervm /data/vmines/postgresql-box/postgresql-box.vmx
  Connection failed: vim.fault.NoPermission

  So I'm stuck... someone can help me?

  BTW: what is ESX, ESXi and what version of ESXi is included in VMWare Server 2?

  Thank you very much

  Luis

  I can't tell you exactly what are the causes of the problem. What I would try (a solution) is to create a new virtual machine in VMware Server with the same specifications as the original one, then copy the two files hard in the new virtual machine folder and edit the .vmx file for the new VM 'OpenSuSE - 12.1 - cl1 - 000001.vmdk' use as its virtual drive.

  André

• How to assign the IP address of the virtual machine on VMware Server 2.0.

  Hey guys,.

  I've been busy, actually not really busy, spent my whole day with this problem... I could just find the same solution I am looking for all the documents...

  I have a VMware Server 2.0 installed on CentOS 5.2, and I have 5 dedicated IP address or static with this server...

  Now, I created a VM with CentOS 4.7 for testing purposes, but I don't know how assing one of the IP address for this virtual machine.

  I want to just that my VM to be accessible from external internet connections...

  I have;

  64.XX.XX.218

  64.XX.XX.219

  64.XX.XX.220

  64.XX.XX.221

  64.XX.XX.222

  assigned IP address. First of all it is belong to the main server dedicated, I would attribute the 220 IP to my VM, but how? It's worth it to me...

  Any help will be much appreciated...

  Best regards

  Sezer DEGE.

  silencegate wrote:

  This server hosted one of the DC in the United States

  Okay, that means, is not in your server room.

  Your computer has several available ethernet network interfaces: eth0, eth0: 0,

  eth0: 1, eth0:2, eth0:3. Which do you want to bridge vmnet0?

  Your server has only one physical ethernet interface. But there are multiple ip addresses configured on it. If you want to know, how it works and how it is configured, you can read this page.

  You need to reconfigure your network VMware Server 2 to fill the other or several networks. VMware Server documentation is explained on p. 222 and following. In fact, for linux, it is page 229 and includes 'ifconfig' to know what special device (eth0: 0...) what IP address, then run ' vmware - config.pl ' is used to assign the new configuration. But please read the documentation for more details.

• Import the virtual machine of VMWare Server 2.0

  I want to hang in VMWare Server 2.0 to ESXi 3.5, how to import my VMWare VM for ESXi?

  I installed ESXi 3.5 on my test lab server and all I see is an option to import a device and not a VM.

  This feature is still available?

  Thank you

  Yes, this feature is available, but it will take VMware Converter - this will allow you to go to your VM VMware Server ESX/ESXi.

  If you find this or any other answer useful please consider awarding points marking the answer correct or useful

• How to activate the Internet connection on Windows Server 2003 is installed in the virtual machine in VMware Workstation 8?

  I have Windows Server 2003 is installed on a virtual machine in VMware Workstation 8. I need it to learn and practice the use of the Active Directory. I've also set up 3 Windows XP workstations connect to it, which means that they can communicate with Server 2003. What is lacking is the Internet connection on all of them. When I run ping 8.8.8.8 in one of these virtual machines, I get, 'Destination host unreachable.'

  I'm not sure, what if the problem comes from the settings in Windows or the settings of the virtual machine.

  Can someone help me?

  Thank you, guys. I was finally able to put in place. It was quite an ordeal to deal with IP addresses and virtual networks. Here's how I did (in the screenshots) in case someone else needs it.

  (I also confess that it is perhaps one of the ways to implement. Maybe there is an easier way to do it with DHCP...)

  1. in your computer where is installed VMware Workstation 8 begin the "Virtual Network Editor." It is located in the folder of installation of VMware Workstation. And implement the network following (VMnet2 in my case):

  

  2 then in VMware Workstation itself in the virtual machine when Windows Server 2003 is installed set up two network as connections:

  This one is for external access to the Internet:

  

  And this one for intranet communications AD:

  

  3. then in the machine virtual de Windows Server 2003 set up what follows for two network adapters:

  For Internet access:

  

  Then, you need allow this connection to share:

  

  And then for the ad access to workstations (ensure that the static IP address is in the range specified in the virtual network over VMnet2 network editor). I've also set up DNS to 127.0.0.1 because I installed on this Windows 2003 DNS server:

  

  4. from the Windows 2003 VM try ping 8.8.8.8. It should work now.

  5. go to each workstation, in my case, Windows XP, each in its own virtual machine and set up the network in the VMware Workstation as follows:

  

  6. then in the virtual machine, configure the network connection for Windows XP workstation. Don't forget to assign a new static IP address for each workstation, which not coinside with IP of the domain (this IP address must come from the range specified in the virtual network over VMnet2 network editor):

  

  7. try first ping the domain, in my case ping 192.168.237.128. And then Internet, ping 8.8.8.8. The two should work!

  Continue with steps [5-7].

• Cannot turn on the virtual machine in VMware workstation

  Hello

  I have windows 2008 stocked VM of windows 4.1.Inside ESX VM 2008 I installed VMware workstation and created the virtual machine in vmware workstation. When I have tride to power on the VM iam getting error below. Please help me.

  "Running vmware workstation in a virutal machine requires external thr virtual machine is configured to run the vmware esx host operation system.you may not power on a vierutal machine until the external virtual machine is reconfigured.

  Thank you

  Victor

  This is the VM vmx nested - you must add this line to the external virtual machine - one who runs in ESXi

• Do we not have to change the settings for the virtual machine once moved from 2.5 ESX to vSphere 4.1?

  Hi guys,.

  I just wanted to check, once the virtual machines are migrated from ESX 2.5, 2.5 Vcenter to ESX 4.1, Vcenter 4.1 of the NFS datastore on the iSCSI data store.

  Do I have to make changes to the vm settings?

  To use the features to enhance available with ESX 4.1 what I need to change the virtual disk to logical Bus to LSI logic? What is recommended or is not serious?

  It will be very useful for me to know if there is any need for changes to be made other than on the virtual machine upgrade vmware tools.

  Thank you

  You try to run ESX 2.5 VM on ESX4.1, if that's the case then ESX 2.5 VM are not supported on ESX 4.1

  If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points to 'Correct' or 'useful '. Thank you!!! Best regards, Mohammad Wasim

• How to open the workstation virtual machine in vmware server

  Hello

  How to open machine of VMware workstation, vmware Server?... is it possible?... can someone explain to me pls...

  To add a virtual machine to inventory

  1. Select the host in the inventory Panel.

  2 in the section orders the contents of the host tab, click on add a virtual computer

  Inventory.

  3 click Browse to locate the file of configuration (.vmx file extension) to the virtual

  machine you want to add to the inventory.

  The inventory column to navigate the file system.

  The content column lists the contents of the current directory.

  The information column displays detailed information about the selected directory

  or file.

  4 Select the configuration file in the content column and click OK.

  The virtual machine is added to the inventory.

  AWo

  VCP / VMware vEXPERT 2009

• Can I register the Virtual Machine of VMware player esxi 4 4.1?

  Hi all

  There are a few virtual machines running in VMware player version 4, now I need to migrate on ESXi 4.1...

  It's Possible he just copy and past the files of virtual machines running in vmware player in the data store then register the same in the esxi server and power on... This will not work?

  because I do not V2V method...

  With respect,

  Pascale Vimal

  You run the virtual machine on HW 8, that you will not be able to simply move the ESXi machine.

  The only supported option is to do a conversion on reviews of downgrade the material relating to immigration to vSphere

• the conversion of the virtual machine version 7 to version 4?

  screenshot attached

  I use ESXi 4.0 on a 64-bit server.  Some of my virtual machines, there are 32-bit operating systems, so I would like to move to a 32-bit server I have laying around, make an ESXi 3.5 host and free resources on 64-bit hardware.

  When I created the virtual machines on 4.0, I (accidentally) got them as version 7 vms.  Because 3.5 does not support version 7, I can't migrate/clone them to 3.5 host.

  A way to solve this problem?

  It does not sense.  Using VMware Converter to V2V the customer will take care of decommissioning of the virtual hardware.

• automatic start of the virtual machine on vmware player 2.5.1?

  Can VMWare Player 2.5.1 the virtual machine autostart when it starts? I have Windows running VMWare Player when it starts, but just, this brings me to the main page of player where you can open file, recent opening, etc. You still have to physically click to open the virtual machine. So is there a way that I could automate it to just run itself when it opened (change of maybe a file somewhere)? If this version/product does not support this, can you recommend one that does?

  Player doesn't have the ability to auto-start the virtual machines.  The fact of VMware Server.  Server start virtual machines when Windows starts, not when you start the server GUI, which is not exactly what you are referring, but is usually what most people want when they want machines virtual autostart.

  'office' versions of Windows are listed as taken hosts supported OS.  Many threads on these forums about the small nagging issues with networking and such when to use Server on unsupported hosts, especially hosts Vista and Win7.  You don't specify what version of Windows you are using as the host.  If it is a server version, VMware Server is an option for you.

  But a simple solution is to simply make shortcuts to the. Files in the folder of your VMX virtual machine.

• Conversion to a virtual machine using VMware Player?

  We have an environment consisting of ESX:

  • vCenter 4.0.0 (build 162856)

  • Runing host ESX 3.5.0 (build 163429)

  I have very limited exposure to VMware Player and who has been with the first versions.

  We received a request to make an existing virtual machine in Windows 2008 for use with VMware Player.

  1. Is this feasible?

  2. I had user Converter?

  3. I'm confused about the end result and how to deal with operating system licenses and IP information as they proliferate this image in VMplayer?

  Looking for some tips and information to help me get started.

  I usually copy the complete directory of the virtual machine on ESX to a host with vmplayer and it - just run without any conversion. Just doubleclick vmx-file...

  This works even when the virtual machine has snapshots, although I do not recommend.

  If I have problems they can usually be cured by a simple modification vmx and vmdk so I amy forget a step here.

  Anyway - just try and come back with error messages.

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  VMX-settings- VMware-liveCD - VM-infirmary

• Import of existing virtual machines to VMware server

  My company has several virtual machines created with VMware Server 2.0.  We want to do a proof of concept for virtualization in production using ESXi environment.  Instead to install guest OS on a new machine of ESXi freash, is it possible to import a virtual machine created in VMware Server 2.0?  This should earn a quite some time.  Also, if possible, ESXi accesses a UBS device to copy the files of the virtual machine locally, that is, a USB HDD?  If this is not the case, can use us the VM converter to move to ESXi?

  Thanks for your help.

  RC

  Check the converter.  Probably the easiest option.

  http://www.VMware.com/PDF/VMware_Converter_manual303.PDF

• Access to the virtual machine on a server ESXi 3.5

  A great feature of VMware Workstation 8 is the ability to manage virtual machines on ESX and ESXi servers.

  I can access virtual machine on a VMware ESXi 4.1 server, but I'm unable to access the VM on a VMware ESXi 3.5 server.

  Is this a known limit or that I should add/install/configure anything in VMware Workstation 8?

  Concerning

  Marius

  Hello.

  vCenter or ESX (i) 4.1 or later version is needed for this feature.

  Good luck!

• Discover the virtual machine with VMware View 4.5.  "That underlies the virtual machine is not available.

  I have installed the following to an ESX 4.1 server:

  -VMware View connection server (Server 2008 R2 Ent)

  -V - Center (Server 2003 Std)

  Install the VMware Client with Local Mode 4.5 to a laptop

  Installed VMware Agent to a Windows XP and Win7 is a guest vm on the ESX Server.

  I can connet with success both of these machines.

  When I try to extract either of these machines, I get the error message after 2% saying, "underlying this desktop virtual machine is unavailable.

  

  Can someone tell what to do to solve this problem?  I can't find anything so far for this error.

  Thank you

  Did you install and configure a forwarding server?

  -Mike