First of all, I was looking another threads related to using a ghost image to create a new VM, but none of the explain the problem I'm having.
The problem is the following. I want to convert an old Suse distribution of Linux (of 4 years ago approximately) into a free ESXi host. The first problem is I don't have the root password of the linux host. The second one is a server in production, so I don't want to make a password recovery process (when I have it virtualized I'll do it).
So, what I did was to take a ghost image of the whole linux host disk drive. Afterward I upload the .gho image to the ESXi host via the VI Client. The problem I'm having now is how to make the VM to see the .gho that is inside the ESXi datastore, because I can create a new VM with a new virtual hard disk and I can boot it using a ghost loader. But inside the VM the ESXi datastore is not seen.
The only way I thought is to install the VM Client inside one of VM that are running. Download the .gho file to one of the VM's virtual hard disk. Create a new virtual hard disk for that VM and boot the VM using the ghost CD. Restore the .gho file and paste it into the new hard disk I had created. Afterward copy the vmdk file of that disk and use it in the new VM I had created for the Linux VM. I think this is not a clever process. I think it is going to work (I haven't done it yet), but it is not straightforward. So, the big question is: is there a better process to create a VM inside a free ESXi host using a ghost image?
Thanks in advance.
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