Hi Guys,
I would like to start a discussion about the tools you use for P2V'ing your physical boxes. Currently I have used the last few versions of converter, and platespin. Platespin was kind of difficult to setup but once it got going it was a little quicker than converter. Converter was easy to setup but took a little longer to complete. What other tools have you used and what do you like in particular. Lets hear them..!!!
so far vmware converter is #1 around here.
its free and does what it needs to do.
with ssl off, converter isnt too bad time wise.
though i have gotten estimates of days when it was on...
Imaging Tools:
Converter 3.0.3 installed in a 2003 VM
http://www.brothersoft.com/vmware-converter-158647.html
Converter 5 installed in a Win7 VM
MOA Coldclone CD with Converter 3.0.3
http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-14671
VMware Coldclone CD version 4
Linux LiveCD
any recent CD will do
BartPE with ghost32
Acronis LiveCD
robocopy.exe
Patching Tools:
DriverinjectionGUI
http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=22523
Windows 7 64 bit Recovery CD
V2V tools:
disk2vhd.exe
StarwindV2Vconverter
various command line tools from quemu
I usually try Converter 5 first - if the source is win7 or 2008 and when a hotclone is required.
I try Converter 3.0.3 first if the source is NT,2k, 2k3 or XP and when a hotclone is required.
For Coldclones I usually try MOA first - then if that fails I use dd from Linux