Exporting a VM to test on VMware Player

[hubertus]

Is it possible to export / copy a VM that was created on the free ESXi 4 version so that I can demo an application on a laptop using the player. I have the system running successfully on the ESXi as a VM, and use the VSphere client to manage it.

[jbogardus]

You can use the free VMWare Converter Standalone (available here: ). Use your ESX as the target and convert the VM to a VMWare Workstation. I never tried it to Player but have seen posts that it has been successful with 3.5 and should work with 4.0

[mouradb]

Yes VM Converter standalone version is a great tool to sort you out but this could be much better use if it is an option on your VCenter server,

see link posted before

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MB

[J1mbo]

You can copy the three VM files to your laptop using the datastore browser (take a snap-shot if you want to do so live) and then start the VM using vmware player directly.

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[jbogardus]

My understanding is that you are using the FREE ESXi in a stand alone configuration without vCenter server.

If a vCenter Server was in the environment then you can install the VMware Converter Enterprise pluggin version rather than Converter Standalone. Then the 'Export' option appears enabled on the right-click menu of shutdown VMs in vSphere Client's with the Converter pluggin installed to use the VMware Converter fuctionality to export to Player or other formats.

[ablej]

You could export the machine as a OVF and then use it with VMware Player.

David Strebel

www.holy-vm.com

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