Converting VMs between local and ESXi Server

It is possible to download VMs directly from the ESXi servers to a laptop, and
similarly to upload them. This test is to measure the performance of such
uploads and downloads between a machine on the Jakarta office network and the
Demo ESXi servers in Glasgow, Chicago and Sydney.
NB: The VMs can require up to 30GB disk space, so make sure you have enough
space on the machine being used before you start. Given the disk space
requirements, it may be easier to test one download at a time, rather than trying
to do them all in parallel.
Login credentials for the ESXi servers are the same as for use with the vSphere
client.
Server

VM to Download/Upload

Glasgow

CD13R1_SP1_DEV_TELCO_SCConfigure_Aug2013_Justin
ADeanV_DMZ-demo12
CD370_PRESENTATION_TELCO_KE_(Enhanced_KM_InfoT
ech_Demo)_3FEB2013_demo5-us
13R1_SP1_INSURANCE_demo6-au_10.77.89.16

Chicago
Sydney

Datastore to
Upload to
datastore3-ssd
Main_RAID5
datastore1

Steps to Test:
1. Download and install the VMWare vCenter Converter Standalone Client
from here:
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/infrastructure_operations_m
anagement/vmware_vcenter_converter_standalone/5_5
2. Run the Standalone client.
3. To DOWNLOAD a VM:
a. Click Convert Machine button (top left in the toolbar).
b. Set Source Type to VMWare Infrastructure virtual machine.
c. Enter the IP, username and password for the relevant ESXi server
(Glasgow, Sydney, Chicago).
d. Click Next.
e. Select the VM to download (see list above).
f. Click Next.
g. Set Destination Type to VMWare Workstation or other VMWare
virtual machine.
h. Set VMWare product to VMWare Player 5.0.x.
i. Select the location on the local machine to download to. (This needs
to have enough space for the VM files.)
j. Click Next.
k. Click Finish.
l. A progress indicator should appear showing how long it will take to
download.
4. To UPLOAD a VM:
a. Click Convert Machine button (top left in the toolbar).

b. Set Source Type to VMWare workstation or other VMWare virtual

machine.
c. Browse to the VM on the local hard disk. (You can simply upload the
one you downloaded in the previous test.)
d. Click Next.
e. Set Destination Type to VMWare Infrastructure virtual machine.
f. Enter the IP, username and password for the relevant ESXi server
(Glasgow, Sydney, Chicago).
g. Click Next.
h. Enter a name for the VM. Please prefix this with JAKARTA_, to avoid
confusion with existing VMs.
i. Click Next.
j. On the right hand side, select the appropriate target datastore from
the drop-down (based on the list above.) IMPORTANT: make sure the
correct datastore is chosen, as some may not have capacity.
k. Set Virtual Machine version to Version 7.
l. Click Next.
m. Click Next again.
n. Click Finish.
o. A progress indicator should appear showing how long it will take to
upload.