Moving a .VMKD in VMware ESX 3.5
For those savvy in the ways of Unix and maybe even VMware, here is what you need to do…
vmkfstools -i /<source directory>/<VM name>.vmdk /<destination directory>/<VM name>.vmdk
cp /<source directory>/<VM name>.nvram /<destination directory>/<VM name>.nvram
cp /<source directory>/<VM name>.vmx /<destination directory>/<VM name>.vmx
Edit beyond01.nvram and change the swap volume path - AKA sched.swap.derivedName
Register - vmware-cmd register -s /vmfs/volumes/OS_Store/beyond01/beyond01.vmx
Error message about msg.uuid.moved. Use Keep if you are just moving.
Now for the long answer
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