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Moved a vm from one esxi server to another and can't get it to boot.

I move the vmdk, -flat.vmdk, vmx, vmxf filed from one esxi host to another, made the necessary modifications to the vmx file and when I try to power on the virtual machine, all I get is:  "Could not create '/vmfs/volumes/4cafae60-aa81989e-a2e2-a4badb3d6073/pems104.emsclad.com': Could not find the file "

Am I missing something?
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There is probably a guid path in your vmx file. The best way to move a vm if you don't have vCenter Server is to use the free standalone VMware converter. Get it at http://www.vmware.com/products/converter

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how did you go about moving it? Using vMotion or Veeam FastSCP?

If you just copied the files in some other way I'd suggest re-copying the virtual machine using Veeam FastSCP (it's free) and try again.
Converter, FastSCP, as mentioned above, or Datastore Browser and copy the whole VM folder. Once the folder is copied, right-click the .vmx file to add it to inventory and you're golden.

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Thanks for sharing the final conclusion.
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Found something in the virtual machines log file which pointed me to the nvram entry in my vmx file.