can i run a vmware 6.5 vm on esx server? 1

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Hi, i'm still pretty new to vmware.
i have a very simple setup - 2 esx servers running a few windows server. I use Veeam Backup to backup these servers - it all works quite well.
On of our clients has sent us a virtual machine - when i unzip it i can see vmdk, vmx, vmxf, vmsd, nvram files and some log files. So i have copied it to one of my vmfs directories (where my other virtual servers live) using fastscp in the hope that it would just jump into the list of virtual servers when i opened up virtual infrastructure client - but it didn't.
Our clients are not very technical and don't have great english, all i know is that it is supposed to just 'work' when using vmplayer, there is no-one over there i can ask about exactly how they created this vm.
In theory can i get this to work on an esx server?
Or should i just forget about esx and install vmplayer on a windows box? I have been told that will work but it seemed stupid to me to do that when esx is a better product, also i have never used vmplayer 6.5.

 

[Roadki11]

Did you try this?

http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/

RoadKi11

"This apparent fear reaction is typical, rather than try to solve technical problems technically, policy solutions are often chosen." - Fred Cohen

 

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Thanks Roadki11, it took a while but it turned out to be a very straight-forward job.

 

[Roadki11]

No problem, glad it helped. The paid version of the converter is a lot more robust but the free one will do in a pinch.

RoadKi11

"This apparent fear reaction is typical, rather than try to solve technical problems technically, policy solutions are often chosen." - Fred Cohen