Copy a virtual to an ESXI 4 Server to an ESXI 5

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• Copy a virtual to an ESXi 5 server to another

  I have a couple of virtual running on a server ESXi 5. Hard drives can be at fault on this server. So I want to copy virtual methods another ESXi server.

  
  

  It seems to me that the stand-alone converter * movements * virtual, right? I would like to copy virtual methods, if I can. It gives me an extra copy to return to "just in case".

  
  

  The stand-alone converter is quite slow. Someone told me that the fact that is uses the HTTPS protocol may be the reason.

  
  

  What the easiest fastest way to copy a virtual from one server to another without causing problems to the servers or workstations that is members of the domain? I don't want to confuse my domain controller by the presence of a member server or a computer change its GUID (I think).

  
  

  Thank you very much.

  
  

  Mike Gallery

  The converter creates a copy of the virtual machine, i.e. don't touch not the machine virtual original, that's what you use. If you use the Converter server and you convert within a secure network, you can disable SSL (see VMware KB: disabling on VMware Converter Standalone 5.x SSL encryption) to increase performance. The target will get a new UUID and MAC address. However that shouldn't cause problems with membership to the domain that the guest OS has been identified in the area of his computer account/SID who have touched.

  André

• Copy/Clone virtual computers to one ESXi host to another

  Hello world

  I am new to virtualization of questions and I would like to copy/clone VMs
  to an ESXi host to another, but I don't know what is the best way
  to achieve this is.

  The background is as follows:

  • Two identical ESXi hosts (hardware/software) running ESXi v5.1.
  • An active VM (Windows 2008 R2) on each host

  The goal is to have on the host 'A' sleep copy of the virtual machine
  running on host 'B' and 'B' have a copy sunset
  on "A".

  Ideally, the copy/clone should take place without turning off the virtual machine running and
  can be automated / on demand.

  I tried to clone a virtual machine running, and it seems to work but the VM cloned
  had lost the original network configuration.

  We want that exact copies of virtual machines ready to be awakened in the case of an ESXi
  loss of the host.

  Thank you for your help.

  Hey,.

  with licensing, I meant edition, standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, to see what features are available to you. If you have answered the question

  With the server vCenter Server, shared storage and 2 guests with Standard license, you have everything you need for vSphere VMware High Availability (HA)

  Your virtual machines must be running on the shared storage. If the host fails, the virtual machine running on it will start automatically on host B. If you do not need to copy clone anything because the original VM starts right on the other host.

  Downtime virtual machine in case of a crash of the host will be the time for HA to recognize the crash (a few seconds) + at the same time that the virtual machine must start to a new host.

  Concerning

• Trying to copy a virtual machine from one server to another

  Hi all

  I'm new to ESXi 4, although I used VMWare Workstation for years.  I am trying to copy a virtual machine from a Windows system (Sysprep) from one host to another.  The two hosts are identical systems with the exact same ESXi host configuration.  Same hw, same version of ESXi, same setup, same size of the partition.

  When I use the Vsphere data store browse to 'download' the vmdk and vmx files to a local drive (Windows Server 2003), I get the following 3 files: the same vmx file, a tiny vmdk file and a file huge filename - flat hard.  The file vmdk on browser to store data from the source host is about 23 GB.  The flat on the local system vmdk file is almost 63 GB.

  Can I reopen Vsphere on the destination server and "load" the 3 files in a directory that I created in the data store.  Once there, I use the browser "Add to inventory."  When I try to turn on the virtual machine, I get the error message "not enough space on the data store."

  Any ideas of what I could have done wrong?  Again the data store configuration is identical:

  Local disk to VMware: 62.95 GB, Total formatted capacity: 62,75 GB.  1 VMFS 3.33 MB block size it's the only VM on the system.

  Thanks in advance,

  Mark

  What you see is by design.

  When you try to copy a disc loaded end service, with the browser data store or FastSCP, the virtual disk will be inflated. Use the converter such as recommended by AlbertWT.

  Since the virtual disks of destination must already 60 GB of disk space you may not able to power on the virtual machine, because there is not enough disk space for the swap file, which is the size of the configured RAM (less reserve, if necessary).

  André

• ESXi installation before vCenter Server?  How can I get vCenter Server on a virtual machine on ESXi servers?

  My plan for a new vSphere Essentials Plus 5.5 U2a installation is to have the vCenter Server on a virtual machine on the servers of the host on which is installed ESXi.  However, all the installation instructions I found indicate the user to first install the vCenter Server.  How can I get vCenter Server on a virtual machine on ESXi servers?

  Thank you for your help.

  Hi munkyman welcome to communities.

  After you have installed your first ESXi host, open a browser and go to https://your-ESXi-ip-or-FQDN

  You can download the vSphere Client here. It is a windows application that you can install on your desktop. It is often referred to as the "c# Client vSphere" in communities and blog posts, because it is a new implemented in the vCenter Server Web client.

  But for the beginning, install the vSphere Windows Client. You can then launch it and connect directly to your ESXi host. Here you can create your first virtual machine, which can be the VM vCenter (installation of Windows or device, that is you).

  You can use the web client or connect to the Server with the client c# vSphere vCenter VCenter runs.

  Tim

• VirtualCenter is necessary to put in place the virtual machine on an ESX Server?

  Hello! I'm new to VMWare and and I'm trying to implement some virtualized servers. I have a machine I want to run a virtual machine with Windows Server 2008 and a virtual machine with Arch Linux. I have a copy of vSphere 4.0 and ESX Server operating system linux installed correctly on the server computer. I tried to use the Infrastructure Client from my desktop Windows 7 Professional to create the new virtual machine, but I get to the part 'Select the data store' in the wizard and shows me that I have not created from data stores. I have not found a way to create databases in client infrastructure, and most things on the internet speak do with VirtualCenter.

  I tried to install the VirtualCenter on Windows 7 server, and initially, I got the error when he could not find the ADAM directory. Then I installed the version of Windows 7 to ADAM, ADLDS, who created c:\Windows\Adam and seemed to be backward compatible enough to allow installation to get a little further, how it failed and said that he was unable to create an instance of directory services.

  I fought this thing and Googling all the problems that I ran now for more than 48 hours. I was hoping that since I don't have more than one physical server to manage, and I don't have a dedicated machine which can be VirtualCenter Server all the time anyway (my office is dualbooted with linux, where I spend most of my time), it would be possible to do without.

  Any help appreciated,

  Matt

  Hi and welcome to the forum,

  you don t need a vCenter if you have a single server. You can use the vSphere Client to manage the server.

  If I understand you, you have already installed the ESX Server and a local data store.

  Now you can download the vSphere Client by opening the Web page of your ESX Server. Type http://<> address >

  Install the Client and you are able to create Virtual Machines.

  You can also use the ESXi Version.

  But I recommend you read some VMware papers like this

  http://www.VMware.com/PDF/vSphere4/r40_u1/vsp_40_u1_esxi_i_get_start.PDF

  Frank

• Unable to ping Virtual Machines within ESXi host (vSphere Home Lab)

  I'm using VMware workstation 9, I have 4 virtual machines created inside the workstation.
  (192.168.1.0 network is defined inside VMware workstation VM network editor)

  Domain controller - 192.168.1.1
  ESX1 - 192.168.1.11 (2 NICs - vmnic0 and vmnic1 connected to n/w)
  Esx2 - 192.168.1.12 (2 NICs - vmnic0 and vmnic1 connected to n/w)
  Management Server - 192.168.1.5

  I have 2 virtual computers created inside the machine Esx1

  machine to SQL - 192.168.1.4
  vcenter1 - 192.168.1.2

  I have 1 computer virtual created inside the Esx2 machine

  vcenter2 - 192.168.1.3

  I can ping all the machines in the administration server - no problem

  Question - I can not ping vcenter1 to sql, cannot ping vcenter1 to vcenter2, cannot ping vcenter2 to sql.
  There is basically no communication between virtual machines with the Esx host and in the whole of the host. Firewalls is disable on all these machines virtual esx internal hosts.

  Any ideas how to solve this problem?

  Make sure that virtual network on ESXi hosts maps are Sunrise promiscous mode networking.

• Copy of Virtual Machine from external drive to SAN

  Hello

  I'm looking for advice on the best way to copy a Virtual Machine and its files from an external USB drive on an ESX Datastore (the data store is a logic on the SAN unit number that is attached to the ESX Server).

  I was going to connect a PC on the same VLan, set the USB to the PC then load vSphere Client, navigate to the data store and then choose 'download files '.  This is the recommended option?  I remember reading somewhere before on formatting the USB drive in FAT32 and then mount it on the ESX Server?

  Thank you.

  Forget about editing of the USB key to the ESX host. Just use vSphere client to transfer files, or enable SSH access to your host and use SCP (WinSCP or FastSCP are great options) to transfer your files to your data warehouses.

  If this post was useful/solved your problem, please mark the points of wire and price as seem you. Thank you!

• Can I connect to a computer virtual host using ESXi machine?

  Hallo,

  I am wanting to host multiple virtual web servers on a single physical server, but I do not have access to all physical clients.

  I want to be able to connect to one of my virtual servers from the physical server.

  Is this possible? If so, what configuration/products do I need?

  I'm not that ESXi can do.

  TIA,

  Frink

  Hi Frink,

  Welcome to the forums.

  There is no real operating system you can use in an ESX / ESXi server. If you won't be able to connect to your Web servers from inside the host.

  A solution could be to create a "client" VM with everything you need to connect to other servers.

  Another way is to use other VMware solutions such as server or workstation that you install on the top a real OS, Windows or Linux.

  It will be useful.

  Concerning

  Franck

• Move a virtual machine from an ESX3 server to another ESX3 server by using a flash drive

  I looked at the following link:

  http://communities.VMware.com/thread/95022

  It is close to what I need, but I need to move a virtual machine on the network.  The virtual machine is 80 GB and would take days to transfer.  I would like to copy the virtual machine locally on a USB and then take to the other server (on a remote site) and transfer it to what is now the ESX Server.  What is the best way to do it?

  I tried to download the local ESX Server on my flash files using the utility of data/download store to browse.  However, he is stopped at 4 GB and said I was out of space, even if it is flash a lot of space.

  Thanks for the tips.

  Another method is to export the virtual machine in the OVF format and store on the USB key and then import it form the USB on the new ESX host

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• Save a copy of the emails opened on the Server POP3 format

  I have POP3 format on windows email. I want to save a copy of the emails opened on the server, so I can access it later from a distance (with my phone). How can I do this?   Thanks in advance.

  I have POP3 format on windows email. I want to save a copy of the emails opened on the server, so I can access it later from a distance (with my phone). How can I do this?   Thanks in advance.

  Open Windows mail > tools > accounts > click your account > properties > Advanced tab > under delivery, check ' leave a copy of messages on the server ' > OK for the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.

• Volume shadow copy Service information: could not start the Server COM with CLSID {790f2886-9889-4c99-8ef5-531add05d044} and name SW_PROV. [0 x 80110802]

  Problems with VSS and DTC... dunno how or serious errors are

  One of the two messages I get the message this is the right place to post

  Volume shadow copy Service information: could not start the Server COM with CLSID {790f2886-9889-4c99-8ef5-531add05d044} and name SW_PROV. [0 x 80110802]

  Operation:
  Get an interface that can be called by for this provider
  List of interfaces for all providers support this context

  Context:
  Provider ID: {262b716e-bb23-41b5-aaef-e2c15e767167}
  Class ID: {790f2886-9889-4c99-8ef5-531add05d044}
  Snapshot context: 0
  Snapshot context: 0

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• ColdFusion CFFTP copy of the file from the remote server and save to a local folder with the same file name

  Is it possible to copy a file from a remote ftp server to a local folder, while retaining the original file name? Please note: the file name on the remote server is not always the same.

  This article from Adobe might be useful.  (I was tempted to use LMGTFY; but I do not have).

  V/r,

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• Can not copy VM UM VCenter para outro sem desligar a uma machine virtual (I can copy a virtual machine to one vCenter to another without stopping the virtual machine)?

  Pessoal, boa is late,

  Hello

  Gostaria of sabre to e possible copy of VM uma um VCenter para outro sem ter as desligar a Máquina. Is a possibility?

  I wonder if it is possible to copy one Virtual MACHINE a vCenter to the other without power off duty the machine. There is a possibility?

  Obrigado desde ja

  Thank you

  My brother, fazer o um escopo clone or por exemplo um deploy um model e no mesmo vCenter, or seja, por vias normais, voce nao do clonar OU fazer deploy model vCenter para um um o outro.

  Very, sempre exists uma saida, e no seu caso, você pode fazer o seguinte:

  1 cloned an atual VM (as pode ser feito com an origem watch VM);

  2 copy os archives da VM clonada para o outro datastore vCenter;

  3. no data store don't do novo vCenter, service one pasta da VM e clicar com direito button no land e .vmx selecionar didn't add to the inventory.

• Copy the virtual machine files

  Hello

  I would like to know if I had to copy a virtual machine on my personal laptop, what files should I copy? Told me that VMDK files are not enough. That is why I want to what files exactly?

  And also if my application VM and the VM database are 2 different servers, it will work if I copy them and run them on my laptop?

  Thank you.

  If you laptop is isolated from the area, you'll need to local users account on the virtual machine, so I suggest you note the local administrator account and the password and check if this account is activated.

  Just a further point, if the services in the system VMs depends on domain services, for example: If you are using a domain account to run, you need will change this setting to use the local account and give the necessary permission for this local account.