image an existing server

[CyberNerd]

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]

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

[CyberNerd]

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_]

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

[CyberNerd]

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]

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]

yep thanks, I did a bit of research