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Old 10-08-2008   #1 (permalink)
ny


 
 

VMWare converter

Hi,
is there something like Vmware's Converter in order to create a virtual
machine from a physical one ?
Thanks
ny

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Old 10-08-2008   #2 (permalink)


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Re: VMWare converter

VMware Converter can do the converting of a physical machine to a virtual machine. See this web page:

Convert Physical Windows Systems Into Virtual Machines To Be Run On A Linux Desktop | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials
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Old 10-08-2008   #3 (permalink)
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Re: VMWare converter

"ny" <ny@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> is there something like Vmware's Converter in order to create a virtual
> machine from a physical one ?
http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy...30/611370.aspx


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Old 10-08-2008   #4 (permalink)
ny


 
 

Re: VMWare converter

Sorry LeeTutor, I was thinking about a tool able to do the P2V conversion
obtaining a VM running in Virtual PC 2007, maybe I've not been so clear...
Regards
ny

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> VMware Converter can do the converting of a physical machine to a
> virtual machine. See this web page:
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> 'Convert Physical Windows Systems Into Virtual Machines To Be Run On A
> Linux Desktop | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials'
> (http://www.howtoforge.com/vmware_con..._windows_linux)
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Old 10-08-2008   #5 (permalink)


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Re: VMWare converter

Well, WMware computer is supposed to be able to convert VMware vhd files to those usable on Virtual Pc 2007, too. Although I have never yet been able to successfully do so...
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Old 10-08-2008   #6 (permalink)


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Re: VMWare converter

Whoops, sorry, I just took a look at the VMWare Converter tools docs I have, and I remembered incorrectly: it is supposed to convert VPC 2007 to VMware, not the other way around. Anyway, I don't use VMware any more except for some Linux distros I downloaded a few months back to play around with...
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