This looks interesting - VMware Converter

[Ric_]

http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article1837.html - looks interesting.

[ChrisH]

Hmm I thought you could always do something like this with VMware to some degree but always assumed it was the higher end versions.

[Ric_]

Hmm I thought you could always do something like this with VMware to some degree but always assumed it was the higher end versions.

Assume no more

[ChrisH]

Hmm I thought you could always do something like this with VMware to some degree but always assumed it was the higher end versions.

Assume no more

Consider it done!

[CyberNerd]

Sounds similar to P2V which I have used. Boot the cd then on the vm server suck the image across.
Its also possible to convert dd images made from:

 dd if=/dev/hda of=/home/filename.img

or ghost4linux using this service:
http://www.bschatz.org/servlet/dd2vmdk/dd2vmdk.html (I've not tried it)
also vmware can import ghost v2i images.

[CyberNerd]

also liveview
http://liveview.sourceforge.net/

[Uraken]

just used VM ware converter to create a vm machine out of my physical machine (lappy) it took just over an hour but i now have a very good backup and it works very well, (so much so thatwhen i booted vmware and started the image it told me i hada duplicate machine name on my network , brilliant.)

[plexer]

I tried converter on a 2003 server and it wouldn't boot.

Ben

[Uraken]

ah i used it as a test on a windows 2003 terminal server it worked great, two weeks later that server when pair shaped (citrix bust it! when i ried to uninstall citrix with the service disabled) and so i used the virtual one in place of it, absolutely priceless as it was our home school link up, so i am obviously a massive fan of it now.

[Dos_Box]

I've just spent the day using this to convert a Parallels VM to VMWare. Smal and simple to use. I like.

[pete]

For those who have been wondering, you can convert a running (with users) SIMS Server to a vm for testing purposes using this tool.

Took about an hour and worked beautifully.

Suffice to say, I'm amazed nothing broke and now keep looking upwards for falling pianos.

[pete]

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