Okay, so I went and uninstalled 5.0.1 and reinstalled the latest version (Server/Client).
Keep in mind that I am running the Converter tool on a desktop that is NOT part of the VMware ESXi network.
I have two bootable environments - each is isolated. One is Windows-based, using one set of disks, and the other is ESXi-based, using a separate set of drives.
I need to convert the VMware Workstation 7.0/8.0 VMs on the Windows side, to ESXi VMs.
Here is where your instructions are not clear.
You say to "connect the Converter UI to your Converter Server" - I don't have a 'Converter Server' - I have the Converter running on the desktop, so I 'connected' to the local desktop.
This got me a little further, but it keeps asking for a network share for the location of the source VM image to convert.
Because I don't want to break the current working copy (I still want to be able to access it using VMware Workstation when I boot into Windows), I made a COPY of this VM and located the copy on the desktop. That way if anything breaks, I break a copy and not the current Windows version.
I cannot connect the local VM file as a network share.
Are you saying I should convert the current working version on the server? Remember - When I boot into the embedded Hypervisor, I use a different set of drives. That is why I copied the image over to the workstation.
Another question I have is how do I run the conversion from an environment outside of the Hypervisor?
Remember I need to convert the VMs so they will load into the VMware environment. The Converter assumes I'm already in the ESXi environment, which is why it is asking me for an IP address.
This seems way more complex than it needs to be.