I am using VMware® Workstation 12 Pro together with setup a really complex networking config amongst multiple NIC’s, DHCP, Host-Only together with VLANs. I direct keep 10 active VM’s that needs to setup a complex surroundings together with close of these VM’s needs 3.5GB to 2GB RAM to run amongst 2vCPU each. I could entirely run iv at a fourth dimension (maybe five if I actually pushed it – I literally had a small-scale desk-fan to cool downwards my laptop). I purpose a Razer Blade (GeForce GTX 1060) 14″ Laptop and it’s got 16GB RAM amongst GTX 1060. But it wasn’t cutting it. So I decided to instruct on together with purchase a novel Workstation for my Virtual Machines (I bought a Dell Precision T7600 Tower Server amongst 128GB RAM (yeah baby!). But anywho, similar a shot I bespeak to motion all the virtual machines to this novel T7600 together with realized that it volition accept quite some fourth dimension re-creating all the complex Virtual Network Settings inwards there. I started looking some if there’s a agency to export VMware Workstation Virtual Network Settings together with industrial plant life that it’s quite possible. Here’s how to produce it:
Step 1: Run Command Prompt every bit Administrator
On Windows 10, Windows 8.1 together with Windows vii search for command together with exactly right-click Command Prompt shortcut from the search results together with direct Run every bit administrator. Don’t purpose Powershell every bit sometimes it tin instruct tricky.
Step 2: Use vnetlib.exe or vnetlib64.exe to export Virtual Network Settings
Depending on which version of Windows together with flavour you’re running, y'all either purpose vnetlib.exe or vnetlib64.exe to export VMware Workstaion Virtual Network Settings.
In my case, I was running Windows 10 Enterprise 64bit.
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.15063]
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C:\WINDOWS\system32>cd ..
C:\Windows>cd ..
C:\>cd "Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation>vnetlib64.exe -- export C:\VMwareWorkstaionNetworkConfig.txt
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation>
Step 3: Use vnetlib.exe or vnetlib64.exe to import Virtual Network Settings
Importing is same, except y'all type inwards import instead of export inwards the same dominance together with define the path. e.g.
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation>vnetlib64.exe -- import C:\VMwareWorkstaionNetworkConfig.txt
Price: $3,599.99
Was: $4,399.99
Summary
So, inwards short, run dominance prompt every bit administrator together with run the next commands depending on what y'all OS is.
32bit host:
vnetlib.exe -- export backup-file-name
vnetlib.exe -- import backup-file-name
64bit host
vnetlib64.exe -- export backup-file-name
vnetlib64.exe -- import backup-file-name
Hopefully it volition help mortal somewhere. And it should operate similarly for Linux every bit well. (just unlike binary filename eh?).
Reference
- https://communities.vmware.com/thread/477886
- Using the Virtual Network Editor inwards VMware Workstation
