I created the VMware image of vista have the .vmx file. Is it possible to deploy this image on to a physical PC?. Any links or tutorials would be helpful. I did a google search but not much help

Also found this site

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=141107

The site however has no info on loading a vmware image onto a physical PC

TIA

Regards

Add the mass storage controller drivers for the physical machine to the vmware image. capture that image with ghost or your other favorite imaging software and deploy to the physical machine.

You can also use a "side app" of Qemu to convert image types:

qemu-img.exe

C:\qemuman>qemu-img

qemu-img version 0.9.1, Copyright © 2004-2008 Fabrice Bellard

usage: qemu-img command [command options]

QEMU disk image utility

Command syntax:

create [-e] [-6] [-b base_image] [-f fmt] filename

commit [-f fmt] filename

convert [-c] [-e] [-6] [-f fmt] filename [filename2 [...]] [-O output_fmt] output_filename

info [-f fmt] filename

Command parameters:

'filename' is a disk image filename

'base_image' is the read-only disk image which is used as base for a copy on

write image; the copy on write image only stores the modified data

'fmt' is the disk image format. It is guessed automatically in most cases

'size' is the disk image size in kilobytes. Optional suffixes 'M' (megabyte)

and 'G' (gigabyte) are supported

'output_filename' is the destination disk image filename

'output_fmt' is the destination format

'-c' indicates that target image must be compressed (qcow format only)

'-e' indicates that the target image must be encrypted (qcow format only)

'-6' indicates that the target image must use compatibility level 6 (vmdk format only)

Supported format: parallels qcow2 vvfat vpc bochs dmg cloop vmdk qcow host_device raw

http://bellard.org/qemu/

http://www1.interq.or.jp/~t-takeda/qemu/

jaclaz

capture that image with ghost or your other favorite imaging software and deploy to the physical machine.

Thanks for the quick response.That is the point I am confused. How do I Capture an vmx file with acronis TI? Can I set the virtual appliance to boot from cd, put in a bootable acronis cd and capture the image?

set the virtual appliance to boot from cd, put in a bootable acronis cd and capture the image?

Yep, or you can create an ISO of the boot media and boot from the ISO. You will either need to change the default boot order in the VM's BIOS, or press ESC during the VM's power on to get the boot menu. Then you can capture just like you normally do on a physical box.

You can also capture the drive with ImageX (which comes with Vista.) Your image should wind up much smaller than an Acronis or Ghost image. WIM files are super-efficient.

Assuming you have the VMDK mounted on the D: drive:

imagex /CAPTURE D: C:\VirtualMachine.wim "Oct 23rd Snapshot"