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Problem EFI Vmware

Hi,

I have a vhd backup of a IBM Server installed with Windows Server 2008 x64

When I try to restore using the console repair of Windows to a new Virtual Vmachine (Vmware), the repair console said that can't restore a EFI machine in a Bios Machine.

How can I do it?

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

If it's any help, you can enabled EFI BIOS in a Virtual Machine, under VMware ESXi 5.0.

Luis N

ASKER

We use Vmware Workstation or Vplayer (Is only to have a disaster plan of this IBM server)

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

you could try VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.0

see my EE Articles

HOW TO: P2V, V2V for FREE - VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.0

HOW TO: Improve the transfer rate of a Physical to Virtual (P2V), Virtual to Virtual Conversion (V2V) using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.0

or this article

http://www.mydigitallife.info/how-to-convert-and-import-vhd-to-vmdk-vmware/

Luis N

ASKER

The question is how can I create a vmware virtual machine that support EFI?

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Luis N

ASKER

I found this:

https://boerlowie.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/install-vsphere-in-vmware-workstation-using-efi-instead-of-a-bios/

adding to the vmx file the line

firmware="efi"

And now the vmware machine start with bios efi, but I can't boot from DVD, any suggestion?

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

yes, as stated above

add the config to the vmx file.

is the DVD efi bootable?