Hi,
I want to move a currently working VM from one host to another.
The details are:
1. Both hosts are running Vmware Server 2 their hardware specs are different.
2. I created the VM using VMware Server 2.
3. The VM has 4 snapshots.
I stopped the VM and then copied all its folder contents to the target host.
When I tried to add the VM to the inventory in the target host I recieved the following error:
(The selected virtual machine is not recognized on this system. The cause of this problem may be that the virtual machine's .vmx file is corrupted, or that the virtual machine version is newer than is recognized by the host. You can remove the virtual machine from the inventory if you believe that it is not recoverable.Click the link below to remove the virtual machine from the inventory.Remove Virtual MachineTo help diagnose the issue, you can check the virtual machine files at their last known location)
I read a discussion of the same issue and I found that .vmx and .vmdk files of the VM has a different encoding than the target host, So I changed the encoding in these files to be the same as a working VM in the target machine.
The discuusion URL is: http://communities.vmware.com/message/1137795
But, i still recieve the same error.
Should I do any other thing because of having snapshots? In general in case of snapshots should I delete them all first before moving the VM?
Please help ASAP.
Thanks