[CentOS] how to export and import VMware servers

[Max Hetrick]

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Rogelio Bastardo wrote:
> I recently build a CentOS-based VMware server (the free ver) and now
> need to move all of the virtual machines off my old Windows-based
> VMware server (also the free ver) to this next CentOS-based one.
> 
> I have successfully FTP'd all of the files to the new CentOS box and
> have even opened the server in the console Window, but cannot "start"
> it.  I start the machine (like I always do), and nothing happens.
> Unfortunately, I cannot simply run "import", as I'm using a
> Windows-based workstation to use the Windows-program to console into
> the CentOS-based VMware server.
> 
> I suspect that perhaps some config file or something still thinks that
> the machine is still running in the previous Windows host OS?
> 
> Now, both my guest OS and host OS are both CentOS 4.5.  Before, the
> host OS was Windows 2003, and my host OS is CentOS 4.5.
> 
> Any ideas of where to look would be greatly appreciated.
> 

Check to make sure there are no lock files in there. When the machines
are running, there should be lock files. These can get in the way is
they are hanging around.

Also, check your permissions. Make sure that they are the same as they
were before, or that the current user is allowed to access them.

I've never tried moving from Windows to Linux, I wouldn't think there
would be any issues because of that. I know moving from Linux to other
Linux VMware servers, permissions are usually why the machines won't
start when you start moving directories around.

I would check these things first.

Regards,
Max
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