Virtual Machine Mobility Planning GuideContentsAbout This BookIntended AudienceDocument FeedbackTechnical Support and Education ResourcesOnline and Telephone SupportSupport OfferingsVMware Education ServicesVirtual Machine MobilityMobility BasicsMoving Virtual Machines to or from ESX ServerUsing VMware Converter 3 to Move Virtual MachinesThe Converter Import Wizard in Workstation 6Virtual IDE and SCSI Hard Disk TypesUsing VirtualCenter to Move Virtual MachinesMoving Virtual Machines of the Same Product and VersionUnderstanding Product GenerationsCross-Generation MobilityVMware ACEVMware PlayerMoving to Generation 6 ProductsGeneration 6 to Generation 6Generation 5 to Generation 6Exporting an ESX Server Virtual Machine to a Hosted ProductGeneration 4 to Generation 6SMP Guest Operating Systems in Uniprocessor Virtual MachinesExporting an ESX Server Virtual Machine to a Hosted ProductGeneration 3 to Generation 6Moving from Generation 3 Hosted Products to Generation 6 Hosted ProductsExporting an ESX Server Virtual Machine to WorkstationGeneration 2 to Generation 6Moving to Generation 5 ProductsGeneration 6 to Generation 5Generation 5 to Generation 5Interoperable ConfigurationsExporting an ESX Server Virtual Machine to a Hosted ProductGeneration 4 to Generation 5SMP Guest Operating Systems in Uniprocessor Virtual MachinesMoving ESX Server 2.x Virtual Machines to ESX Server 3Exporting an ESX Server Virtual Machine to a Hosted ProductGeneration 3 to Generation 5Moving from Generation 3 Hosted Products to Generation 5 Hosted ProductsExporting an ESX Server Virtual Machine to WorkstationGeneration 2 to Generation 5Moving to Generation 4 ProductsGeneration 6 to Generation 4Generation 5 to Generation 4Uniprocessor Guest Operating Systems in SMP Virtual MachinesImporting a Virtual Machine from a Hosted Product to ESX ServerGeneration 4 to Generation 4Interoperable ConfigurationsSMP Guest Operating Systems in Uniprocessor Virtual MachinesUniprocessor Guest Operating Systems in SMP Virtual MachinesExporting an ESX Server Virtual Machine to a Hosted ProductImporting a Virtual Machine from a Hosted Product to ESX ServerGeneration 3 to Generation 4Generation 3 Virtual Machines and ESX Server with Virtual SMPMoving ESX Server 1.5.x Virtual Machines to ESX Server 2.xMoving from Generation 3 Hosted Products to Generation 4 Hosted ProductsExporting an ESX Server 1.5.x Virtual Machine to a Hosted ProductImporting a Virtual Machine from a Hosted Product to ESX Server 2.xGeneration 2 to Generation 4Moving from Generation 2 Hosted Products to Generation 4 Hosted ProductsExporting an ESX Server Virtual Machine to a Hosted ProductMoving to Generation 3 ProductsGeneration 6 to Generation 3Generation 5 to Generation 3Generation 4 to Generation 3Generation 3 to Generation 3Interoperable ConfigurationsExporting an ESX Server Virtual Machine to a Hosted ProductImporting a Virtual Machine from a Hosted Product to ESX ServerGeneration 2 to Generation 3Moving ESX Server 1.0.x Virtual Machines to ESX Server 1.5.xMoving from Generation 2 Hosted Products to Generation 3 Hosted ProductsMoving to Generation 2 ProductsGeneration 6 to Generation 2Generation 5 to Generation 2Generation 4 to Generation 2Generation 3 to Generation 2Moving ESX Server 1.5.x Virtual Machines to ESX Server 1.0.xGeneration 2 to Generation 2Interoperable ConfigurationsExporting an ESX Server Virtual Machine to a Hosted ProductImporting a Virtual Machine from a Hosted Product to ESX ServerIndexVirtual MachineMobility Planning GuideOctober 2007VMware, Inc.3401 Hillview Ave.Palo Alto, CA 94304www.vmware.com2 VMware, Inc.Virtual Machine Mobility Planning Guide You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on our Web site at http://www.vmware.com/support/The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates.If you have comments about this documentation, submit your feedback to:[email protected]© 1998-2007 VMware, Inc. 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Virtual Machine Mobility Planning GuideRevision: 20071018Item: VM-ENG-Q407-056VMware, Inc. 3ContentsAboutThisBook 5VirtualMachineMobility 7MobilityBasics 7MovingVirtualMachinestoorfromESXServer 7UsingVMwareConverter3toMoveVirtualMachines 8TheConverterImportWizardinWorkstation69VirtualIDEandSCSIHardDiskTypes 9UsingVirtualCentertoMoveVirtualMachines 10MovingVirtualMachinesoftheSameProductandVersion 10UnderstandingProductGenerations 10Cross‐GenerationMobility 11VMwareACE 12VMwarePlayer 12MovingtoGeneration6Products 13Generation6toGeneration613Generation5toGeneration613ExportinganESXServerVirtualMachinetoaHostedProduct 13Generation4toGeneration614SMPGuestOperatingSystemsinUniprocessorVirtualMachines 14ExportinganESXServerVirtualMachinetoaHostedProduct 14Generation3toGeneration615MovingfromGeneration3HostedProductstoGeneration6HostedProducts 15ExportinganESXServerVirtualMachinetoWorkstation 15Generation2toGeneration615MovingtoGeneration5Products 16Generation6toGeneration516Generation5toGeneration516InteroperableConfigurations 17ExportinganESXServerVirtualMachinetoaHostedProduct 17Generation4toGeneration518SMPGuestOperatingSystemsinUniprocessorVirtualMachines 18MovingESXServer2.xVirtualMachinestoESXServer319ExportinganESXServerVirtualMachinetoaHostedProduct
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