{"id":6192,"date":"2012-10-07T22:50:54","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T03:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/?p=6192"},"modified":"2012-10-08T14:40:03","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T19:40:03","slug":"convert-virtualbox-4-vm-to-vmware-player-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/?p=6192","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert VirtualBox 4 VM to VMware Player 5"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Contents<\/h2>\n
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  1. \n\t\tVersions<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t
  2. \n\t\tExport From VirtualBox<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t
  3. \n\t\tImport into VMware Player<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t
  4. \n\t\tInstall VMware Tools<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
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    Versions<\/h2><\/span>\n

    * Virtualbox 4.1.20<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

    * VMware Player 5.0.0<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

    Export From VirtualBox<\/h2><\/span>\n

    * Start VirtualBox.
    \n* Select File > Export Appliance…<\/em>.
    \n* Select the VM to export and click Next<\/em>.
    \n* Important!<\/strong> Rename the default file name extension from .ova to .ovf<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

    * Click Next<\/em> and then Export<\/em>.
    \n* Exported file:<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

    Import into VMware Player<\/h2><\/span>\n

    * Start VMware Player.
    \n* Click Open a Virtual Machine<\/em><\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

    * Browse to the export directory and select exported .ovf<\/em> file and click Open<\/em>.
    \n* On Import Virtual Machine<\/em> screen, name the new VM and where to store it, click Import<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

    * Important!<\/strong> On warning screen, click Retry<\/em> button:<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

    * Import process in progress:<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

    * When imported is finished, play the newly imported VM.
    \n* When prompted about X server problems, keep select OK<\/em> buttons.<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

    * Enter root password when prompted.
    \n* Click OK<\/em> button at Display Settings<\/em> screen.
    \n* Click OK<\/em> when prompted to restart X server. X window should be started.<\/p>\n

    Install VMware Tools<\/h2><\/span>\n

    * Click Install Tools<\/em> to install VMware tools.<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

    * Follow this post<\/a> to install VMware Tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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