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+ <h1>Convert VirtualBox VM to VMware ESXi</h1>
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+ </div>
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+ <div></div>
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+ <div id="content">
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+ <h2>Exporting the VirtualBox Disk(s)</h2>
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+
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+<ol>
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+ <li>On the VirtualBox host, launch VirtualBox</li>
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+ <li>Right click the VM to convert > Settings</li>
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+ <li>Select Storage from the left navigation</li>
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+ <li>Click the virtual hard disk and copy the Location value for the full path of the disk to the clipboard</li>
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+ <li>Right click on the Start menu > Run > type cmd.exe > Press Enter</li>
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+ <li>Enter the following commands in the command prompt
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+ <div class="codeBlock"># change directory to VirtualBox installation<br />
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+ cd %programfiles%\Oracle\VirtualBox<br />
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+ # convert the .vdi to .vmdk<br />
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+ VBoxManage clonemedium disk --format VMDK --variant Standard "pasted\full\path\to.vdi" "pasted\full\path\to.vmdk"</div>
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+ </li>
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+</ol>
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+<h2>Creating the ESXi Virtual Machine</h2>
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+
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Open a web browser and navigate to the VMware ESXi web UI</li>
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+ <li>Log into ESXi</li>
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+ <li>In the left navigation pane, right click on Virtual Machines > Create/Register VM</li>
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+ <li>Select Create a new virtual machine > Click Next</li>
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+ <li>Give the VM a name and set the Guest OS family > Click Next</li>
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+ <li>Select the storage datastore to use > Click Next</li>
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+ <li>Set the Memory to match the memory in the source VirtualBox VM</li>
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+ <li>Remove Hard disk 1 by clicking the X icon to the far right > Click Next</li>
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+ <li>Review the summary provided and click Finish</li>
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+ <li>Click the new VM name to view th VM details</li>
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+ <li>Click the Edit link at the top of the page</li>
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+ <li>At the top of the dialog click Add hard disk > Existing hard disk</li>
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+ <li>Browse to the appropriate datastore and find the folder containing the VM</li>
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+ <li>Click the Upload button at the top left of the file browser window > Browse to and select the exported .vmdk disk image</li>
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+ <li>After the upload completes, select the uploaded .vmdk file > Click Select</li>
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+ <li>Click Save in the VM Edit settings dialog</li>
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+ <li>Test that the VM is functioning by clicking the Start button at the top of the VM details page</li>
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+</ol>
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