How to migrate a VM on VMware workstation

[Riptide0]

I have recentky gotten a new server up and running and would like to move my pihole vm to said new server. Is it as simple as copying and pasting and opening said vm or is there a specific process I have to follow to migrate the vm?

[Master Disaster]

On VMWare you can copy the VM folder over to a new machine then open it, VMWare will ask if you copied it to a new machine or moved it to another folder when you first open it, answer accordingly and it will work.

[Riptide0]

2 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

On VMWare you can copy the VM folder over to a new machine then open it, VMWare will ask if you copied it to a new machine or moved it to another folder when you first open it, answer accordingly and it will work.

Where about can you do this? I'm on the free version so IDK if that matters but I don't see this option.

[SupaKomputa]

Just copy the folder and run it.

Sometimes all it needs is a directory update.

[SupaKomputa]

Just now, Riptide0 said:

Where about can you do this? I'm on the free version so IDK if that matters but I don't see this option.

Doesn't matter if it's free.

To look up your working directory, right click on the vm, go to settings and options.

Find the working directory.

[Riptide0]

13 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

Doesn't matter if it's free.

To look up your working directory, right click on the vm, go to settings and options.

Find the working directory.

I've got it copied over and I can't seem to run it still. Do I need to copy over the original iso or is that not needed? Would it be necessary to copy it to the documents folder or can I put it on any drive?

[Riptide0]

Just now, Riptide0 said:

I've got it copied over and I can't seem to run it still. Do I need to copy over the original iso or is that not needed? Would it be necessary to copy it to the documents folder or can I put it on any drive?

To specify I'm getting the error "Error while powering on: Unable to find the vmx binary'F:\vmware-vmx.exe'

[schizrade]

You need to get VMWare Converter (free) and convert the WS VM to an infrastructure VM. (assuming I read that right and you are pushing it to a ESXi free host)

[SupaKomputa]

7 minutes ago, Riptide0 said:

I've got it copied over and I can't seem to run it still. Do I need to copy over the original iso or is that not needed? Would it be necessary to copy it to the documents folder or can I put it on any drive?

You can place it anywhere even run it in different pc.

 

7 minutes ago, Riptide0 said:

To specify I'm getting the error "Error while powering on: Unable to find the vmx binary'F:\vmware-vmx.exe'

reinstall vmware probably help.

 

[Riptide0]

14 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

You can place it anywhere even run it in different pc.

 

reinstall vmware probably help.

 

The reinstall fixed it. Thank you very much.

[Jarsky]

In future, just use VMWare Converter. 

Its a tool for P2V (Physical to Virtual) and V2V (Virtual to Virtual) migrations. 

 

As far as V2V you can migrate entire machines between ESXi's, Workstation, Fusion, Player etc....