image an existing server

**CyberNerd** · 6th September 2006, 02:41 PM

how do you do it....
cheapest/bestest way to convert a live system to a vmware image

p2v
live view
ghost (9) v2i
leostream
?

**Geoff** · 6th September 2006, 02:50 PM

Use your usual disaster backup/restore system. Just restore onto your vmware image as if it was your recovered live system.

**CyberNerd** · 6th September 2006, 02:57 PM

thanks geoff,
thats sort of what we did previously, combined with ghost 2vi images.
I thought someone might have an easier way of doing this

**Ric_** · 6th September 2006, 04:45 PM

There is a Virtual Appliance at www.vmware.com that does something like this for you IIRC.

**CyberNerd** · 6th September 2006, 09:05 PM

ok, I got hold of a 'trial' of p2v (the vmware solution)
I'll give it a try tomorrow if it isn't too hectic.

**Uraken** · 19th February 2007, 11:09 PM

vmware converter takes care of this (its discussed elsewher in the forum) and given the date on this last thread i assume you now know this?

**CyberNerd** · 19th February 2007, 11:28 PM

yep thanks, I did a bit of research

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