How copy some virtual disks? With Datastore browser 🙂
And how migrate virtual disks?
1. Access the ESXi console
2. Press Alt+F1
3. Type the word "unsupported", and press enter
4. Enter the root password.
5. Run the vmkfstools command to convert your image:
# vmkfstools.pl -i /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMWAREFile.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMWAREFile_Converted.vmdk
6. Move the resulting *two* files to the location you want on the datastore, with the name you want
VMWAREFile_Converted.vmdk (small metadata file, text format)
VMWAREFile_Converted-flat.vmdk (large disk file, binary format)
7. Type exit to log out of the unsupported console
8. Press ALT+F2 to get to the normal interface
9. Add the disk to an existing machine using an "existing disk", and reference the converted file (e.g. VMWAREFile_Converted.vmdk)
