Move VM Back and Froth From Workstation to ESXI
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In the video link below in workstation version, 9 and 10 features were added to be able to move VM's back and forth from Workstation to ESXi easily but I can't find any info on how to do it.
I understand there are a lot of ways to convert and move around but this needs to be moved very frequently thus why i am researching this method.
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@eleceng the feature in question starts at 2:24 of the video.
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@eleceng said in Move VM Back and Froth From Workstation to ESXI:
@eleceng the feature in question starts at 2:24 of the video.
This isn't a video that gives any info. But they claim it is just drag and drop in the interface.
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@eleceng said in Move VM Back and Froth From Workstation to ESXI:
I understand there are a lot of ways to convert and move around but this needs to be moved very frequently
This entire thing seems insane.
I can think of no business case for this kind of requirement. -
@jaredbusch said in Move VM Back and Froth From Workstation to ESXI:
@eleceng said in Move VM Back and Froth From Workstation to ESXI:
I understand there are a lot of ways to convert and move around but this needs to be moved very frequently
This entire thing seems insane.
I can think of no business case for this kind of requirement.The reason is because we use some VM's at the customer site for some work and then back in the office we continue to use that VM to work but we also have projects in between so we can't keep all that on our local laptops (not enough space with 3 8Tb drives in the laptop) so we need to be able to move them back and forth easily.
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@eleceng You just add the ESX host to your workstation
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@eleceng said in Move VM Back and Froth From Workstation to ESXI:
@jaredbusch said in Move VM Back and Froth From Workstation to ESXI:
@eleceng said in Move VM Back and Froth From Workstation to ESXI:
I understand there are a lot of ways to convert and move around but this needs to be moved very frequently
This entire thing seems insane.
I can think of no business case for this kind of requirement.The reason is because we use some VM's at the customer site for some work and then back in the office we continue to use that VM to work but we also have projects in between so we can't keep all that on our local laptops (not enough space with 3 8Tb drives in the laptop) so we need to be able to move them back and forth easily.
I would just leave it in the office and remote into it. But it is your workload and I assume there is a reason. I simply stated I cannot imagine what that is.
I have stayed away from ESXi for years now. So, I have no idea if this new feature in Workstation works right.
I know with Hyper-V this is a simple process if you have Windows 10 on the laptop.
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@eleceng Exactly what kind of software are we talking about running inside the VMs?
The reason I'm asking is that there can be other ways to solve the problem. One example is floating licenses.
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@voip_n00b yep I did that so I can power the host on / off and things like that but still don't see how you move the VM's
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@pete-s
It's mostly industrial automation applications where an additional license or a floating license is uber-expensive and not available.
Lots of them are legacy applications of which licensing of any type can no longer be purchased (P2V), etc.
Workstation has the features I need just can't find any documentation on it.
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@jaredbusch most is where we use at the customer site and at our offices and most customer sites are air-gapped networks so can't remote into them. Getting good reliable access from your customer's network for the amount of bandwidth you need is normally not an option.
Plus a lot of the equipment we use it on has no network connectivity at all and isn't near any.
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@eleceng said in Move VM Back and Froth From Workstation to ESXI:
@pete-s
It's mostly industrial automation applications where an additional license or a floating license is uber-expensive and not available.
Lots of them are legacy applications of which licensing of any type can no longer be purchased (P2V), etc.
Workstation has the features I need just can't find any documentation on it.
In that case I'd just run the VMs from a portable SSD when you're out and about. When you're in the office plug the SSD into a server/PC running Workstation as well. It's more flexible that way as you can run the VMs on whatever PC you want. I wouldn't bother with esxi...
I'm not exactly sure if Workstation has all the files needed in the same folder structure. I know Virtualbox does for sure. What you want to avoid is having to import/export when you move the VMs.
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@pete-s right the drag and drop functionality keeps you from having to import / export just cant find info on how to use it.
