Considerations For Moving Disks In Undoable Mode - VMware GSX Server 3 Administration Manual

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Select all appropriate network, floppy and CD-ROM settings. Do not make any
changes with the virtual machine settings editor at this point.
Save your settings and close the virtual machine settings editor.
3. In the directory just created for the new virtual machine, delete the brand new
.vmdk files that were just created.
4. Locate the virtual disk files you are moving and copy them into the new virtual
machine directory. Set permissions on the directory so that it is accessible to all
users of the virtual machine.
Note: If your virtual machine is using disks in undoable mode and you did not
commit or discard your changes before the move, you must also move the redo-
log (.REDO) file to the new host computer.
5. In the console's Inventory list, select the virtual machine you just created, then
choose VM > Settings.
6. Be sure the virtual machine is configured to use the virtual disk files you moved
from the original host. You need to confirm that the new disk's settings — IDE or
SCSI and the filename for the first .vmdk file — match those that were used on
the original host machine.
The device listing for the hard drive shows whether it is SCSI or IDE. If that setting
does not match the virtual disk you are moving, select the hard disk and click
Remove. Then click Add and use the Add Hardware Wizard to add an IDE or SCSI
disk as appropriate. Be sure to specify IDE or SCSI when you reach the Select a
Disk Type screen in the wizard.
Be sure the filename and path for the virtual disk match the actual filename and
location for the first .vmdk file used by the virtual machine you are moving.

Considerations for Moving Disks in Undoable Mode

Once you commit or discard changes made to an older virtual disk in undoable mode,
you can move your disk between Linux and Windows host operating systems. You can
also move your disk to different locations on your computer and to other computers
with the same host operating system.
However, if you cannot or do not want to commit or discard the changes made to
your undoable disk, note the following:
• You can always move a disk in undoable mode between host operating systems
of the same general type (for example, between two Microsoft Windows
systems, or between two Linux systems). Depending upon how the disk was first
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