VMware Converter- Linux Cluster (Physical) to vSphere

[AjayRKumar]

Hi Team,

Using VMware Converter 6.4.0, are we able to convert Linux Cluster Physical Machine to vSphere ? Suggest the possibilities!

[sdtslmn]

the supported Linux distributions and versions are quite specific. According to VMware's documentation, certain versions of CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) are supported for source conversions, but not for reconfiguration. For instance, CentOS 6.x and RHEL 6.x are supported for conversions, but newer versions like CentOS 8.x and RHEL 8.x are not supported. Additionally, various versions of Ubuntu LTS are listed, with support for conversions for some older versions (e.g., 14.04, 16.04 LTS), but not for the newer ones (e.g., 18.04, 20.04, 22.04 LTS).

Here is the full list 

https://docs.vmware.com/en/vCenter-Converter-Standalone/6.4/vcenter-converter/GUID-088E735A-CB88-479...

[Preeti-P]

There is a beta released on Jan 17th, for converter 6.6. It supports latest linux versions. Please try this.

[AjayRKumar]

Need clarifications/ possibilities on "Physical Server- Linux Cluster" conversion to Virtual (vmware) environment!

[sdtslmn]

can give more details about your cluster 

generally, physical clusters are not important for VMware

it converts physical machine to virtual machine (including Linux - I have given the whole list above) 

but if you have physical dependencies regarding your Linux cluster those should be introduced to vm environment also 

if you can summarize your environment we can create more helpful answers fo you 

[AjayRKumar]

@sdtslmn  thank you for the prompt reply. Using Linux 2 node cluster (Cent OS 7) having MySQL database hosted in physical server. Planning to switch to VMware platform. Share the advisable way to convert platform for this infra

[sdtslmn]

Hello @AjayRKumar 

yes you can convert but after converting you need to connect your storage (you are using for your cluster) 

to ESXi and you need to remap your LUNs to hosts 

and attach LUN as RDM disk to VM 

if this is Active-Passive Cluster 

Vmware can provide you with more options on high-availability 

if you have time it is better to go with VMware native HA solutions