This guide shows how to export or move VMware Workstation virtual machine to ESXi server. Sometimes you may need to move a pre configured server OS virtual machine to VMware vSphere 4 to save time on installation and configurations. Any virtual machine with configuration file VMX and disk files VMDK can be used here. VMware [...]
7 Links of One Year Journey – with Desktop Virtualization
July 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I’m not going to write or show something very new here. The reading of below combined links will be a good recap of several articles on Sysprobs.com for last one year. If you have subscribed or become a regular reader of this blog, then I highly recommend to check few links on what you can [...]
How to Export VMware Virtual Machine to OVF, Import on VirtualBox
July 5, 2010 By 2 Comments
Latest VMware Workstation 7.1 and VMPlayer 3.1 have extra built in tool called OVFtool, to export Virtual disk and configurations. It’s a command line tool that can be found under program files. In this post, let me explain how to export VMware virtual machine to OVF format, then import on VirtualBox. Don’t you think why [...]
Convert VMware to Virtual PC 2007 – VMDK to VHD with StarWind
June 26, 2010 By 4 Comments
If you are testing or migrating from VMware to Virtual PC 2007 or Hyper-v, then this post will be helpful to convert VMDK files to VHD with StarWind V2V image converter. Since VMDK files cannot be opened in MS virtualization products, it must be converted to (Virtual Hard Disk) format which MS uses. This example [...]
10 Simple Steps to Improve Virtual Machine Performance in VMware
May 20, 2010 By 1 Comment
Follow these easy steps to improve virtual machine performance in VMware Workstation; some methods can be used in VMware Player too. Most of the users missed to tweak virtual machines to work better and end up with blaming software. Speed up VMs can be done easily and let’s feel the power of desktop virtualization. VMware [...]
How to Install Mac OS X 10.5.5 Leopard on VirtualBox 3.1.4
March 29, 2010 By 267 Comments
Updated on 05/05/2010 If you face any difficulties to load and run Mac OS X in this method then got to Solutions at end of this post. Everybody likes work with Mac OS X without buying Mac Hardware on your normal PC, If you are a person like this, then you reached correct place. This [...]
VMware vSphere 4 ( ESXi 4) on Windows 7 PC by VMware Workstation 7
February 28, 2010 By 9 Comments
If you like to install VMware vSphere ESXi 4 on your Windows 7 PC then this article shows how it’s possible. It can be done without disturbing existing operating system on your computer by desktop virtualization software VMware workstation 7. After installed vSphere 4 on VMware workstation then you can install Operating systems inside ESXi [...]
Physical to Virtual Machine by VMware vCenter Converter
January 13, 2010 By 8 Comments
If you are trying to convert physical to virtual machine and to be used in VMware workstation or Sun VirtualBox, then continue reading this article. VMware vCenter converter is being used to convert physical to virtual (P2V) to VMware ESX server. But you can use this converter to create VMDK and VMX files locally. When [...]
