ESX 4 snapshots mit Workstation modifizieren ...
Verfasst: 09.06.2009, 02:05
Hi
das habe ich gerade im VMTN gepostet - keine Lust mehr es noch mal auf deutsch zu schreiben ... interessantes Zeug ....
Did you know that the VMware-flagship can directly modify ESX 4 snapshots ?
Maybe someone wants to add files or change network-settings with an offline ESX 4 VM that has snapshots ... maybe do offline malware-scans - whatever ...
Anyway - it works. Just load the snapshot plus basedisk as a existing vmdk into Workstation 6.5.2 and use it - maybe best with a LiveCD ...
Just tried it.
Power down running ESX 4 VM with snapshots.
Download with datastorebrowser to a local host.
Add snapshot to an existing Workstation-VM
Run Workstation and write to snapshot.
Power down Workstation VM.
Upload only snapshot-delta.vmdk.
Power on ESX 4 VM.
Changes are there - no complaints from ESX 4
Caveat: be carefull - only change and upload *-delta.vmdk.
Don't mess with descriptors
das habe ich gerade im VMTN gepostet - keine Lust mehr es noch mal auf deutsch zu schreiben ... interessantes Zeug ....
Did you know that the VMware-flagship can directly modify ESX 4 snapshots ?
Maybe someone wants to add files or change network-settings with an offline ESX 4 VM that has snapshots ... maybe do offline malware-scans - whatever ...
Anyway - it works. Just load the snapshot plus basedisk as a existing vmdk into Workstation 6.5.2 and use it - maybe best with a LiveCD ...
Just tried it.
Power down running ESX 4 VM with snapshots.
Download with datastorebrowser to a local host.
Add snapshot to an existing Workstation-VM
Run Workstation and write to snapshot.
Power down Workstation VM.
Upload only snapshot-delta.vmdk.
Power on ESX 4 VM.
Changes are there - no complaints from ESX 4
Caveat: be carefull - only change and upload *-delta.vmdk.
Don't mess with descriptors