A couple fo ESXi questions

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Started playing with this, and it is pretty neat.

Basically, I am getting a feel for it prior to moving it to the hardware I'd like to run it on.

I got a few virtual machines up and running, and, to save time when I set it up on the intended hardware, how can I quickly export my virtual machines from the test machine to the other machine? I been looking around and don't see an option that clearly does this.

Also, is there a quick and easy way to convert a VM from hyper-v to esxi? One method I found outlines using winimage to comvert the vhd file to a vdmk file, then, use workstation to convert it to esxi.

I am using esxi 3.5
 
I'll look into that. I had to sign-in prior to downloading it and was sent something about activation. I'll look at it when I get home.
 
there is no licensed version of the viclient. viclient has always been free. it's the vcserver/vcenter package/services that you'd have to license for easy clones, and you'd need the enterprise license for the ESX hosts to get the real tool, converter enterprise. this also allows you to clone to a template, which is useful.

if you only need the tool to do a very short term manipulation of your vms (less than 60 days), then you can download vcenter on a 60day trial (with full functionality), and run it in a vm that you're hosting. just be sure you have backed everything out from using vcenter before the 60days pops, or you will be rebuilding your environment.
 
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