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Convert virtualbox to vmware

July 31, 2012 21:38 / Leave a Comment / Magnus Strahlert

First power off machine in vbox. Then use the “Export Appliance” from the “File” menu. Change filename to .ovf Leave checkboxes unchecked (no 0.9 compliance and no mf file) The disk needs to be cloned as the user running VirtualBox in order to undo thin provisioning. To find out the UUID of the disk, do … Read More →

Posted in: VMware / Tagged: esxi, virtualbox, vmware

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