Can i register Virtual Machine from VMware player 4 from esxi 4.1?

[vpalan]

Hi All,

There are few virtual machines are running in VMware player version 4, Now i need to migrate into ESXi 4.1..

It's Possible just copy & past the Virtual machines files which is running in vmware player into datastore then register the same in the esxi server and power on.. it will work????

because i don't do V2V method.....

With Regards,

Vimal Palani

[TomHowarth]

How is the VM configured? what format is its VMDK? what VM HW level is it at?

[vpalan]

.encoding = windows-1252

config.version = 8

virtualHW.version = 8

numvcpus = 4

scsi0.present = TRUE

scsi0.virtualDev = lsilogic

memsize = 4096

scsi00.present = TRUE

scsi00.fileName = SCRBHISGETBL002.vmdk

ide10.present = TRUE

ide10.autodetect = TRUE

ide10.deviceType = cdrom-raw

ethernet0.present = FALSE

ethernet0.virtualDev = e1000

ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = FALSE

ethernet0.addressType = generated

pciBridge0.present = TRUE

pciBridge4.present = TRUE

pciBridge4.virtualDev = pcieRootPort

pciBridge4.functions = 8

pciBridge5.present = TRUE

pciBridge5.virtualDev = pcieRootPort

pciBridge5.functions = 8

pciBridge6.present = TRUE

pciBridge6.virtualDev = pcieRootPort

pciBridge6.functions = 8

pciBridge7.present = TRUE

pciBridge7.virtualDev = pcieRootPort

pciBridge7.functions = 8

vmci0.present = TRUE

hpet0.present = TRUE

usb.vbluetooth.startConnected = TRUE

displayName = SCRBHISGETBL002

guestOS = winnetstandard

nvram = SCRBHISGETBL002.nvram

virtualHW.productCompatibility = hosted

gui.exitOnCLIHLT = FALSE

powerType.powerOff = hard

powerType.powerOn = hard

powerType.suspend = hard

powerType.reset = hard

extendedConfigFile = SCRBHISGETBL002.vmxf

ethernet0.generatedAddress = 000C2992C33C

vmci0.id = 1888666428

uuid.location = 56 4d 60 b7 b1 e0 08 72-dd e4 ca 59 70 92 c3 3c

uuid.bios = 56 4d 60 b7 b1 e0 08 72-dd e4 ca 59 70 92 c3 3c

cleanShutdown = FALSE

replay.supported = FALSE

replay.filename =

scsi00.redo =

pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = 17

pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = 21

pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = 22

pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = 23

pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = 24

scsi0.pciSlotNumber = 16

ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = -1

vmci0.pciSlotNumber = 33

ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = 0

vmotion.checkpointFBSize = 33554432

scsi01.present = TRUE

scsi01.fileName = SCRBHISGETBL002-0.vmdk

scsi02.present = TRUE

scsi02.fileName = SCRBHISGETBL002-1.vmdk

scsi03.present = TRUE

scsi03.fileName = SCRBHISGETBL002-2.vmdk

floppy0.present = FALSE

tools.syncTime = FALSE

scsi01.redo =

scsi02.redo =

scsi03.redo =

checkpoint.vmState =

ide10.startConnected = TRUE

ethernet0.linkStatePropagation.enable = TRUE

gui.lastPoweredViewMode = fullscreen

unity.wasCapable = FALSE

ethernet1.virtualDev = e1000

ethernet1.pciSlotNumber = 34

tools.remindInstall = FALSE

ide10.fileName = auto detect

gui.viewModeAtPowerOn = fullscreen

ethernet1.present = TRUE

ethernet1.wakeOnPcktRcv = FALSE

ethernet1.addressType = generated

ethernet1.linkStatePropagation.enable = FALSE

ethernet1.generatedAddress = 000C2992C346

ethernet1.generatedAddressOffset = 10

ethernet1.connectionType = bridged

[TomHowarth · Accepted solution]

Due to you running the VM on HW version8 you will not be able to just move the machine to ESXi.

The only supported option is to do a conversion on the Guest to downgrade the hardware on migration to vSphere

[vpalan]

Thank you for your reply...

Can i create a Virtual machine without HDD in ESXi 4.1 and attached the VMDK files which is copied in the datastore? will this work mate?

[TomHowarth]

Unlikely with out a repair of the OS, due to the extra hardware that HW8 introduced over HW7, but I am not 100% certain on that.  

[vpalan]

Anyway i will try and let you know the status.. Thank you for ur time again...