VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.0 created VMs can be run with VMware Workstatation 7.1, with a simple tweak

Posted by Paul Braren on Sep 7 2011 (updated on Nov 28 2011) in
  • Virtualization
  • ESXi

    • Are you now giving the new "VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.0" converter a try?

    http://www.vladan.fr/vmware-vcenter-converter-standalone-5-0-final-available/

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    Well, I tried it today, and even with the latest VMware Workstation 7.1.4, you get this nasty warning:

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    followed by this error (notice how it says “Version:  Unrecognized virtual machine”):

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    What to do?  Simple, edit the vmx file, changing the 3rd line:

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    changing from

    virtualHW.version = “8”
    to
    virtualHW.version = “7”

    Save your changes, that’s it!  You can power on the virtual machine without any errors.

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