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    • ItMeCorbanI
      ItMeCorban
      last edited by

      Hi, so I've got a weird one with the vmware migration tool.

      I just imported a VM with 2 250GB disks without issue, took about 2 hours to import.

      I'm now trying to import a vm on the same host with a single 200GB disk but the import doesn't complete correctly.
      As soon as I click import, I'm taken straight to a freshly created VM with all the right name and settings, except it has no disk and the import task claims to be complete.

      I'm not able to see any obvious errors, can anyone point me in the right direction?

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      • ItMeCorbanI
        ItMeCorban
        last edited by

        Yep the snapshots solved it. And I was even able to import the VMs while they're still running so that was a bonus. Thanks for your help @Danp

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        • DanpD
          Danp Vates 🪐 Pro Support Team
          last edited by

          What version of ESXi? Is the VM running or stopped? Does the VM have a snapshot?

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          • ItMeCorbanI
            ItMeCorban @Danp
            last edited by

            @Danp Thanks for the reply! Both VMs were running.

            I've actually just discovered that the first VM transfer did in fact have a snapshot and it's actually cloned the state from that snapshot rather than the live system so I'm removing the snapshot and going to try that one again.

            As for the original problem VM, that doesn't have any snapshots

            ESXi 6.7 update 2

            Running the latest xo from sources (updated today)

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            • DanpD
              Danp Vates 🪐 Pro Support Team @ItMeCorban
              last edited by Danp

              @ItMeCorban There are a few requirements for the import from VMWare process to work correctly --

              • Be sure to connect directly to the ESXi server, not vCenter
              • The VM needs to have at least one snapshot
              • The VM should be stopped prior to import when using ESXi versions newer than v6.5
              • The use of vSAN is not currently supported

              AFAIK, none of the above changed with today's release.

              Edit: strikethru on vSAN restriction

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              • ItMeCorbanI
                ItMeCorban @Danp
                last edited by

                @Danp Hi Dan, thanks for the reply. My apologies, i wasn't aware of the snapshot requitements, that would explain it. Done for the day now but I'll try tomorrow - i suspect it'll work though 🙂

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                • olivierlambertO
                  olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
                  last edited by

                  vSAN import is now supported, but a bit more specific than the rest 🙂

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                  • ItMeCorbanI
                    ItMeCorban
                    last edited by

                    Yep the snapshots solved it. And I was even able to import the VMs while they're still running so that was a bonus. Thanks for your help @Danp

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