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VMWare ESXi newbie that needs help!!
Hey guys,
I just built up a new Dell server with VMWare ESXi server 4.1 and the parent company sent me an image of a Server 2008 Operating System with sensitive data on it. How do I get that image off of the external hard drive and installed onto the VMWare box now??
I have never done this before and I am completely lost!!!
I am logged in via the VSphere client and lost where to go from here now....
I just built up a new Dell server with VMWare ESXi server 4.1 and the parent company sent me an image of a Server 2008 Operating System with sensitive data on it. How do I get that image off of the external hard drive and installed onto the VMWare box now??
I have never done this before and I am completely lost!!!
I am logged in via the VSphere client and lost where to go from here now....
What kind of image is it?
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It says VMware virtual disk file
its a .vmdk extension
its a .vmdk extension
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You have to move the vmdk to the datastore of the ESXi server though.
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how do i move the vmdk to the datastore of the ESXi server?
You need something like winscp to connect to the esxi server (http://winscp.net). Hook up the disk to your workstation, install winscp and you should be able to move it over. Winscp is a file explorer which can also connect to *nix system (so also ESX).
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I have VSphere client setup on my workstation... wont that work?
What sort of license do you have for vSphere? If it includes Converter, you can install the Converter plug-in on the vSphere box and use it to import the VM files you have now (.vmdk, .vmx, etc). That would be the cleanest way to go about this.
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I just installed the free version
http://www.vmware.com/go/getconverter
You should be able to download a copy of converter from that link, if I remember correctly.
You can also download an evaluation copy of vCenter which is fully functional and good for 60-days, it will include Converter.
You should be able to download a copy of converter from that link, if I remember correctly.
You can also download an evaluation copy of vCenter which is fully functional and good for 60-days, it will include Converter.
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LeeOsbornerUK:
I need to upload the whole folder containing the .vmdk, .vmsd. and vmxf, .vmx, and nvram files right? not just the .vmdk?
I need to upload the whole folder containing the .vmdk, .vmsd. and vmxf, .vmx, and nvram files right? not just the .vmdk?
yes :-)