Best tool for p2v in this day and age?
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It's been a number of years since doing this but I need to turn a couple of old Win 2003 and 2008 Servers into VMs on xenserver and run them there until they can be migrated to a newer OS.
What's the best way of doing P2V these days?
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disk2vhd
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Disk 2 VHD have not been updated for like 5-6 years.
This on the other hand :
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/VMware-Converter.shtml
IF you can login via VMware you get more updated version.
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@emad-r said in Best tool for p2v in this day and age?:
Disk 2 VHD have not been updated for like 5-6 years.
This on the other hand :
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/VMware-Converter.shtml
IF you can login via VMware you get more updated version.
That’s true but he’s converting 2003 and 2008 so does it really matter?
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@black3dynamite said in Best tool for p2v in this day and age?:
@emad-r said in Best tool for p2v in this day and age?:
Disk 2 VHD have not been updated for like 5-6 years.
This on the other hand :
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/VMware-Converter.shtml
IF you can login via VMware you get more updated version.
That’s true but he’s converting 2003 and 2008 so does it really matter?
Lol, it has been 4 years but yeah it converts to VHD and VHDX. If you have Xenserver you can use the Converter ISO that Xenserver provides and convert the p2V as well.
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Starwind's conversion tool is pretty solid.
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How was this thread spared the "2003 bashing" others have received, LOL.
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If youre using XenServer or XCPNG you can still use the Xenconvert program for the p2v. I used it just a month or two ago no issues.
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@brrabill said in Best tool for p2v in this day and age?:
How was this thread spared the "2003 bashing" others have received, LOL.
Well the beating a dead horse conversation has already happened and we're all just tired.
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@brrabill said in Best tool for p2v in this day and age?:
How was this thread spared the "2003 bashing" others have received, LOL.
How did we miss that!?
Burn him at the stake. For he is a witch!
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@brrabill said in Best tool for p2v in this day and age?:
How was this thread spared the "2003 bashing" others have received, LOL.
Because at least they are visualizing it...
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I think everyone is just getting soft in their old age.
ML needs the blue pill.
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It's just a couple of those servers that everyone forgot about that runs legacy application and sits in their own isolated network and nobody knows what to do with, except that they have to do something...soon. :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_smiling_eyes:
