From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 16 16:10:34 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 41937106567A for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:10:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: from smtp2.tls.net (smtp2.tls.net [65.124.104.105]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F21C58FC25 for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:10:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: (qmail 68861 invoked from network); 16 Jan 2009 16:10:33 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.2.3 ppid: 68852, pid: 68858, t: 0.1515s scanners: attach: 1.2.3 spam: 3.2.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.1 (2007-05-02) on smtp-2.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-smtp2.tls.net with ESMTPA; 16 Jan 2009 16:10:33 -0000 Message-ID: <4970B170.5050302@pixelhammer.com> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:10:24 -0500 From: DAve User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows/20080213) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <991123400901160656x5192a45ei4b586165044ee182@mail.gmail.com> <720051dc0901160740v724d5805h9b4886a4fa056988@mail.gmail.com> <991123400901160746y66890facm96cc4feba62399ff@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <991123400901160746y66890facm96cc4feba62399ff@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 16:10:34 -0000 Odhiambo Washington wrote: > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 6:40 PM, James Seward wrote: > >> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Odhiambo Washington >> wrote: >>> For those who are running FreeBSD inside VMWare, I have a FreeBSD-7.1 on >> a >>> hard disk. I also run VMware Wkstn 6.5 running on a Windows XP PC. >>> Is there an easy way to import from the hard disk to a guest OS? Suppose >> I >>> have the hard disk connected to the XP box? >> If you're happy to leave FreeBSD on its own disk (rather than >> importing into a .vmdk), simply create a new VM and tell VMware to >> "Use a physical disk" in the "Select a Disk" part of the >> configuration. Point it at the required drive and away you go. I have >> used this before to allow me to both boot my PC to FreeBSD, and to >> Windows with FreeBSD still available. > > > The thing is, I want to give the whole setup from that disk to a friend to > run as a server, and he's bent on running it under virtualization. I offered > to clone this to a disk for him but he says he wants me to help him run it > under VMWare as a guest OS. > > Is it possible to make a DVD out of an already running server, which can be > used to install it anywhere you feel like? > > If I cannot do any of the two above, then I have to install everything > afresh for him as a guest on his virtualization platform and that is > time-consuming! > > > 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 DAve -- The whole internet thing is sucking the life out of me, there ain't no pony in there.