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Need help with ESXi error!

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ChRoNo16

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I am trying to setup a Turnkey windows domain controller for my home network, and when I add the pre built VM to my datastore, and put it in my inventory, I get this error:

Module DevicePowerOn power on failed.
Unable to create virtual SCSI device for scsi0:0, '/vmfs/volumes/4e4185e5-f140e6a5-f458-0018fe3076fd/turnkey-domain-controller-11.2-lucid-x86/turnkey-domain-controller-11.2-lucid-x86.vmdk'
Failed to open disk scsi0:0: Unsupported or invalid disk type 7. Make sure that the disk has been imported.

I am stumped. I have no options for importing the disk, I do not know why it will not let me run it.
 
I'm going to guess that it was a workstation VM? I've seen something similar from trying to use a workstation virtual disk directly on ESX(i).

Either way, go to the console where you can run vmkfstools, and run -i against the .vmdk. I believe you specify the source .vmdk (the one that isnt' working) and a destination vmdk with a new name for it. It'll run through and "import" the .vmdk. Once it is done it should work. Don't forget you have to go back to the VM settings and repoint the virtual disk to use the imported one.
 
lopoetve said:
or use converter to convert the original image (better)
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Yeah. Converter is handy to fix all sorts of weird things.

How familiar are you with Converter and resizing partitions? Working with someone at EMC on the VMworld labs and we ran in to an issue with that.
 
Converter would probably be a better way to do it, but hey I get bonus points for knowing the vmkfstools command line options. =)
 
ill give the converter a shot. I mean if I cant it isnt a huge deal, I could do a straight windows server for the house, but thats alotta wasted resources.
 
NetJunkie said:
Yeah. Converter is handy to fix all sorts of weird things.

How familiar are you with Converter and resizing partitions? Working with someone at EMC on the VMworld labs and we ran in to an issue with that.
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Decently - what's up?
 
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