VirtualBox and vmdk vmx files

Question

I'm a noob when it comes to virtualization so sorry in advance if this has been answered, but I checked the forums and if it has been answered I didn't understand it.

I've seen people on the net offering images of a particular linux setup, and they offer it as either VMDK/VMX files or ISO files. Now an ISO seems to work with virtualbox, because i can tell it to mount a CD/DVD drive and use the ISO instead of a physical drive, but the VMDK and VMX files are always listed as for use with VMWare/VirtualBox.

So how do I use those files with VirtualBox? When I try the Appliance Import Wizard it tells me it only deals with OVF files. I'm usingSun VirtualBox 3.0.4

Answer 1

Hello, VMDK/VMX are VMWare file formats but you can use it with VirtualBox, just create a new Virtual Machine and when asks for a hard disk choose "Use an existing hard disk" and click on the "button with folder and green arrow image on the combo box right" which opens Virtual Media Manager, it looks like this (you can open it directly pressing CTRL+D on main window or in File > Virtual Media Manager menu)...

And then you can add the VMDK/VMX hard disk image and setup it for your virtual machine :)