[BNM] How do I wrap up a vmware server image so It can be runsomewhere else?

[Bruce Boughton]

The only downside is you need VM player software installed and that
requires administrative rights (to set up the virtual network adaptors).
Not a problem if it's just for moving around your own PCs but a drawback
if you want a truly mobile VM.

There are efforts to build a live CD of e.g. Ubuntu with VMWare player
pre-loaded but this fails if the system administrator has blocked
booting from CD, which is pretty likely.

VM nirvana is sooo close, yet so far away...

Bruce Boughton
Software Developer


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org [mailto:bnmlist-
> bounces at brightonnewmedia.org] On Behalf Of James McCarthy
> Sent: 02 November 2007 17:30
> To: Brighton New Media
> Subject: Re: [BNM] How do I wrap up a vmware server image so It can be
> runsomewhere else?
> 
> You should have a directory with all the files for the vm, just copy
> the whole directory where ever you are taking it and away you go. It
> will ask something about have you copied this instance and just follow
> the instructions accordingly.
> 
> I have moved them from running on windows, linux and OS X hosts with
> no problems.
> 
> I think all you need to copy are actually the .vmx and .vmdk files but
> I usually take the whole directory.
> 
> James McCarthy
> james2mccarthy at gmail.com
> +44 7946 463686
> 
> 
> 
> On 2 Nov 2007, at 10:47, andrew holway wrote:
> 
> > How do I wrap up a vmware server image so It can be run somewhere
> > else?
> >
> > Ta
> >
> > Andy
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