# Create VM in Vmware with vmdk -\> Boot error
**URL:** https://forums.suse.com/t/create-vm-in-vmware-with-vmdk-boot-error/44969
**Category:** SUSE Multi Linux Manager
**Created:** [January 15, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/create-vm-in-vmware-with-vmdk-boot-error/44969 "2025-01-15T12:51:08Z")
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### Author:  [@StefanS1](https://forums.suse.com/u/StefanS1)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/create-vm-in-vmware-with-vmdk-boot-error/44969/1 "2025-01-15T12:51:08Z")
Hello,
I am on vShpere 8.0.3, created a vm like described in the documentation of SuSE Manager 5 “Procedure: Creating the VMware Virtual Machine”.
The vm is created successfully, the vmdk file (from [Images](https://www.suse.com/download/suse-manager/?_gl=1*15100gg*_gcl_au*MTMxODY0MDYzMi4xNzM2NTA1MTY3*_ga*MTkxNTQzODI0My4xNzM2NTA1MTY4*_ga_JEVBS2XFKK*MTczNjUwNTE2Ny4xLjEuMTczNjUwODY0OC40My4wLjA.)) is used as an existing harddisk. EFI and secure boot as boot options are enabled.
Unfortunately the vm does not start, see the attached screenshot. Please help me to find a solution for correct boot process! Thanks and best regards
Stefan
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### Author:  [@mpatton1975](https://forums.suse.com/u/mpatton1975)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/create-vm-in-vmware-with-vmdk-boot-error/44969/2 "2025-01-15T22:02:45Z")
I just did this yesterday and didn’t have any issues.
Did you extract the .vmdk from the .xz archive first?
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### Author:  [@StefanS1](https://forums.suse.com/u/StefanS1)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2025, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/create-vm-in-vmware-with-vmdk-boot-error/44969/3 "2025-01-16T06:17:23Z")
@mpatton1975
Yes, first extracted, then copied to host storage, then created machine and replaced first hdd.
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### Author:  [@StefanS1](https://forums.suse.com/u/StefanS1)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/create-vm-in-vmware-with-vmdk-boot-error/44969/4 "2025-01-16T07:38:59Z")
@mpatton1975
I would appreciate, if you could:
1. tell me, from where you got your descriptor file?
2. present me a screenshot of the files in your vm folder?
3. show me a screenshot of the vm config including the boot options?
Best regards
Stefan
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### Author:  [@mpatton1975](https://forums.suse.com/u/mpatton1975)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/create-vm-in-vmware-with-vmdk-boot-error/44969/5 "2025-01-19T21:50:50Z")
> [@StefanS1](#):
>
> I would appreciate, if you could:
>
> 1. tell me, from where you got your descriptor file?
> 2. present me a screenshot of the files in your vm folder?
> 3. show me a screenshot of the vm config including the boot options?
Hi there,
Didn’t need descriptor file? In esx when creating the new VM, I click the X to delete the new disk and then click “Add Hard Disk” → “Existing Hard Disk”. Then I select the VMDK from wherever I have stored it on the server.
I didn’t change any of the boot options (apart from using UEFI) or other settings.
Regards,
Michael
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### Author:  [@StefanS1](https://forums.suse.com/u/StefanS1)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2025, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/create-vm-in-vmware-with-vmdk-boot-error/44969/6 "2025-01-23T07:04:39Z")
@mpatton1975
Thanks so far, I turned my back to the vmdk use - did a manual install via sles 15 micro.