In the previous article, we saw, how to convert the VHD file into a VMDK file. Now, let us see, how to create a VM on VMWare from this VMDK file.

Let us go with the step by step approaches.

Let us open the VMWare.

Go to the New Virtual Machine Menu.

Select the Custom on the options.

Select the Hardware as WorkStation 9.0

The Operating system, we are not planning to install now. Hence, give later.

Select the Version of OS, which you will be using.

Give a name and browse a location folder.

Select the Number of Processors required for your VM

Allocate appropriate memory. Even in future also, we can edit the hardware configurations.

Select the Network Type screen as NAT

Select the IO Controllers also.

On the disk selection, choose the second option as “Use an Existing virtual disk”

Select the VMDK File, which we created.

Keep the Existing Format

Click on finish.

That’s it. We done with our new virtual Machine with our VHD & VMDK.

Happy Coding.

Sathish Nadarajan.

Few days back, I got a VHD and I was supposed work on that VHD. I don’t want to make that VHD as a bootable one and run as a separate host OS. Since, already I had a VMWare Workstation 9.0 Installed on my machine, I thought of importing this VHD into my VMWare. But unfortunately, there is no direct option to do this. We need to convert this VHD as a VMDK file, which is the known format for VMWare. There is a tool called WinImage, through which we can do this. WinImage installer is available for 30 days free trial. By using that, we can convert our VHD into VMDK in few clicks. You can download the WinImage from http://www.winimage.com/download.htm.

Now, after downloading and installing the WinImage, open the WinImage.

Then Go do “Disk” Menu and select “Convert Virtual Hard Disk Image”.

The Popup will be opened to select the VHD.

After Opening, follow the below screen shots which suits for your requirement.

After that, the next screen will be selecting the file name and mention the file type as VMDK.

After that, the screen for showing the progress will appear.

Once, its done, we are done with our VHD.

On our next post, let us see, how to mount this VMDK on our VMWare workstation.

Happy Coding.

Sathish Nadarajan.