From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 16 16:41:46 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CEFC10656FC for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:41:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: from smtp1.tls.net (smtp1.tls.net [65.124.104.104]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B809A8FC1A for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:41:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: (qmail 87718 invoked from network); 16 Jan 2009 16:41:44 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.2.3 ppid: 87702, pid: 87715, t: 1.0293s scanners: attach: 1.2.3 spam: 3.2.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.1 (2007-05-02) on smtp1.tls.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=10.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,TVD_RCVD_IP autolearn=disabled version=3.2.1 Received: from 64-184-10-112.bb.hrtc.net (HELO ?192.168.1.46?) (ldg@tls.net@64.184.10.112) by ssl-smtp1.tls.net with ESMTPA; 16 Jan 2009 16:41:43 -0000 Message-ID: <4970B8BB.9080001@pixelhammer.com> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:41:31 -0500 From: DAve User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows/20080213) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: 'User Questions' References: <991123400901160656x5192a45ei4b586165044ee182@mail.gmail.com> <720051dc0901160740v724d5805h9b4886a4fa056988@mail.gmail.com> <991123400901160746y66890facm96cc4feba62399ff@mail.gmail.com> <4970B170.5050302@pixelhammer.com> <720051dc0901160828s6af95010o730c97cdfb9b84fe@mail.gmail.com> <991123400901160833x7fb73304q3450f72d02089642@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <991123400901160833x7fb73304q3450f72d02089642@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Importing into VMWare Workstation 6.5 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:41:48 -0000 Odhiambo Washington wrote: > > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 7:28 PM, James Seward > wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 4:10 PM, DAve > wrote: > > While I have not tried it, it claims it can make a vmdk from a > physical > > server. I have used it to move virtualized FreeBSD installs from > one vmware > > server to another. > > > > http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/overview.html > > I can't remember why I didn't use this when I last did P2V on a > FreeBSD box, but I ended up just creating a VM with a new vmdk of the > correct size and then using dd over nc to copy the disk from the > physical machine, which worked fine too. An important gotcha is if the > host is IDE but you create your VM with SCSI disks (e.g. for ESX) and > the disk devices change name :) > > > Hi JMS, > > Could you kindly share the steps you followed? It looks like that's what > I have to do, as this app is commercial and I don't have that money now:-) Nope, the starter edition is free. Believe me, if we had to pay for it, my boss wouldn't let me use it 8^( DAve -- The whole internet thing is sucking the life out of me, there ain't no pony in there.