Convert VirtualBox VM to VMware ESXi

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Published on January 25, 2022 10:00:04 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FznU2VKNJ0

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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0699.html

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Exporting the VirtualBox Disk(s)
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   01. On the VirtualBox host, launch VirtualBox
   02. Right click the VM to convert ≫ Settings
   03. Select Storage from the left navigation
   04. Click the virtual hard disk and copy the Location value for the full path of the disk to the clipboard
   05. Right click on the Start menu ≫ Run ≫ type cmd.exe ≫ Press Enter
   06. Enter the following commands in the command prompt
         # change directory to VirtualBox installation
         cd %programfiles%\Oracle\VirtualBox
         # convert the .vdi to .vmdk
         VBoxManage clonemedium disk --format VMDK --variant Standard "pasted\full\path\to.vdi" "pasted\full\path\to.vmdk"
 
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Creating the ESXi Virtual Machine
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   01. Open a web browser and navigate to the VMware ESXi web UI
   02. Log into ESXi
   03. In the left navigation pane, right click on Virtual Machines ≫ Create/Register VM
   04. Select Create a new virtual machine ≫ Click Next
   05. Give the VM a name and set the Guest OS family ≫ Click Next
   06. Select the storage datastore to use ≫ Click Next
   07. Set the Memory to match the memory in the source VirtualBox VM
   08. Remove Hard disk 1 by clicking the X icon to the far right ≫ Click Next
   09. Review the summary provided and click Finish
   10. Click the new VM name to view th VM details
   11. Click the Edit link at the top of the page
   12. At the top of the dialog click Add hard disk ≫ Existing hard disk
   13. Browse to the appropriate datastore and find the folder containing the VM
   14. Click the Upload button at the top left of the file browser window ≫ Browse to and select the exported .vmdk disk image
   15. After the upload completes, select the uploaded .vmdk file ≫ Click Select
   16. Click Save in the VM Edit settings dialog
   17. Test that the VM is functioning by clicking the Start button at the top of the VM details page
 


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