Convert VM Vmware To Proxmox

[Mohamed HAJJEM]

Dear Customer
As part of a study to choose a new virtualization solution to replace VMware Vsan 6.7, I set up Proxmox version 8, the cluster contains 3 nodes, I created a shared pool between the nodes named TLS-pool which will store the disks of VMS mounted.
I've created VMs under Linux and Windows that are online.
The problem I encountered was when trying to convert Vms already converted from VMware to Proxmox, after converting the machine and moving the disk to the TLS-pool, the Vm didn't detect the disk, I tested with a windows VM and another under linux.

 

[_gabriel]

Vm didn't detect the disk

disk is detected, it just not bootable.
Perhaps source VM boot in UEFI mode instead BIOS.
try switch from SeaBIOS to OVMF (UEFI).

 

[Mohamed HAJJEM]

hello Gabriel,

I changed the to BIOS UEFI , but the problem still occurs , here with some captures

Cordially

 

[Mohamed HAJJEM]

Hello,

I add this capture

 

[_gabriel]

check vDisk content booting a live iso (like Winpe / winxpe).

 

[Mohamed HAJJEM]

Hi Gabriel,

I mounted a live ISO ubuntu in the imported VM , after booting , the VM booted on the ISO

Cordially

 

[Mohamed HAJJEM]

hello Gabriel,

I found this tuto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9Zvt2RxlA
I'm testing it , i connected my ESXI to Proxmox and i tired to import a VM

Cordially

 

[_gabriel]

the VM booted on the ISO

of course, my point was to check if data is present in the vDisk to verify your "already converted VMs"

 

[Mohamed HAJJEM]

hi Gabriel,

The conversion of Vms (Windows and linux) was successfully performed directly by connecting the esxi to the proxmox server and then importing the vm to server
however , using the first methos : export ovf , convert vmdk to *.qcow2, i still have the boot problem

Cordially;