Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:22:56 -0500 From: Steve Polyack <korvus@comcast.net> To: DAve <dave.list@pixelhammer.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Importing into VMWare Workstation 6.5 Message-ID: <4970B460.1030903@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <4970B170.5050302@pixelhammer.com> References: <991123400901160656x5192a45ei4b586165044ee182@mail.gmail.com> <720051dc0901160740v724d5805h9b4886a4fa056988@mail.gmail.com> <991123400901160746y66890facm96cc4feba62399ff@mail.gmail.com> <4970B170.5050302@pixelhammer.com>
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DAve wrote: > While I have not tried it, it claims it can make a vmdk from a > physical server. I have used it to move virtualized FreeBSD installs > from one vmware server to another. > > http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/overview.html > > DAve > VMware Converter on supports "source physical machines running 64-bit Windows XP/2003, WinNT SP4+, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003". If you want to convert a FreeBSD machine, it's going to take some additional work. There is probably a simpler way, but one option is to: * Put the disk in a machine running VMWare Server * Create a VM with both access to the physical disk and an appropriately sized virtual disk * Boot a hard drive cloning ISO such as G4U inside the virtual machine * Clone the "physical disk" to the VM's virtual disk * Reconfigure the VM to use only the virtual disk; it should boot just fine * Ship off the contents of the VM folder to your friend. -Steve Polyack
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