Possible to convert vmdk to real HDD?

Hi all

I have set up an installation of kubuntu 10.04 on my laptop just now and that you have customized, have all my development toolchains installed etc and set up but I would now move to a real virtual hard disk to a hard drive or rather partition.

I use workstation 7 on windows 7 x 64.

I was counting on the creation of a 30 GB ext4 partition that will only serve the hard drive for the virtual machine of kubuntu.

but of course, I don't want to put everything again. so is it possible to have the kind of workstation to move the entire virtual machine in this new, real partition? or clone the whole to the partition vmdk, somehow so I can essentially remove the vmdk (and win those 30 GB back) and the whole system is run from the actual partition?

Yes - you can use vmware - vdiskmanager.exe

before use - stop the virtual machine.

Open the vmx file used by this virtual machine and find correct filename used right now.

This may look like

ide0:0. FileName = "my vmdk.vmdk."

or

scsi0:0. FileName = "my vmdk.vmdk."

Once you have this file name open a cmd and change directory where you have installed workstation.

Type

VMware-vdiskmanager

This should popup help.

Then type

vmware-vdiskmanager -r "C:\path to my VM\my-vmdk.vmdk" -t 3 "C:\path to my VM\preallocated.vmdk"

This copierait the vmdk existing in a new growable preallocated vmdk divided in 2 GB chunks. Type works well and it is easier to keep unfragmented then one-piece preallocated type.

Good to hear you change your mind

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