Wie man eine VM mit ESX und Workstation abwechseln nutzt ...

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Wie man ein und dieselbe VMDK mit Workstation und ESX abwechselnd nutzen kann ohne gross was zu importieren ...

Tested on a Windows-host

1. set up a NFS-server
2. create VM in WS6 - use monolithicFlat disk- install something - don't install tools
3. create ESX-compatible descriptor
4. add NFS-export to ESX-datastore
5. create VM and add existing disk - use edited descriptor
6. run it

of course you can later use the same disk with workstation again.

Workstation-version:

Code: Alles auswählen

# Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
CID=e3ee6b90
parentCID=ffffffff
createType="monolithicFlat"

# Extent description
RW 16777216 FLAT "flatbase-flat.vmdk" 0

# The Disk Data Base
#DDB

ddb.virtualHWVersion = "6"
ddb.toolsVersion = "0"
ddb.geometry.cylinders = "1044"
ddb.geometry.heads = "255"
ddb.geometry.sectors = "63"
ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic"


ESX-version:

Code: Alles auswählen

# Disk DescriptorFile
version=1
CID=7341dd22
parentCID=ffffffff
createType="vmfs"

# Extent description
RW 16777216 VMFS "flatbase-flat.vmdk"

# The Disk Data Base
#DDB

ddb.toolsVersion = "0"
ddb.adapterType = "lsilogic"
ddb.geometry.sectors = "63"
ddb.geometry.heads = "255"
ddb.geometry.cylinders = "1044"
ddb.virtualHWVersion = "4"