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Moving a VMware Workstation 4 Virtual Machine
Moving a VMware Workstation 4 Virtual Machine
Note: This section discusses virtual machines created with Workstation 4. However, the discussion applies equally to virtual machines created with all these VMware products:
Workstation 4.x
GSX Server 3.x
ESX Server 2.x.
ACE 1.x, 1.0.x
See
Legacy Virtual Disks for more information on virtual machine formats from older VMware products.
If you want to move a virtual machine created with Workstation 4, you may prefer to upgrade it for full compatibility with VMware Workstation 5 before moving it. To do so, run the virtual machine under VMware Workstation 5 and use
VM >
Upgrade Virtual Hardware. If you upgrade the virtual hardware, you can then follow the instructions in
Moving a VMware Workstation 5 Virtual Machine.
If you upgrade the virtual machine, you can no longer run it under VMware Workstation 4. If you need to run the virtual machine under both VMware Workstation 4 and VMware Workstation 5, do not upgrade the virtual hardware. Follow the instructions in this section.
These instructions assume that you are using a virtual diskstored in a set of .vmdk files on your host computer.
Caution: It's always safest to make backup copies of all the files in your virtual machine's directory before you start a process like this.
This section discusses the following topics regarding moving a Workstation 4 virtual machine: