Hi,
When I try to open a VM created with VMware Fusion under VMware Workstation on Linux, I get the following error.
Invalid configuration file: File "CentOS 4.4 64-bit.vmx" was created by a VMware product with more features than this version of VMware Workstation and cannot be used with this version of VMware Workstation.
Cannot open configuration file CentOS 4.4 64-bit.vmx.
Are VMs from VMware Fusion not compatible with WS? If so, will this change with WS v. 6.0?
I am using version WS v.5.5.3.
Thanks,
Cam
I am using version WS v.5.5.3.
The virtual machine created with Fusion has a newer version of virtual hardware that is not compatible WS 5.x. This virtual machine can be run using VMware Workstation 6. You can also use the VMware Workstation 6 feature "Change version" to download the virtual hardware of this VM to be compatible with WS 4.x or WS 5.x
I believe Fusion is built on the 6.0 codebase. You could upgrade to 6 and try it, or maybe use the converter to change from a 6.0 to a 5.x VM.
mike
I am using version WS v.5.5.3.
The virtual machine created with Fusion has a newer version of virtual hardware that is not compatible WS 5.x. This virtual machine can be run using VMware Workstation 6. You can also use the VMware Workstation 6 feature "Change version" to download the virtual hardware of this VM to be compatible with WS 4.x or WS 5.x