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VMware to XenServer VM conversion
Posted: Tue May 06, 2025 5:11 pm
by kng-emc
Hi,
I am trying to convert a VM from VMware ESXi 7.0.3 to Citrix XenServer 8.4. I installed StarWind Converter 9.0.1.755 and found the VM I want to convert in ESXi. However, the page to select the destination does not provide an option for XenServer. The local file option is also disabled.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Re: VMware to XenServer VM conversion
Posted: Tue May 06, 2025 5:36 pm
by yaroslav (staff)
Can you please show the screenshot?
Re: VMware to XenServer VM conversion
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 12:25 am
by kng-emc
This is what I see:
- 2025-05-07_starwind-converter-no-xen.png (83.1 KiB) Viewed 9630 times
Re: VMware to XenServer VM conversion
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 12:33 am
by yaroslav (staff)
Thanks for your cooperation.
It does not convert to Xen (
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/v2v-he ... tions.html).
You can convert the VM to an OVF or you can convert the VM disks to files and assemble the VM in Xen.
Re: VMware to XenServer VM conversion
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 12:47 am
by kng-emc
I would be okay with converting it to OVF for import into XenServer. Any idea why the local file option is not available? I have sufficient disk space on my desktop to take the image.
Re: VMware to XenServer VM conversion
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 8:00 am
by yaroslav (staff)
Any idea why the local file option is not available?
Something in the system settings tells "it can't happen". Select the Hyper-V host, and type 127.0.0.1 for the IP address.