Comments on: VMware ESX – How to downgrade a VM’s VM Version/HW Level from 7 (4.0) to 4 (3.x) http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-how-to-downgrade-a-vms-vm-versionhw-level-from-7-4-0-to-4-3-x TechHead.co.uk is a site dedicated to information on various IT technologies, solutions, fixes and IT news. Topic areas include HP Proliant Servers & Storage, VMware vSphere,ESX,ESXi, Microsoft Hyper V and Windows Server Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:51:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chris http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-how-to-downgrade-a-vms-vm-versionhw-level-from-7-4-0-to-4-3-x#comment-11002 Chris Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:36:08 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-how-to-downgrade-a-vms-vm-versionhw-level-from-7-4-0-to-4-3-x#comment-11002 Martin, if the destination ESX host during the conversion is ESX 3.x, you won't receive the option to select the VM Hardware Version. Since ESX 3.x only supports HW Version 4, and not 7, Converter automatically chooses 4. Great article Simon. Exactly what I needed since the VM Template I made for Windows Server 2008 was HW Version 7 and I needed to deploy it to a 3.5 server. Thanks!!! Martin, if the destination ESX host during the conversion is ESX 3.x, you won’t receive the option to select the VM Hardware Version.

Since ESX 3.x only supports HW Version 4, and not 7, Converter automatically chooses 4.

Great article Simon. Exactly what I needed since the VM Template I made for Windows Server 2008 was HW Version 7 and I needed to deploy it to a 3.5 server. Thanks!!!

]]> By: Martin http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-how-to-downgrade-a-vms-vm-versionhw-level-from-7-4-0-to-4-3-x#comment-10895 Martin Wed, 19 May 2010 16:54:38 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-how-to-downgrade-a-vms-vm-versionhw-level-from-7-4-0-to-4-3-x#comment-10895 Hi, thank you very much for the helpful information! Please be aware that (at least in my environment with Converter 4.0.1) the conversion of a Linux (RHEL5) VM doesn't give the choice of the VM (HW) Version. My Linux VM was Version 7 (on vSphere 4). After converting it to ESX 3.5U5 (VC 2.5U4) it didn't show anything about HW Version or changing it. The conversion finished successfully and I was able to start the VM without problems. Since VC 2.5 doesn't show VM HW Version information (afaik), I took a look into the vmx-file of this VM. The following is listed there: virtualHW.version = "4". So I guess Converter was changing the Version without any intervention... great ;-) with kind Regards, Martin. Hi, thank you very much for the helpful information!
Please be aware that (at least in my environment with Converter 4.0.1) the conversion of a Linux (RHEL5) VM doesn’t give the choice of the VM (HW) Version.
My Linux VM was Version 7 (on vSphere 4). After converting it to ESX 3.5U5 (VC 2.5U4) it didn’t show anything about HW Version or changing it.
The conversion finished successfully and I was able to start the VM without problems.
Since VC 2.5 doesn’t show VM HW Version information (afaik), I took a look into the vmx-file of this VM. The following is listed there:
virtualHW.version = “4″.
So I guess Converter was changing the Version without any intervention… great ;-)
with kind Regards, Martin.

]]> By: Anuradha Podila http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-how-to-downgrade-a-vms-vm-versionhw-level-from-7-4-0-to-4-3-x#comment-10813 Anuradha Podila Tue, 11 May 2010 12:14:24 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-how-to-downgrade-a-vms-vm-versionhw-level-from-7-4-0-to-4-3-x#comment-10813 Very useful link. Very useful link.

]]> By: Kiwi Si http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-how-to-downgrade-a-vms-vm-versionhw-level-from-7-4-0-to-4-3-x#comment-10263 Kiwi Si Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:44:21 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-how-to-downgrade-a-vms-vm-versionhw-level-from-7-4-0-to-4-3-x#comment-10263 Hi Andreas, Glad you found the article useful. :) All the best, Simon Hi Andreas,

Glad you found the article useful. :)

All the best,

Simon

]]> By: andreas http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-how-to-downgrade-a-vms-vm-versionhw-level-from-7-4-0-to-4-3-x#comment-10243 andreas Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:56:18 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-how-to-downgrade-a-vms-vm-versionhw-level-from-7-4-0-to-4-3-x#comment-10243 Thanks! That was exactly the information i was looking for! Great site, your other articles have been really helpful too. Thanks! That was exactly the information i was looking for! Great site, your other articles have been really helpful too.

]]> By: Kiwi Si http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-how-to-downgrade-a-vms-vm-versionhw-level-from-7-4-0-to-4-3-x#comment-10003 Kiwi Si Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:22:13 +0000 http://www.techhead.co.uk/vmware-esx-how-to-downgrade-a-vms-vm-versionhw-level-from-7-4-0-to-4-3-x#comment-10003 Hi Dave, TBH I always thought it'd be more complicated. :) Cheers, Simon Hi Dave,

TBH I always thought it’d be more complicated. :)

Cheers,

Simon

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