[d3vil87]

Hi, I have cloned my sata 150GB hd in raw mode just for testing the vmdk file creation.
The software created correctly files needed but, when I tried to configure a new virtual machine with Vmware player 3.1.0 and tried to use vmdk generated, Vmware tells me that it can't use it because it can't write in.
I checked and the file isn't locked by any software and I have full write access to that folder.
How can I resolve this issue? Is there a particular procedure to use vmdk files with vmware?
I buyed your software especially for this function so please help me out.
Thanks in advance

[AGURU]

HI
yes i have cloned my vmware esxi 4 server, and the same thing.
I used the clone drive option on this occasion.
it created a perfect bootable working exsi operatiing system
BUT
The VIRTUAL Machines VMDKS did not work ??????

would like more feedback as to how to..

have asked support but no solution yet.
enoying as this is the sole purpose of my purchase, lets hope we get a solution soon.

[Thomas]

The vmx file creation supportort in VMWare Player is very limited and cannot create a virtual machine from an existing vmdk file.

To use the .vmdk file copy the following code to a file like "New VM.vmx" and replace the value of "ide0:0.fileName" with the path to your vmdk file. Not all entries are really necessary but it contains the vmx file data as it was created by VMX Builder from RDP Software
Unfortunately the homepage of VMX Builder is now defunct.

It is important to copy the following text to a file with a .vmx extension. After replacing "ide0:0.fileName" you can then double click the file to start it with VMWare Player

#######################################
####### New VM.vmx
#######
#### generated by VMX Builder RDP/UH ##
.encoding = "windows-1252"

####### identity/general ##############
displayName = "New VM"
# Platform = Workstation
# Version = 5.5x
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "4"
guestOS = "winxppro"

####### hardware ######################
####### motherboard/bios ##############
nvram = "New VM.nvram"
bios.bootDelay = "0"
bios.forceSetupOnce = "FALSE"
SMBIOS.reflectHost = "FALSE"

####### cpu ###########################
numvcpus ="1"
monitor.needreplay = "FALSE"
monitor_control.vt32 = "FALSE"
monitor_control.enable_svm = "FALSE"
monitor.virtual_exec = "automatic"
monitor.virtual_mmu = "automatic"
monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = "FALSE"
disable_acceleration = "FALSE"
vmi.enabled = "FALSE"

####### ram ###########################
memsize = "128"
MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "TRUE"

####### ide-controllers ###############
ide0.present = "TRUE"
ide1.present = "TRUE"

####### ide-disks #####################
ide0:0.present = "TRUE"
ide0:0.fileName = "E:\HDClone Images\raw.img\data.vmdk"
ide0:0.mode = "persistent"
ide0:0.deviceType = "rawDisk"
ide0:1.present = "FALSE"
ide1:0.present = "FALSE"
ide1:1.present = "FALSE"

####### scsi-controllers ##############
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "buslogic"

####### scsi-disks ####################
scsi0:0.present = "FALSE"
scsi0:1.present = "FALSE"
scsi0:2.present = "FALSE"
scsi0:3.present = "FALSE"
scsi0:4.present = "FALSE"
scsi0:5.present = "FALSE"
scsi0:6.present = "FALSE"

####### floppies ######################
floppy0.present = "TRUE"
floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE"
floppy0.fileType = "device"
floppy0.fileName = "auto detect"
floppy0.autodetect = "TRUE"

####### display #######################
svga.maxWidth = "2360"
svga.maxHeight = "1770"
svga.vramSize = "16777216"
mks.enable3d = "FALSE"

####### mouse/keyboard ################
vmmouse.present = "TRUE"

####### options #######################
####### general options ###############
workingDir = ""

####### power options #################
gui.powerOnAtStartup = "FALSE"
gui.fullScreenAtPowerOn = "FALSE"
gui.exitAtPowerOff = "FALSE"
powerType.powerOff = "hard"
powerType.reset = "hard"
toolScripts.afterPowerOn = "FALSE"
toolScripts.afterResume = "FALSE"
toolScripts.beforeSuspend = "FALSE"
toolScripts.beforePowerOff = "FALSE"

####### shared folders ################
isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "TRUE"

####### snapshots #####################
snapshot.disabled = "FALSE"
snapshot.Action = "keep"

####### guest isolation ###############
isolation.tools.dnd.disable = "FALSE"
isolation.tools.paste.disable = "FALSE"
isolation.tools.copy.disable = "FALSE"

####### vmware tools ##################
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"

####### advanced ######################
priority.grabbed = "normal"
priority.ungrabbed = "normal"
debug = "FALSE"
MemTrimRate = "30"
logging = "TRUE"
monitor_control.log_vmsample = "FALSE"
templateVM = "FALSE"
mainMem.useNamedFile = "TRUE"

####### end of file ###################