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Virtual Box Configuration

The document discusses how to convert virtual machines between VirtualBox and VMware by exporting the VM to an OVF/OVA format that both programs can import. The process involves powering off the VM, exporting it as an OVF file from the original program, then importing that OVF file into the other virtualization program.

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Virtual Box Configuration

The document discusses how to convert virtual machines between VirtualBox and VMware by exporting the VM to an OVF/OVA format that both programs can import. The process involves powering off the VM, exporting it as an OVF file from the original program, then importing that OVF file into the other virtualization program.

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Dupa conversia unei imagini Windows, trebuie creeat Optical drive  add VBoxGuestAdditions.

iso, ca sa
isi aduca toate driverele la zi.

Aceeasi procedura sa face si daca faci upgrade de Virtual Box.

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vmware/

How To Convert Virtual Machines Between


VirtualBox and VMware
by Chris Hoffman on October 1st, 2012

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Migrating to another virtual machine program can be intimidating. if you already have your
virtual machines set up they way you like them, you don’t necessarily have to install them from
scratch – you can migrate your existing virtual machines.

VirtualBox and VMware use different virtual machine formats, but each supports the standard
Open Virtualization Format. Convert your existing virtual machine to OVF or OVA and you’ll
be able to import it into another virtual machine program.

Unfortunately, this may not always work perfectly, as VirtualBox and VMware both seem to use
slightly different OVA/OVF implementations that aren’t entirely compatible. If this doesn’t
work, you may want to reinstall your virtual machine’s guest operating system from scratch.

VirtualBox to VMware
Before migrating a virtual machine from VirtualBox to VMware, ensure it’s “powered off” in
VirtualBox – not suspended. If it’s suspended, launch the virtual machine and shut it down.

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Click the File menu in VirtualBox and select Export Appliance.

Select the virtual machine you want to export and provide a location for it.

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VirtualBox will create a nOpen Virtualization Format Archive (OVA file) that VMware can
import. This may take some time, depending on the size of your virtual machine’s disk file.

To import the OVA file in VMware, click the Open a Virtual Machine option and browse to your
OVA file.

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VirtualBox and VMware aren’t perfectly compatible, so you’ll probably receive a warning
message saying the the file “did not pass OVF specification performance” – but if you click
Retry, the virtual machine should import and function properly.

After the process completes, you can boot the virtual machine in VMware, uninstall VirtualBox
Guest Additions from the Control Panel inside the virtual machine, and install VMware Tools
from the virtual machine’s menu.

VMware to VirtualBox
Before migrating a virtual machine from VMware to VirtualBox, ensure it’s “powered off” in
VMware – not suspended. If it’s suspended, launch the virtual machine and shut it down.

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Next, browse to the OVFTool folder. If you’re using VMware Player, you’ll find it at C:\
Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\OVFTool. Hold Shift, right-click inside the
OVFTool folder, and select Open command window here. For Win 10: OpenPower Shell
windows here

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Run ovftool with the following syntax:

ovftool source.vmx export.ovf

For example, if we wanted to convert the virtual machine located at C:\Users\NAME\


Documents\Virtual Machines\Windows 7 x64\Windows 7 x64.vmx and create a new OVF file at
C:\Users\NAME\export.ovf, we’d run the following command:

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For Win 10:

PS C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\OVFTool> .\ovftool "D:\WIN XP EMEA\


Windows XP Professional.vmx" D:\win\export.ovf

Opening VMX source: D:\WIN XP EMEA\Windows XP Professional.vmx

Opening OVF target: D:\win\export.ovf

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Writing OVF package: D:\win\export.ovf

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ovftool “C:\Users\NAME\Documents\Virtual Machines\Windows 7 x64\Windows 7 x64.vmx”


C:\Users\NAME\export.ovf

C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\OVFTool>ovftool "E:\W_7\Windows


7.vmx" E:\W_7\export.ovf

Opening VMX source: E:\W_7\Windows 7.vmx

Opening OVF target: E:\W_7\export.ovf

Writing OVF package: E:\W_7\export.ovf

Transfer Completed

Completed successfully

C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\OVFTool>If you receive a “failed to open


disk” error, it’s likely that the virtual machine is still running or wasn’t shut down properly –
boot the virtual machine and perform a shut down.

Once the process is complete, you can import the .ovf file into VirtualBox. Use the Import
Appliance option in the File menu.

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After the process completes, you can boot the virtual machine, uninstall VMware Tools, and
install VirtualBox’s Guest Additions.

Din Meniu VirtualBox,  Import Appliance, si alegi imaginea “export.ovf”

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