Importing VM's

[NZSolly]

Hi all, I have used Veeam Fast SCP to copy various VM from a host to a NAS box. Is it possible to import into another host the files on the NAS box, or do I just copy the files onto the hosts VMFS partition?

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[kjb007]

If the NAS server is not seen as an iSCSI/NFS datastore on the ESX hosts where you want to import the vm's, then you will have to copy the files there.

-KjB

[NZSolly]

Hi, the ESX host cant see the NAS as you said it doesnt have a mount point. However I have copied the files onto the host, how do I get the Host to see the files as a VM?

[kjb007]

If you have copied the vm's onto the vmfs file. Right-click on the datastore name, and click browse datastore. Then, browse to where the files exist. You should see the .vmx file that defines the vm, if you right-click on it, you will get an option to add to inventory. Click on that, and give it a name, and you should be good to go.

-KjB

[NZSolly]

Wahey...champion. Thank-you, worked a treat!

[kjb007]

No problem. Glad it all worked out.

-KjB

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