Adding a VM that has been previously backed up

[WarlockArg]

Hi. I have backed up a VM that was running in an ESX (ESX No. 1) and I transfer all its files to a datastore of another ESX (ESX No. 2). How do I have to do add that VM in the new ESX (ESX No. 2)? I'm not using vCenter, I'm connecting directly to the ESX server via vSphere Client.

The only way I found to achieve that is creating a a new VM in the ESX No. 2, and when I add the new hard drive I select the .vmdk of the old VM. But this process is not so clean. I read for example that if I used vCenter I would be able to disconnect the ESX Server No. 2 from my datacenter and reconnect it again, and when I do it it adds all the VMs that are inside its datastore automatically. The problem, just as i said, is I'm not using vCenter.

Thanks in advanced.

Warlock.

[VMmatty · Accepted solution]

Once you browse the datastore and find the files, you can simply right click on the VMX file and select "Add to Inventory." This will allow you to add the VM to your host without manually creating a new VM and pointing to the existing VMDK file.

[WarlockArg]

Thank you very much VMmatty.

Warlock.