Import of existing virtual machines to VMware server

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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

• 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 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.

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

  I have a couple of windows XP virtual machines running on VMWare Server 1.0.5.  Can someone point me to instructions for turning them into vSphere (ESXi 4)? The conversion occurs in the vCenter Server or with a separate program?  Thank you!

  VMware Converter, which is integrated with vCenter Server and the Client must be able to do this by directing it to the virtual VMware Server 1.0.5 computer files.  You just need to save the pluggin converter in the Client to use vCenter converter function.

• How can ping virtual machine on VMware Server external network?

  In the Vmware infrastructure products you can can be crazy from the outside through their individual networks connections, which is a good thing... lol

  How this is possible on VMware Server when guests use the VMnet8 network that uses NAT?

  In many scenarios, the use of bypass is prohibited due to the policy defined at the level of the external switch, but it is still necessary for the basic functionality of ping. Otherwise, how they would be able to know if a virtual machine is actually up to who answered the questionnaire on the network without entering actual connections to such hosts?

  You're right - that's how NAT works (whether via a service such as the VMware NAT service software or a hardware router/firewall NAT).  All computers behind the NAT server are hidden from the outside world (unless you map specific ports to the specific IP address of a computer)... they are so NOT to pings from the outside.

• 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.

• Inaccessible virtual machines on VMware Server 2.0 Linux

  I'm sure it's something simple.  Everything was fine until 2 days ago. Newly added VMs and data warehouses would record no problem, but after a reboot, everything is inaccessible. The web interface is painfully slow.  I decided to keep things simple and start with 1 data store and 2 virtual machines.  Config files attached. Under ubuntu 9.04

  Any help would be appreciated.

  I'm happy to hear.

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• Are there problems in the creation of a virtual machine in VMware Workstation or Server and then move it to ESXi?

  Hello

  I intend to pass our mailserver's current installation of Windows Server 2003 running on native hardware in a Windows Server 2008 running in a virtual machine on ESXi.

  This is the same machine as we will reuse so I would prefer to be able to create the virtual machine on a different computer and test it before wiping Windows and install ESXi. Are there problems with the creation of the virtual machine in VMware Server and then migrate to ESXi using VMware Converter? I won't if the result is not a 'perfect' virtual machine that performs as well as if it had been created on ESXi from the beginning.

  All our other VMs were created on ESXi from the beginning.

  Kind regards

  René Frej Nielsen

  If you are not sure, you can load VMware Server 2 and then install ESXi in it and test your configuration.  Do all this from your desktop (as it is decent).  You can also do in my computer.  A quick google search should give you all the information you need to get something like this configuration.

• Cannot import Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V virtual machines to VMware ESXi 4.

  Hi team,

  I use VMware vCenter Converter Standalone to import certain Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V virtual machines to VMware ESXi 4, using another Windows Server 2008 R2 as the machine Agent Converter. Well, the agent connects to the Windows VM source very well (I used the net use command to create a line of conduct...), perhaps no chance to connect to the computer target VMware ESxi 4 and make the converter doesn't work...

  Following is the error message:

  "Unable to connect to the host specified" from the converter agent machine. " It is perhaps because the host is not available on the network, there is a problem with the network configuration or management on this host services do not react. Check all components of converter to be able to connect.

  So, my question is; is it possible to create a work around (like the net use Windows command above) to make possible the connection of the converter Agent on Linux VMware ESXi 4 machine Windows machine, to directly import the virtual machines of Windows Hyper-V to Linux VMware?

  Thanks in advance,

  It's even easier than that

  Use this: http://www.winimage.com/

  Which will convert *.vhd *.vmdk, so you don't need to do all this... Of course, another way is to start the machines, leaving them on Hyper-V and go through the network and process virtual machine as physical machines and do a P2V on the network...

• Import a virtual machine in ESXI Server

  Hello

  I'm having a problem importing a virtual machine into the ESXi server. I downloaded the folder with the VM and then after the download, I opened the folder in the data store, click on the .vmx file, add to the inventory and then when I go to power on the virtual machine, you receive an error.

  

  Can someone tell me what Idid hurt, actually there at - it a guide step by step somewhere?

  Thank you

  Richard

  for me, I like to use the converter, it works and takes care to ensure that all parts of the VM needrf are transferred into your ESX (i) environment.

  Download VMware Converter, install and convert machine.   Source type is another virtual machine of VMware or VMware Workstation.  Type of destination will be the virtual machine VMware Infrastructure.

• 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].

• Como leer USB desde virtual machine in VMWARE ESXi 4.0?

  A cordial Saludo a todos.

  Tengo wont in a server the Vmware ESXi 4.0 platform, sober cual tengo una virtual machine en Windows Server 2003.

  Necesito UN por favor me indicandome como debo hacer para leer desde the virtual USB devices help machine Win. Server 2003.

  Desde el client Vsphere, ingreso a virtual machine of the Delcourt config, there are added el driver USB (ver imagen adjunta), pero ahun sigue sin funcionarme.

  Quedo muy atento a sus comentarios.

  Saludos.

  Para aquellos con VMWare ESXi 4.0 Estos his los comandos para fornuis 4.1, the gran novedad 4.1 are el soporte para Máquinas Office USB.
   
  De el addition of VMware ESXi en el sitio of mailing package. :

  http://downloads.VMware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_vsphere_hypervisor_esxi/4
   
  ESXi 4.1 (change ZIP ESXi 4.0)

  The ultima version available

  A1 knew servidor con VMware vSphere client ESXi.
  Apague (poweroff) todas las maquinas office desde el servidor.
   
  Haga click derecho sober el arbol y poner ESXi a mantenimiento modo.

  UNA vez hecho esto, vaya has the config of VMware vSphere data of the client - datos almacen - almacen click on database "sober" derecho y push-button.
   
  Tenga into account that el anterior are 'SUFFER', haga click en el y luego undergo. Archivo zip en el almacen of data.
   
  El siguiente paso are al por Existing VMWare Server access.

  If ssh without esta en VMWARE habilitada, siga los pasos following in her console server:

  ALT + F1 para as aparezca algo in the pantalla, escriba "sin soporte.

  the root contrasena ingresar

  VI / etc / inetd.conf

  descomentar the line that contains parameters of the SSH los y el archivo save.

  REINICIAR el servidor.

  Ready, con el servidor enable Existing through SSH.

  Comprobacion del archivo:

  esxupdate - package = / vmfs/volumes/datastoreI/upgrade-from-ESXi4.0-to-4.1.0-0.0.260247-release.zipcheck

  If "Check OK", run the change:

  esxupdate - package = / technical vmfs/volumes/datastoreI/upgrade-from-ESXi4.0-to-4.1.0-0.0.260247-release.zip

  NOTE: este 'almacen of datos' are el number of su almacen of datos e caso, I can change number, entonces uno el

  LS / vmfs / Volumes /.

  Y ver el number that in su almacen of datos esta.

  Once completed the change, el servidor is reiniciara, por lo that connect acaba con el client of VMware vSphere, quitar el mantenimiento modo y las maquinas office.

  Important note:

  Run USB, las maquinas office debe ser version para el 7 y add el driver USB en the virtual machine if is is in version 4, the fuera Máquina virtual con simplemente haga click derecho in the part superior su version 7 of change.

• movement of virtual machines on new server

  I'm fairly new to vmware and operate a very limited plant, but would like assistance.  I have the Essentials package and ESX 4.0 is running on a single server with the virtual machines stored on local hard disks.  I installed a new server ESXi 5.1 and local storage, and I need to move the virtual machines from the old server to the new server.  If it's important, the guest virtual machine operating system are a mixture of linux and windows.  What is the best method to move those VMs?

  Hello

  If you have the two host added to vCenter, you can turn off VMs and migrate virtual machines to another host and data store.

  Since you do not have a shared storage, you must turn off VM to change host and the data store.

  It doesn't matter what OS you are running on a virtual machine.

  Thank you

  Hentzien

• cloning of an existing virtual machine

  Hello

  I would like to clone an existing virtual machine. Is this possible with VMware Server 2.0. I want to avoid the hollow will creat a whole new machine virtual process since what I need is already here with the exception of a patch to the version of the JVM.

  Hi, yes you can do it.

  Close the vm to be cloned (cleanly).

  Copy all the files that make up the virtual machine to a new directory in the same or a new data store.

  the web UI, click the host, then select 'Add the virtual machine to inventory' Browse warehouses of data in your vm copied, then select it.

  Start the new virtual machine, when prompted answer that the virtual machine has been copied.

  make changes to the virtual machine (sysprep if you can) change the name of the computer, static ip, license etc. According to os

  Start the original virtual machine

  This should be it.

  Good luck