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Zoran5555
Contributor
Contributor
‎12-07-2014 03:58 PM

Problems uploading VM to ESXi v5.5 - The operation is not supported on the object

I'm trying to upload a Windows7 VM/Guest from VMWare Fusion 7 Pro to ESXi v5.5 and I keep getting an error "The operation is not supported on the object"

No other information to go on. Other Linux VM's uploaded just fine.

I've tried ovftool also and same error. Also tried it from Workstation v10, same error against the same ESXi v5.5 host.

The VM works fine in Fusion 7 Pro and Workstation v10.

What's going wrong here? How do I get this uploaded onto ESXi v5.5?

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BenLiebowitz
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Expert
‎12-08-2014 06:41 AM

VMs from Fusion/Workstation are in a different format than for ESXi.  You'll need to use the VMware Standalone Converter to convert them from the Fusion/Workstation format to ESXi. 

Ben Liebowitz, VCP vExpert 2015, 2016, & 2017 If you found my post helpful, please mark it as helpful or answered to award points.
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TimG201110141
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Enthusiast
‎02-14-2015 10:54 PM

No, Fusion 7 Pro supports directly uploading to ESXi 5.5, it's a new feature.. No 'conversions' should be required.

It does need to be downgraded to version HW10, but should work... they demo it here.. VMware KB: Uploading virtual machines to VMware vSphere from VMware Fusion 7 Pro

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