Move ESXI Windows VMDK to PROXMOX

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Long story short. HDD's broken. I only have the VMDK's on an Backup. I read through the Migration of Server Wiki but they are all assume that I can access the VM. I can't. Is it possible, without reinstalling Windows, to import the VMDKS to Proxmox VE?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 11 '16 at 13:36

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In the documentation : https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Migration_of_servers_to_Proxmox_VE#VMware_to_Proxmox_VE_.28KVM.29

I never try this

answered Oct 11 '16 at 13:36

Dom

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 11 '16 at 13:43

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You got two question / problem there. A crash recovery problem and a migration question.

Before triing to move them to another hypervisor, use VMPlayer/VMware Workstation to restart them, and run the requiered migration tool/step after. (check @Dom answer for the link)

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I'll try this, thanks! Didn't think of the VMPlayer to do this job. – SystemCookie Oct 12 '16 at 05:33

Move ESXI Windows VMDK to PROXMOX

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