Can you move VM's created in workstation to ESXi

[jbentonrssi]

Is there a way to move VM's created in the workstation Product to the free ESXi product?

[WoodyZ · Accepted solution]

You can use VMware vCenter Converter Standalone to convert the VM so it's suitable for ESXi.

[Troy_Clavell]

you can use VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 4.3

[WoodyZ]

You can also convert the virtual hard disk using vmware-vdiskmanager and create a VM around it.

Syntax Example:

vmware-vdiskmanager -r sourceDisk.vmdk -t 4 -h esx-name.mycompany.com -u username -f passwordfile "[storage1]/path/to/targetDisk.vmdk"