Convert P2V Windows 2000 ESXi 5.5

[ITadmin11]

Hi,

We're running ESXi vCenter 5.5 with 3 5.5 hosts. I'm trying to convert an old physical Windows 2000 server and add it to one of our ESXi hosts.

It seems like the latest version of the Agent converter I can run on the W2K server is 4.01. Anything newer than that won't install.

And version 4.01 of the Standalone Converter cannot connect to an ESXi 5.5 host, (due to it not being compatible I'm suspecting).

If I run Standalone Converter 5.5 and connect to the W2K server, it wants to upgrade the agent which it obviously can't do.

Has anyone got this to work?

Do I have any other options?

Thanks.

[ITadmin11 · Accepted solution]

For anyone else that might find themselves in this position;

I used vCenter Converter Standalone 4.01 to convert the Win2K physical server to a VMware Server 2.x virtual.

When it's done, I used vCenter Standalone Converter 5.5.3 to convert the Vmware Server 2 image to the ESXi 5.5 infrastructure.

I've gone so far as booting up the server on ESXi without a NIC attached and all seems OK, so confident when I do it for real, it should work.

[lsabuj]

Hallo ITadmin1,

Thanks a lot for your steps. I was having same situation with W2K & i need to P2V from W2K to ESX 5.x. Following your steps, its working fine.

[krogager]

Hi,

May I ask. Where did you find a copy of the converter 4.0.1?

I can only find version 6.0.0...

[Magamus]

They no longer have the download up for converter 4.01.  They only allow downloads of 5.5.3 and 6.0.  You would have had to download it previously and saved the file. 

[chinstar]

Hi guys,

Is it possible to share version 4.01? I've been looking for it but had no luck so far.

Can anyone help, please?

Thanks,

[jamesmce1]

Are u still looking for a copy of VMware Converter

[reiv]

I am looking for a copy now, would appreciate any help.  Thanks!

[Jorge_uliana]

Hello, you can find older versions of vSphere this link: Index of /Software/21-virtual-pc/Vmware/[VMware_vCenter_Converter]

[jreininger]

Would the ISO converter work ie the 'cold clone' disk.

Does that even exist anymore?

Also wont converter let you save the remote sever to a file, did that work for anybody?

I am stuck with this same problem. today.

UPDATE --- DANG GUESS 'COLD CLONE' is out of style now too.

Using the Cold Clone 3.0.3 ISO with vSphere 5 | That... Could Be A Problem...

[JeeBeeJay]

Index of /vnc/vmwareconverter