VMware virtual machines Copy from one computer to another

Using a virtual machine on a single computer to create CentOS, if you want to run CentOS on your home computer virtual machine, no need to reinstall and wait for a long installation, You can take advantage of the previously installed CentOS-generated. vmx file and the. vmdk file on the virtual machine, copy it to a USB drive, and re-import it to a new computer.

I. What is a VMX file.

The VMX file is a configuration file for the virtual machine system, note that this file will not be found after you have just installed VMware Workstation, and this file does not appear until you have established a virtual machine in VMware Workstation. This file is used to record the configuration of the virtual machine you built, such as how much memory, what type of hard disk and so on.

The VMDK is a virtual disk file.

Ii. Finding the vmx file

1. First display the file Suffix name Open Tool-Folder Options-View-Extensions

2. Start the virtual machine to view the configuration file location

3. Go to the appropriate location on your computer and copy the. vmx file and all the. vmdk files

4. Import to a new computer

open a new computer's virtual machine and select Open virtual machine

Select "Open Virtual Machine", you will be prompted to select the. vmx file, locate the *.VMX that we copied back, open it, and then prompt you to select the. vmdk file, as you do. When we're done, we click on "Turn on virtual machine".