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hyper-v vhdx to esxi 5.0 server

I have a hyper-v server and server1. vhdx ,want to use under esxi 5.0 server.

i tried converter VCENTER CONVERTER but no success Starwind V2V again no success.

How can i convert this server1.vhdx to esxi 5.0 server?
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i have a server running hyper-v. i have no vcenter
Could you report the error that Vcenter Converter and Starwind V2V show up? --starwind converts vmdk correct but wenn i open under esxi then (linux.vmdk) many service not working like apache etc.

i think i do via convert something wrong
oh sorry vmdk is debian linux OS (linux.vmdk)
Did you try VMware Converter, it may not support the OS ?
yes i tried but it could not
Yes, Debian is not one of the supported OS for conversion via VMware Converter.
i did so.
1.under hyper-v converted the image from vhdx to vhd.
2.startwind converted from vhd to vmdk.
3.copied vmdk to datastore esxi
4,created new vm and linked new vm to vmdk.

vm started but no apache,proftp,mysql.. etc works(linux.vmdk), do i wrong something?
i do not know. I did one test under esxi 5.0 and there is all works ,if esxi 6.0 then under new created vmdk no services works :)))
So the VM, all works correctly under ESXi 5.0 ?

If the Linux OS BOOT to a login prompt correctly, the conversion has been successful.

Does the Linux OS VM have networking?

Did you install VMware Tools ?
So the VM, all works correctly under ESXi 5.0 ? ---YES

Does the Linux OS VM have networking?--YES

Did you install VMware Tools ?---NO
So if the converted VM works correctly under ESXi 5.0, what's the issue ?

I would recommend you install VMware Tools.

see my EE Article

Part 9: HOW TO: Install VMware Tools for Linux on a VMware Linux virtual machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.1 (ESXi 5.1) Host Server
Hi Andrew
So the converted VM works correctly under ESXi 5.0, what's the issue ?--its very interesting, under esxi5.0 works my converted vmdk with apache ,mysql etc without vmtools installed. but under esxi6.0 not .i am searching at the moment issue  .

thanks for link.
i tested my new vmdk under vmware player 6.0 and works there why not under esxi6? i do not know
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