Hi. I need a process guide (and tool?) to convert VMware Fusion VM to Parallels 10.2 on MBP late 2014 running Yosemite 10.10.3 with 16GB. Not been able to find what I need yet. Anyone can help?
I found this article in the KB. http://kb.parallels.com/en/115305 Maybe more info is needed. I have never installed VMware on this machine. I need to run a VM produced by another company using VMware - see attached file. It looks like I can just open the prpc.vmx file found in the server folder. Am I interpreting this correctly or is there something I am missing? Is there anything I need to be aware of in going down this path - problems, issues? Any insights would be very appreciated.
So on the topic of potential issues I found this KB article. http://kb.parallels.com/111956. Questions I have are: 1. Does this apply to Parallels 10 2. Can I still expect a need to purchase and install VMware if the conversion pops the errors it mentions?
So digging a little more, it looks like I could run this under my Parallel's Windows 8.1 VM following these steps: The VMware Player application allows you to run the VM on Windows, and is included in the download. Navigate to the applications subdirectory of your VM setup directory. Double-click the VMware Player installer, VMware-player-5.0.1-894247.exe. Complete the installation accepting the defaults. Maybe the safest course, but the question is, seems rather inefficient to run a VM under a windows VM, yes? Opportunities for more issues? So I guess I am at the point - what is the best course of action, a. try it under the Windows 8.1 VM, or b. try to convert to a new parallels VM (is this really another windows VM) using the prpc.vmx file
So I elected to follow the direction in the KB article and the training process guide. Everything is working great so far. Another VM was created under parallels. I attached images of the conversion process to help reassure others that it works pretty easily. FYI: this was done so I could complete some online Business Architect training for Pega Systems.