There are two methods for virtualizing the workloads that are running on physical servers. The workloads can be migrated into the virtual environment by creating new virtual machines, loading a guest operating system, installing applications, and migrating the application data to the new virtual machines; or, physical servers can directly be converted into virtual machines by using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, or similar third-party tools.
Converting physical servers with vCenter Converter Standalone
How to do it...
The following steps are required to use VMware vCenter Converter Standalone:
- Download VMware Converter from http://www.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads. VMware Converter can be installed as either a local...