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I am using ESX 4.1. What do I need to copy for a machine that has 2 disks for someone else to import it into their VMWare setup

Paul Solovyovsky

You can shutdown VM and copy the folder to a USB drive and then have the other party importh the VMX file with the disks.

You can also clone the VM if you can't shutdown the VM (this would need vCenter)

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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

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Jack_son_

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Ok, thanks. So I am in the datasotre, I should only need to send other person 2 .vmdk files?

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

Copy the entire VM folder to be safe, or use VMware Converter to Export, and make sure there are NO Snapshots you have created on the VM, they are deleted.

It's best to copy the entire folder containing the *.VMDK and *.VMX.

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

the other files are very small in comparison to the VMDKs, but if you want them to have an exact copy, copy the folder inc all the files.

Jack_son_

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so just copy the entire vm folder from the datastore? There are 2 .vmdk files for the 2 disks. They they should be able to import it?

Thanks again!

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

Copy the entire folder including all the files and vmdks.

They will be able to copy all those files and folders to their installation, and register the VMX file.

This is assuming they are also running ESX/ESXi 4.x.

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