esx vm to vmware player

[vcf63]

hello, i'm running a bunch of test on esx server. Today i try to make running an esx vm (win2k3 / 4 vcpus / 768MB / esx 3.0). I had copy by ftp the vm folder on my pc (xp sp2 / vmware player 1.03). I have edited the config file (lines in bold have beed edited):

#!/usr/bin/vmware

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "4"

floppy0.present = "true"

nvram = "carsrv_test.nvram"

powerType.powerOff = "soft"

powerType.powerOn = "hard"

powerType.suspend = "soft"

powerType.reset = "soft"

displayName = "carsrv_test"

extendedConfigFile = "carsrv_test.vmxf"

scsi0.present = "true"

scsi0.sharedBus = "none"

memsize = "768"

scsi0:0.present = "true"

scsi0:0.fileName = "carsrv_test.vmdk"

scsi0:0.deviceType = "disk"

ide0:0.present = "true"

ide0:0.fileName = "/dev/cdrom"

ide0:0.deviceType = "atapi-cdrom"

floppy0.fileName = "/dev/fd0"

ethernet0.present = "true"

ethernet0.networkName = "VM Network"

ethernet0.addressType = "generated"

usb.present = "true"

guestOS = "winnetenterprise"

sched.cpu.min = "0"

sched.cpu.units = "mhz"

sched.cpu.shares = "normal"

sched.mem.minsize = "0"

sched.mem.max = "768"

sched.mem.shares = "normal"

MemTrimRate = "-1"

ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"

priority.grabbed = "normal"

priority.ungrabbed = "normal"

tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

scsi0:0.redo = ""

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:67:a6:e9"

uuid.location = "56 4d 5f d0 f8 ad e1 04-43 57 e8 25 cb 83 5b f3"

uuid.bios = "56 4d 5f d0 f8 ad e1 04-43 57 e8 25 cb 83 5b f3"

sched.swap.derivedName = "carsrv_test-9e7c24d4.vswp"[/b]

numvcpus = "1"[/b]

sched.cpu.max = "unlimited"

switch to one cpu and change vswp path. Now when i lunch it in player i get hhis error: "Cannot open the disk "C:\Inetpub\ftproot\vm\carsrv_test.vmdk" or one of the snapshot disk it depends on.

Reason: the specified feature isn't supported by this version".

Vmdk file is here en -flat also in rw mode, no snapshot on this vm.

[RDPetruska · Accepted solution]

Did you export the virtual disk from your ESX Server using vmkfstools? If not, it won't be compatible with the hosted products. Also, there are a LOT of vmx parameters which are different between ESX and the hosted products. Your best bet is to use the VMware Converter 3 to convert from ESX to Workstation 5 format.

[vcf63]

ok, i have converted the vmdk:

vmkfstools -i carsrv_test.vmdk -d 2gbsparse ../carsrvtest.vmdk

upload files by ftp, now no error on vm hd but network. I'll try to convert with wmware converter.