VM /ETC clued me in on this one, but it’s worth mentioning here as well:
The VMware Converter 4.0 Public Beta is available. The next version of VMware’s stand alone and enterprise converter is now in beta. Like Mr. /ETC says, the links have been hit or miss for registration and download, but once you get in, do get it and play around.
Some of the cooler features:
* Physical to virtual machine conversion support for Linux (RHEL, SUSE, and
Ubuntu) as source
* Physical to virtual machine conversion support for Windows Server 2008 as
source
* Support for converting new third-party image formats, including Parallels
Desktop virtual machines, newer versions of Symantec, Acronis, and StorageCraft
* Workflow automation enhancements to include automatic source shutdown,
destination start-up as well as shut down one or more services at source and
start up services at Windows destination
* Power off source machine when conversion is finished
* Hot cloning improvements for cloning any changes to the source system during
the P2V conversion process
* Target disk selection, and ability to specify how the volumes will be laid
out in the new destination virtual machine
* Destination virtual machine configuration, including CPU, memory, and disk
controller type.
Woot! With any luck I’ll have a few screens of a Linux conversion shortly.
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