Converted VHD to VMDK but vmx missing

Question

I converted vhd to vmdk, and with vmware worstation tried to import the vmdk, but it says vmx is missing. when i did the conversion vmx file wasnt created. did i miss anything. i am aware vhd can be run in hyper-v, but my requirement is it run it on vmware workstation. Thanks

And how did you do this conversion? – Michael Hampton Oct 17 '12 at 21:58 — Michael Hampton, Oct 17 '12 at 21:58

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 17 '12 at 21:54

2

You can't import a vmdk directly. You have to make a new virtual machine and attach the vmdk as a hard drive.

answered Oct 17 '12 at 21:54

longneck

23,082
4
52
86

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 17 '12 at 22:00

VMDK is a HDD image - what you need is a descriptor for the VM itself... or you create one if possible.

Try creating a VM with comparable "hardware" (CPU, Memory ...) als select to not create a HDD but to use an existing... and select your VMDK.

But perhaps your migration tool (which one) supports migrating the VMX file too? What I used twiced in a running machine was the VMware converter.

Converted VHD to VMDK but vmx missing

2 Answers2