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2 Replies Last post: Dec 22, 2007 7:15 AM by rcardona2k

FUSION: HOW DO YOU GROW BOOT PARTITION? and how do you move vms from fusion to server?

Dec 22, 2007 6:57 AM

michaelstorageguy 1 posts since
Dec 22, 2007

HEY all I have a few vms that I started with 5 gig os drive and I need to grow them. How do I grow the drives? infact how do you grow any drives under fusion?

2nd How to transfer vm's from vusion to server?

Reply Re: Fusion: How do you grow boot partition? and how do you move vms from fusion to server? Dec 22, 2007 7:05 AM

etung 11,030 posts since
Oct 15, 2006 VMware

I would suggest reading A Beginner's Guide to VMware Fusion (and while you're at it, HOWTO: Ask (and Answer) Questions).

The short answers are Resizing a Virtual Disk for Windows Guests with Step by Step Instructions and it depends on which version of Server you're using. If it's Server 2, just copy the files over. If it's Server 1, you need to downgrade the virtual hardware (since Server 1 is older) - Workstation 6 can do this, but Fusion can't. You could use the free 30-day trial if you don't want to purchase Workstation; you could also use Converter.

Reply Re: FUSION: HOW DO YOU GROW BOOT PARTITION? and how do you move vms from fusion to server? Dec 22, 2007 7:15 AM

rcardona2k 5,121 posts since
Oct 20, 2005

michaelstorageguy wrote:

HEY all I have a few vms that I started with 5 gig os drive and I need to grow them. How do I grow the drives? infact how do you grow any drives under fusion?

Review this thread: Resizing a Virtual Disk for Windows Guests with Step by Step Instructions

2nd How to transfer vm's from fusion to server?

You need to copy the VM bundle from Documents > Virtual Machines to an external USB drive. If your VMDK is monolithic (one file) that is over 4 GB in size, you need to use vmware-vdiskmanager or the GUI wrapper to split it out into 2 GB parts that fit on a FAT32 filesystem. Since you need vmware-vdiskmanager to grow a disk refer to the link above on how to run it.

Note: The above only works if the VM originally came from Server (or was built on Server) and you have not Upgraded the machine in Fusion. If you've built a 100% Fusion machine, then you'll have to use Server 2 (currently in beta), or follow Eric's directions above for using Workstation to 'downgrade' the machine to Server 1.0 format, OR use VMware Converter to export it in a compatible format.

edit: add legacy machine clarifications

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