In the Summary window, hit the Finish button. In the Options window, leave the default settings alone and hit the Next button.ġ1. In the Destination Location window, select the datastore on the ESXi server that the VM will be imported to and hit the Next button.ġ0. Name the VM that’s being imported as desired and hit the Next button.ĩ. In the Destination Virtual Machine window, a listing of the current VMs on the ESXi server should appear. If the ESXi server is using a self-signed SSL certificate, a warning will appear. Once done, supply the login credentials for the ESXi server that you want to copy the VM to and hit the Next button when finished.ħ. For Select destination type:, select VMware Infrastructure virtual machine.
Verify that everything looks OK at the Source System window, then hit the Next button.Ħ. vmx file is selected, hit the Open button.ĥ. vmx file stored inside your VMware Fusion VM and select it.Ĥ. For Select source type:, select VMware Workstation or other VMware virtual machine then hit the Browse button.ģ. Launch Standalone Converter and select Convert Machine.Ģ. All my work has been done with VMware’s free ESXi server, so it may be that there’s an easier way to do this with vSphere. One thing to note before proceeding further is that I did not try this with a vSphere server. The process I’ve developed involves using a Windows 7 VM running inside of VMware Fusion, with the VMware Standalone Converter application installed. In the end, I was able to find a way to use VMware’s Standalone Converter to transfer 10.8.x VMs, but the process involves some extra steps on the ESXi server’s end. When I first tried moving 10.8.x VMs, I tried both VMware’s OVF Tool and VMware’s Standalone Converter, but neither initially appeared to provide me with the ability to transfer working OS X 10.8.x VMs. That said, I’ve found the process for moving OS X VMs has not been straightforward. As part of that, I’ve found it to be considerably easier for me to build the VM inside of VMware Fusion on my Mac and move it to ESXi, then build it from scratch on my ESXi server. I’ve started using ESXi servers more and more for hosting my test Macs, both here and at work.
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