https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Booting-RedHat-from-VMDK-file/m-p/2933810#M178077 <P>Can I boot RHEL 9 already installed on VMDK disk? When I am trying to boot already installed RedHat instance VMware puts me in to virtual BIOS I cannot boot to os on VMDK</P> Sat, 15 Oct 2022 14:58:16 GMT mrtajniak 2022-10-15T14:58:16Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Booting-RedHat-from-VMDK-file/m-p/2933810#M178077 <P>Can I boot RHEL 9 already installed on VMDK disk? When I am trying to boot already installed RedHat instance VMware puts me in to virtual BIOS I cannot boot to os on VMDK</P> Sat, 15 Oct 2022 14:58:16 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Booting-RedHat-from-VMDK-file/m-p/2933810#M178077 mrtajniak 2022-10-15T14:58:16Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Booting-RedHat-from-VMDK-file/m-p/2933815#M178078 <P>Did you only get the <EM>.vmdk</EM> file, or also other files like the <EM>.vmx</EM> and/or the <EM>nvram</EM> file?</P> <P>What I could think of, is that some boot option may need to be adjusted, e.g. BIOS vs. UEFI, ...</P> <P>André</P> Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:16:07 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Booting-RedHat-from-VMDK-file/m-p/2933815#M178078 a_p_ 2022-10-15T16:16:07Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Booting-RedHat-from-VMDK-file/m-p/2933862#M178085 <P>The problem has been fixed</P> Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:59:32 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro/Booting-RedHat-from-VMDK-file/m-p/2933862#M178085 mrtajniak 2022-10-16T12:59:32Z