VMware platforms compatibility

[VMwAlf]

Hi!

I wonder, when we have something running on VMware Virtual Platform (ESX etc., can’t be exactly sure, don’t have direct access) can be it (Virtual Machine) ran on same way using VMware
Player, I mean, wo. converting it, but just a copying files from ESX? Probably, I suppose. If so, something I need to know to accomplish this?

More thanks, Alar.

[continuum]

Workstation and VMplayer can run VMs copied from ESXi without modification.

[VMwAlf]

Hi and thanks!

Thought so! 😃 And, I’m not sure, in ESXi environment (using, probably, vSphere) is making this copy … just a’la snapshot? Meaning, no need to bring down entire VM?

More thanks, Alar.

[Linjo]

Well a snapshot is not a full copy of the virtual machine but you probably want to take one so you can copy the VMDK in a consistent state.

[VMwAlf]

Hi and thanks!

Well, if I understood correctly – to get a full working (in WS or Player) copy of VM wo bringing it down (on ESXi) … must take a snap to get a copy of vmdk (disk) and then take a copies other belongings files, right? Then copying these files out of ESXi and … voila! OK?

My goal is not to get some work done with VM in question using it via WS or Player as it does work in ESXi (it’s actually impossible, anyway), my goal is to get a working copy for backup/trial purposes. Because usual backup for VM in question is just a copy of some info, not a application logic etc. in this VM.

More thanks, Alar.

[VMwAlf]

Hi!

Well, anyway – can be done to get fully functional copy of VM (from ESXi) wo bringing down VM?

More thanks, Alar.