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• VMware Converter Boot CD.

  Hello

  Is someone can you please tell me where I can download the ISO from?

  Mike.

  Mate is available only to the Enterprise edition, check here

  VMware Converter Enterprise is available free of charge for

  existing and new customers of VirtualCenter Management Server and P2V

  Customer Assistant with support and subscription contract valid.

  First go to http://www.vmware.com/download/licensing.html

  and click on the link manage licenses of VMware products. If you are

  the right to the licences of converter, you will see Vmware Converter 3.0

  Once registered businesses that you log on. Once you activate the license and

  Download the license file, you can go to http://www.vmware.com/download/converter/

  and click Enterprise Edition to download the ISO file

  cold-cloning. The installation for hot-cloning program is the same for

  Starter and Enterprise editions. Once you select a license file in

  Converter it will unlock the enterprise features. One thing to note is

  that the license file you download for converter does not work with the

  License Manager server. Even if it is in the same format as the ESX

  do not recognize licenses from the license server. To use your

  Converter license file just copy the Converter Server

  installed on and run the application converter and select

  Administration, information on the licenses, and then click Add license and browser

  and select your Converter license file.

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• is not cold p2v windows 2000 for ESX 3.5.4 with vmware converter 4.0.2U3

  Hello

  I met a problem today, with the cold p2v windows 2000 sp4 server

  stop process to 2% saying unknown error occurred

  Here is the log of error-content (agent):

  NfcNetTcpRead: the time-out waiting for data

  NfcFssrvrRecv: failed with code = 9

  NfcFssrvr_DiskIo: have not received response from e/s

  DISKLIB-LIB: RWv failed ioId: #69 (5666) (34).

  DiskLib_Write has no sector 40960 HA - nfc: / / [Local_Storage_

  1_elcvmw02] vlzwwc02 / [email protected]:902! 52 98 d dd 00 99 72 6 b4-66 82 23 be cc 20 31 f1 with error invalid NDB error code.

  NfcNetTcpWrite: bwritten:-err 1: 10053

  NfcFssrvrSend: failure

  NfcFssrvr_Close: failed to send a close message

  NfcNetTcpWrite: bwritten:-err 1: 10053

  NfcNet_Send: asked to 264, only 8 bytes sent

  NfcSendMessage: send failed:

  BlockLevelCloning::task: Image Processing task a ISP

  LED with MethodFault::Exception: sysimage.fault.DiskLibConnectionFault

  BTW: I tried several ESXs target and I also tried a migration cold with vmware converter 3.0.x

  No idea what is the problem?

  Thanks for your help guys

  Best practices for using and troubleshooting VMware Converter

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1004588&sliceId=2&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&dialogID=20578335&StateID=1%200%2020576729

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• VMware converter restarts the physical server after cold clone

  Hey

  This can already city, but I can't find any discussion about it. I do a few P2Vs using the bootable disk to Vmware converter 4.1.0 cold clone. We have not all KVM/IP switches, I visit the server room to check the status of the conversion. The problem I have is that once the converter is completed, it randomly restarts the physical server, I converted (does not seem to happen to any of them). Of course, I don't want the physical server switch on again as changes could be made to it. I don't see any option in the converter to tell him not to restart or even stop that would be ok?

  Has anyone encountered this problem and maybe a solution?

  See you soon

  This is a very dirty hack that will do what you want

  Edit the coldclone.iso and delete the file... \I386\bootfix.bin.

  If you delete this file from the CD will not be asked to "press any key to boot from the CD" - instead, it will always start in the CD.

  So this also means you must change the boot sequence for the physical machine BIOS to boot from the CD-ROM.

  Then - even if the CD Coldclone restarts for unknown reasons - it will never restart under the original system, but raise the CD.

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  VMX-settings- VMware-liveCD - VM-infirmary

• Error 0x0000007B blue screen VM boot with 32-bit Windows 2003 using VMware Converter 4.0

  Error 0x0000007B blue screen VM boot with 32-bit Windows 2003 using VMware Converter 4.0

  I want to create a virtual machine using VMWare Converter 4.0 from an Acronis True Image to ESXi Server 3i .tib backup file. The conversation seems to be working, but when I try to start the virtual machine, it begins to start, displays the Windows 2003 splash screen briefly and then fails with a blue screen with the following error:

  STOP: 0X0000007B (0XFFFFFADFD520F3C0, 0XFFFFFFFFC0000034, 0 X 0000000000000000, 0 X 0000000000000000)

  Looking through the forums I've seen this error mentioned with 64-bit Windows 2003, but no mention of 32-bit?

  Any help much appreciated.

  THX

  > Thanks, unfortunately the .tib Acronis True image files do not work with Converter 3.0.3

  You already have a virtual computer that start - it's just bluescreens - so no need to run the full convert again.

  Juist use Converter 3.0.3 to configure the virtual machine - part seemed to have failed

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  Description of the vmx settings: http://sanbarrow.com/vmx.html

  VMware-liveCD: http://sanbarrow.com/moa.html

• Where to find image Converter Boot CD

  Anyone know where I can get this? I found an older post that had a URL, but this page is now for the product standalone freebee. I have of deliverance for the Enterprize converter and have the plugin installed, but have never had to make a clone of cold. Thank you in advance,

  Chris

  Sorry Chris,

  I don't know what I was on earlier when I answered it!

  From the manual of the 4 converter - you need to download a previous version (for example, Enterprise 3.x) to get the CD ColdClone

  Prepare for cold cloning

  VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0 can't stand the cold of cloning, you must use an older version

  Converter edition boot CD. Features supported on the boot CD depend on the version of the product you choose.

  VMware Converter 3.0.x Enterprise edition is not a free software product.

  Procedure

  1 to get a bootable CD, go to the download of the VMware Web site and download Converter 3.0.x Enterprise

  installation.

  2 extract the .iso CD boot from the installation package.

  3 burn the .iso of the CD boot to a CD.

  My apologies for misleading you.

  If you go here-> http://www.vmware.com/download/converter/

  Straight down, select VMware vCenter Converter 3.0.3 (Standalone Enterprise Edition) and you can download it from there. Hope it clears everything for you

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• is vmware converter bootcd 4?

  Hello that tal, cuando me buried the vcenter converter standalone salida 4, lo baje instantaneamente para linux as tengo unos pituvear, asimismo me di has the task to get el converter bootcd 4, if're Québec lo hay, lo busque busque is in the pagina of vmware is nada, request for assistance of the United Nations shelter preguntando donde lo puedo get (esta por demas mi empresa tiene license of vi3 y virtual center) , a lo me respondieron lo siguiente:

  If I understand correctly, you want to get a Vmware Vcenter Converter boot CD, however I would like to inform you that we do not have a boot CD of Coverter.

  If you want you can download the license to a CD and then use it.

  Also you can go to our Web www.vmware.com site and then look the Coverter for more information.

  Como are posible?, the asi replied:

  Hi, I found a Web page in your site, this is the link < span class = "it" > [vmware.com/products/converter/faqs.html| ] [ http://www.VMware.com/Products/Converter/FAQs.html ], you say there is a converter for cold clonning bootcd,

  With cold cloning, the VMware vCenter Converter BootCD provides a

  Boot environment of Windows PE, which provides support for the latest

  material and is thus able to recognize most physical server systems.

  For cases where the VMware vCenter Converter BootCD does not work

  recognize material physical source, VMware provides a utility that

  helps administrators download the necessary network and storage card

  pilots of the provider's Web site and inject the downloaded drivers

  in the distribution of BootCD. This can be used to create a new

  Converter BootCD image that will help recognize the system hardware. »

  so I want to get this converter bootcd, how can I do?, I've not found in your downloads page. Thank you

  eso despues, me respondieron that once more mi correo anterior, any could help me mas toda vez that there is me had dado all the information as tenian than TR tenia otra duda as por favor contactara an EQUIPO DE SOPORTE TÉCNICO!, y son ellossss?, he Aquí el text:

  Hello patricio, I wanted to follow up with you about your Support request

  +11594xxxxx1 and to inform you that following your last email I would be

  not be of great help to you that I have provided with all the

  information, I got. +

  In case you need assistance in this case, you can contact our Technical Support team.

  por eso recurro a este foro, como puedo get el del version4 converter bootcd?, gracias photos

  Lo encontreeee!

  VMware Converter Enterprise BootCD for VirtualCenter

  http://www.VMware.com/downloads/downloadBinary.do?downloadGroup=VC250U3&file=VMware-convertercd-4.0.2-U3.zip

  No esta con los don't converter downloads, sino con vCenter.

  You will spend a pedir user, so you have that be registered.

  Saludos,

  Pablo

• Anyway to face disconnected VMWare Converter startup disk?

  I have a computer that is dead, and I want to virtualize the computer.   Is it possible to use any version of VMWare Converter steering on a boot device that belongs to a different computer than the one currently loaded?    The boot device in this case was SATA, and we would just climb as boot device as a disc of data on another computer.

  It seems that VMWare Converter has a coded hypothesis hard it can work as an administrator in the OS environment started it virtualizes, but I hope that there is another way to execute to achieve desired virtualization.

  The following procedure will not work if the startup disk has a Windows operating system.

  1 lauch Workstation right-click of the icon and use "run as Administrator".

  2. create the new virtual machine
  3 assign the physical disk instead of the one given by the wizard.
  4. do not start the virtual machine
  5 lauch converter via "run as Administrator"
  6. Select the option "set up the machine" and select the vmx file - you just created with workstation.

  If you do not want to run the virtual machine from the external drive use vmware-vdiskmanager and convert the vmdk you created in step 3 in a normal vmdk.

• VMware Converter Standalone 5.0 U1 - cannot convert W2k3

  Hello

  I tried convert my physical server Windows 2003 R2 (with Service Pack 2) in VMware (to ESXi host) environment, but 98% is DOWN.

  VMware Converter Standalone version is: 5.0 U1

  The version of VMware ESXi Hypervior is: 5.0 U1.

  VMware Converter Standalone U1 5.0 is installed on this server (that I want to convert).

  I have attached one connects VMware Converter Standalone, a screen displaying the boot.ini file and the error.

  Could someone help me with this problem?

  Greetings,

  Damiano

  Observer the worker saves any error "could not find". I looked through you and found this:

  2012 12-21 T 13: 33:17.620 + 01:00 [02980 error "task-5'"] did not symmpi.sys in \\.\vstor2-mntapi10-shared-EC48ED48000010000000000016000000\WINDOWS\Driver Cache\i386\driver.cab
  2012 12-21 T 13: 33:17.635 + 01:00 [02980 error "task-5'"] could not find symmpi.sys in the specified CAB files
  2012 12-21 T 13: 33:17.635 + 01:00 [02980 error "task-5' '] Reconfiguration failed with: converter.fault.FileNotFound
  2012 12-21 T 13: 33:17.635 + 01:00 [02980 info "task-5' '] restoration of the transaction of reconfiguration...

  Go to System32\Drivers on the source server and determine whether symmpi.sys is in this folder. Otherwise, copy from a known working 2003 VM and copy also in drivers.cab in Windows\Driver Cache\i386\driver.cab

  Run the conversion again and choose the no power over the new VM and not turn off the source, in this way, you can check if the process is running. If so, great! If this isn't the case, observe the worker logs yet, find "could not find" or "reconfiguration failed with" to determine the cause of the failure.

  I have a lot of experience with this exact problem and it is almost always something to do with symmpi.sys

• VMware Converter 4.3.0 - build292238 fails to convert the WSvr2K3 - failed with MethodFault::Exception: converter.fault.CloneFaul

  I managed to convert this WSvr2K3 with an earlier version of VMware Converter (version unknown - disappeared today and didn't is more free to download).  Now with VMware Converter 4.3, I made 6 attempts, and they fail to 19%. ESXi 4.0 host and the original client OS is WinXP.

  Here's what I see in the papers...

  VMware-converter-worker - 11.log:

  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:28.893 02780 WARNING "App"] [, 0] [NFC ERROR] NfcNet_Send: 272 requested, only 9 bytes sent
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:28.893 02780 WARNING "App"] [, 0] [NFC ERROR] NfcFileSendMessage: hdr send failed:
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:28.893 02780 WARNING "App"] [, 0] [NFC ERROR] Network error - could not send header message
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:28.893 02780 error "task-10'"] Sysimgbase_Nfc_PutFile failed in H2MDiskCloneMgr with nfcError 3
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:28.893 02780 error "task-10' '] before sesison farm...
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 error "task-10' '] hosted the managed disk clone failed: Sysimgbase_Nfc_PutFile failed
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 error "task-10'"] Clone disk failed with error clone Sysimgbase_Nfc_PutFile failed
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 error "task-10'"] TaskImpl failed with MethodFault::Exception: converter.fault.CloneFault
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 info "task-10'"] SingleDiskCloneTask [ward-Windows Server 2003 edition Enterprise x 64] host\Shared - \\vmware - Folders\VMwareSharedFolder\vmware_convert\ward-Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition x 64 Edition\WindowsServer2003EnterpriseX64Edition - cl1.vmdk--> [ward-Windows Server 2003 Enterprise edition x 64]-[datastore1] ward-Windows Server 2003 Enterpr / ward - Windows Server 2003 Enterpr.vmdk updates, States: 4, percentage: 19, xfer rate (bps): 3043327
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 info "task-10'"] DiskBasedCloneTask ward-Windows Server 2003 Enterprise edition x 64-> ward-Windows Server 2003 Enterprise edition x 64 updates, States: percentage, 4:19, xfer rate (bps): 3043327
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 info "task-10'"] CloneTask updates, States: percentage, 4:19, xfer rate (bps): 3043327
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 info "task-10'"] CloneTask failed
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:38.675 02780 error "App"] Task failed:
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:39.893 02780 info "task-10'"] Programmed timer cancelled, succeeds StopKeepAlive
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:39.987 02780 info ' vmomi.soapStub [49]'] Reset Adapter stub server TCP:192.168.0.21:443: closed
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:39.987 02780 info "App"] Completed task: the task-10
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:39.987 01788 info "task-9'"] CloneTask updates, State worker: percentage, 4:19, xfer rate (bps): 3042304
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:39.987 01788 info "task-9'"] TargetVmManagerImpl::DeleteVM
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:39.987 01788 info "task-9'"] Reuse the existing connection of VIM to 192.168.0.21
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:34:40.112 01788 info "task-9'"] Destruction of vim. VirtualMachine:480 on 192.168.0.21
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:35:13.331 01788 error "App"] Task failed:
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:35:13.331 01788 info "task-9'"] Programmed timer cancelled, succeeds StopKeepAlive
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:35:14.940 01788 info ' vmomi.soapStub [48]'] Reset Adapter stub server TCP:192.168.0.21:443: closed
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:35:14.940 01788 info "App"] Task completed: action-9
  [#10] [2011-06-14 08:35:14.987 02340 info "App"] [Converter.Worker.DiagnosticManagerImpl] [Task-9] Production job log bundle.

  VMware-server-converter - 11.log:

  [2011-06-14 08:35:14.956 01512 error "App"] [task, 344] [LRO] Unexpected exception: converter.fault.CloneFault
  [2011-06-14 08:35:14.956 01512 info "App"] [task, 373] [task-6] - ERROR - convert: converter.fault.CloneFault
  {(converter.fault.CloneFault)
  dynamicType = < unset >
  faultCause = (vmodl. NULL in MethodFault),
  Description = "Sysimgbase_Nfc_PutFile failed", he said.
  MSG = ""
  }
  [2011-06-14 08:35:14.956 01512 info "App"] [diagnosticManager, 260] TaskInfo recovered to "converter.task.Task:task - 6" mapping to "converter.task.Task:task - 6".»»»
  [2011-06-14 08:35:14.956 01512 info "App"] [diagnosticManager, 300] The task with id = 'task-6' turned out to be a task 'recent '.
  [2011-06-14 08:35:14.956 01512 info "App"] [diagnosticManager, 314] No group of existing log not found for task with id = "task-6. The task is still 'young' so a bundle of newspapers going now is assigned.
  [2011-06-14 08:35:14.956 01512 info "App"] [diagnosticManager, 756] Recovery of the related tasks of diagnosis for the tasks of server with id = "task-6. ^
  [2011-06-14 08:35:15.237 02212 info "App"] Suspended 1 elements of Planner for employment (job-39) - Sub __thiscallConverter::Server:Job:JobProcessorImpl:SuspendJobAux(const_class_Converter::Server::Job::InternalJob_&,classConverter::VdbConnection_&) ("d:/build/ob/bora-292238/bora/sysimage/lib/converter/server/job/jobProcessorImpl.cpp:823")

  Of course I would appreciate some suggestions.  Is the MethodFault::Exception: converter.fault.CloneFault the problem?  And if so what does that mean?

  Do not use shared folders to access the virtual machine.

  Use a drive letter - or
  just start the virtual machine and use the remote clone function

• "VMware converter-all-4.3.0 - 292238.exe NetBSD conversion starts do not/vmware-sysinfo - lin32.sh" received the error code (2) result:. / vmware-sysinfo-lin32: 1: syntax error: "(" unexpected

  Someone at - it successfully converted NetBSD? Thank you.

  Need to VMWARE Converter: Support for NetBSD 3.0 and later, please. I get the below error

  VMware Converter Standalone GUI show me this message: failed to query the source of linux computer

  = vmware-converter-worker - 5.log =.

  [#3] [2011-02-02 09:23:15.300 03084 info "App"] Results of the query to the host 172.30.2.48
  [#3] [2011-02-02 09:23:20.494 03084 error "App"] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] while trying to run "C:\Program VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\plink.exe - noprompt - stdin - Pei 22 [email protected] cd nokeycheck /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-udhrkaaejqfyrfgf/;.» "/ vmware-sysinfo - lin32.sh" received the error code (2) result:. / vmware-sysinfo-lin32: 1: syntax error: "(" unexpected
  [#3]
  [#3] [2011-02-02 09:23:20.494 03084 error "App"] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] received an error code (2) of the ssh client which is dealt with later
  [#3] [2011-02-02 09:23:20.494 03084 error "App"] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] vmware-sysinfo execution failed; return code: 2; result:. / vmware-sysinfo-lin32: 1: syntax error: "(" unexpected
  [#3]
  [#3] [2011-02-02 09:23:20.494 03084 error "App"] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] Query(): Took exception, cleanup before you bail out ([converter Agent SysinfoQuery] implementation of vmware-sysinfo failed; return code: 2; result:. / vmware-sysinfo-lin32: 1: syntax error: "(" unexpected)
  [#3] )
  [#3] [2011-02-02 09:23:21.296 03084 error "App"] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] while trying to run "C:\Program VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\plink.exe - noprompt - stdin - Pei 22 [email protected] cat /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-udhrkaaejqfyrfgf/vmware-sysinfo.log nokeycheck" received the error code (1) result: Cat: /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-udhrkaaejqfyrfgf/vmware-sysinfo.log: no such file or directory
  [#3]
  [#3] [2011-02-02 09:23:21.296 03084 error "App"] [Converter Agent SysinfoQuery] received an error code (1) of the ssh client which is dealt with later
  [#3] [2011-02-02 09:23:21.296 03084 error "App"] Converter SysinfoQuery the Agent failed to retrieve the log file. return code: 1; result: Cat: /tmp/.vmware-sysinfo-udhrkaaejqfyrfgf/vmware-sysinfo.log: no such file or directory
  [#3]
  [#3] [2011-02-02 09:23:21.998 03084 error "App"] SysInfo query failed with error [converter Agent SysinfoQuery] implementation of vmware-sysinfo failed; return code: 2; result:. / vmware-sysinfo-lin32: 1: syntax error: "(" unexpected
  [#3]
  [#3] [2011-02-02 09:23:21.998 03084 info "App"] Programmed timer cancelled, succeeds StopKeepAlive
  [#3] [2011-02-02 09:23:32.240 04928 info "App"] [Converter.Worker.DiagnosticManagerImpl] build LogBundle.

  You are using a generic NetBSD kernel?

  so I think that it is similar to the Open and FreeBSD.

  hotclone is the waste of time - it won't work.

  Use Coldclone - or dd the entire disk - write a descriptor for him then and use it as vmdk.

  In the other BSD systems I boot first time in single user mode - as everything else probably does not work.
  Can I fix fstab and etc/rc.conf if necessary

  I'm in a hurry - if you need details for dd-road let me know and I explain a bit...

  Ulli

• List of compatibility with VMware Converter

  Hello

  I'm looking for a VMware Converter 3.x or 4.x compatibility list.

  For example I want to know which converter supports the version of freeBSD and SCO Unix.

  Use the clone cold on these systems process to convert them into courses. It is not a question of the ESX version you send them to support the operating system at this time there.

  Network administrator

  VMware VCP4

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• VMware converter 4 support for partitions on dynamic disks

  I currently have a server physical windows 2003 which has its system and data partitions defined as dynamic disks (C and D partitions lie on disk 0-dynamic) not well why it's set up this way, it was built just like that.

  The goal is to convert this virtual server and I read many forums stating that dynamic disks are not supported for vmware converter, but some cases have succeeded where the target score was a record time-basic-but-now-dynamics.

  Is this the case? and if so, what alternatives can be tried to virtualize the server.

  Dynamic disks are supported for Windows.  The resulting virtual machine will only basic disks in a hot clone.

  I would just suggest that you make a clone of hot regular and do a slight reduction in the size of the disc resulting (even if it is 1 MB).

  Second, ensure that the system starts out of the c:\ partition and it is marked as a partition active and has a file boot.ini in the root.

  Kind regards

  Jonathan

  B.SC., RHCT, VMware vExpert 2009

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• VMware Converter standalone OR... I'M CONFUSSED!  Help, please

  Hello

  I have the vmware converter plugin installed.  What is this for?  I can't find any documentation.  The only documentation I can find is for the stand-alone version.  Work together or what?  Then the documentation still says to install the converter on the source machine and I understand not what converter, they're talking about. I want to do a cold cloning on my SQL servers.  It's the standalone "VMware-converter - 4.0.1 - 161434.exe" and it's the VMware converter ' VMware - Converter.exe "I use the standalone version for a test of my Vista machine as a clone of good hot and has worked.  But I do not understand the cold cloning process.  Can someone point me to the documentation.

  My environment is PE2950, ESXi 4.0 embedded, vCenter Server vSphere 4.0.  I am cloning all standard W2K8 servers.  Some SQL, domain controllers and servers of rest files.  A Server Application.

  Help!

  Thank you

  GEOBrasil

  GEOBrasil,

  I understand the confusion around the different products of converter.  I hope that I can help you better understand which version is right for you.  The reason for the different versions is based on what type of conversion you want to do, which are based on physical operating systems (Source) and your virtual environment (Target) is going to be.

  Couple of warning or best practices:

  -VMware recommends NO conversion P2V from DC.  It is better to build NEW virtual machines for this.

  -Hang your applications (SQL, WEb, etc.) before making a hot-clone (plug-in or standalone Enterprise)

  First, for each platform VI3.x, VI4.x there are TWO business (plugin) version and a standalone version (Windows & Linux applications)

  -VMware comparison chart gives an overview of the differences (http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/get.html)

  Non-exhaustive summary below:

  Enterprise Edition:

  Pros: vCenter integration and automation, supports

  Cons: you have to pay for it (you already have it if not the factor in your assessment.  No 'multi-stage' conversion (i.e. 1 snapshot converter, deltas on a machine running are lost or migrated manually).  No Linux support. Can't stand VI as a platform to target.  Includes the CD "cold-clone".

  Stand-alone Edition:

  Benefits: support Linux.  Supports the VMware Desktop products (workstation, Fusion, etc.) as target platforms. "Several steps" cloning, intial snapshot conversion as deltas.  Source and target of service and the power of command for Windows.

  Cons: Billable per-incident support.  No automation, scheduling.

  Cold-conversion

  Benefits: no changes can occur on the source server.  preserves the logical partitions.  No service application comes into conflict with the local area.  No installation on the source area

  Disadvantages: Requires downtime for the source server.  Requires the driver support for all devices on a physical to be present in BootCD (WinPE) Server

  Hope this helps

• Problems with vmware converter

  Hi all..

  I'm trying to 'virtualize' my current PC with vmware converter...

  My PC has windows xp on the C: partition, but the trunk is on the partition E

  I always got this error

  Failed: Could not find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible

  Here is the log, any help is appreciated...

  Thank you!

  What kind of BONE is the source and partitions machine how much is there?  Partitions that has loaded Windows OS.  I assumed that you have a Windows XP machine with 2 partitions C:\windows and E:\boot so, how does it work if when windows boot?  I don't know on the partition of E:\boot, but if you try the P2V Assistant and only select C:\ drive and it will be fine since its your partition systems and start there, too.  Please specify details.

  If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points to 'Correct' or 'useful '. Thank you!!!

  Kind regards

  Stefan Nguyen

  VMware vExpert 2009

  iGeek Systems Inc.

  VMware, Citrix, Microsoft Consultant