Virtualization
VMware vCenter Converter.
Physical-to-virtual (P2V) and virtual-to-virtual (V2V) migration tool — enabling hot migration of live Windows and Linux systems to VMware virtual machines without downtime.
Overview
VMware vCenter Converter enables physical-to-virtual (P2V) and virtual-to-virtual (V2V) migration — converting live Windows and Linux servers into VMware virtual machines without requiring downtime. Converter performs a hot clone of the running source system, enabling migration during business hours.
STME uses vCenter Converter extensively in data center consolidation and server refresh programs. The ability to migrate running systems without downtime windows is particularly valuable for GCC clients with 24/7 operational requirements who cannot schedule maintenance windows for physical server decommissioning.
Key features
- Hot P2V migration — no source server downtime required
- Concurrent migration of multiple servers
- Support for Windows and Linux source systems
- V2V migration between VMware and other hypervisors
- Resizing of virtual disks during conversion
- Network throttling for low-impact production migration
Specifications
Migration type
P2V, V2V (hot, no downtime)
Source OS
Windows 2008+, RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu
Target
VMware vSphere (ESXi)
Concurrency
Multiple simultaneous jobs
Use cases
Server refresh without downtime
Data center consolidation
Hypervisor migration
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