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Most easy way to move a Fusion vm to VMware Server 2.0 (beta) posted: Dec 2, 2007 10:38 AM

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cj0
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Dec 2, 2007

What is the most easy way to move a Fusion 1.1 virtual machine to VMware Server 2.0 (beta)?

I was looking for the 'virtual hardware version' of VMware Server 2.0 (beta), but have not found it yet. When this would be idential to Fusion (version 6) then I guess it can be as simple as a file copy operation.

But when this is not the case, is there a 'virtual hardware' downgrade tool?

Tags: move, server, fusion1.1, virtual_hardware_version

Re: Most easy way to move a Fusion vm to VMware Server 2.0 (beta)

1. Dec 2, 2007 10:45 AM in response to: cj0
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rcardona2k
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Oct 20, 2005
VMware Server 2 beta can run WS6 VMs, and although I have not tried it, it should run Fusion 1.x VMs. How are you copying the VMs over and what error are you seeing?

Re: Most easy way to move a Fusion vm to VMware Server 2.0 (beta)

2. Dec 2, 2007 11:24 AM in response to: rcardona2k
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cj0
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Dec 2, 2007

I have not tried to copy it yet. The server needs to be installed first. ;)

I could not find any information on what virtual hardware version vmware server 2.0 (beta) is, that is why I am asking the question.

Re: Most easy way to move a Fusion vm to VMware Server 2.0 (beta)

3. Dec 2, 2007 12:08 PM in response to: cj0
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rcardona2k
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Oct 20, 2005
The virtual hardware support is in the Server 2 Release Notes. Also there's a forum better suited to that program under the beta section of the forums

edit: added live links

Re: Most easy way to move a Fusion vm to VMware Server 2.0 (beta)

4. Jun 16, 2008 8:46 AM in response to: rcardona2k
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feucht
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Jun 16, 2008

i am trying to move several VMs from MAC fusion to Windows VM server beta 2 and I am getting the following error

Task Failed "Power On Virtual Machine" failed to complete OK If these problems persist, please contact your system administrator. DetailsThe attempted operation cannot be performed in the current state (Powered Off).

The assiciated event id is

Event Type: Error
Event Source: vmauthd
Event Category: None
Event ID: 100
Date: 6/14/2008
Time: 2:12:39 PM
User: N/A
Computer: C3MAIN
Description:
Cannot connect to VMX: D:\Virtual Machines\Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 4.vmwarevm\Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 4.vmx

Any direction would be helpful. This is a production environment for my consulting business.

Re: Most easy way to move a Fusion vm to VMware Server 2.0 (beta)

5. Jun 16, 2008 11:25 AM in response to: feucht
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etung
11,313 posts since
Oct 15, 2006
I would try asking in the Server 2.0 beta subforums.

Offtopic, I'd also note it's generally a bad idea to run beta software in a production environment. Even if it's our beta software, which would of course never crash or have bugs ;)

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