Cloning from Backups using VMware Converter

mars2k · ‎11-01-2007

Hi trying to find info about posible cloning from backups. Which backup suites can VmWare converter use as sources for clones/

esiebert7625 · ‎11-01-2007

From the following doc:

Virtual Machines and System Images That Can Be Imported

VMware Converter can import virtual machines created with:

Workstation 6.x, Workstation 5.x, and Workstation 4.x

VMware Fusion 1.x

ESX Server 3.x

ESX Server 2.5.x (if the server is managed with VirtualCenter 2.x)

GSX Server 3.x

VMware Server 1.x

VirtualCenter 2.x

Microsoft Virtual PC version 7 and later

Any version of Microsoft Virtual Server

VMware Converter can import system images from:

VMware Consolidated Backup

Acronis True Image 9

Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery (formerly LiveState Recovery) 6.5 and 7.0,

LiveState Recovery 3.0 and 6.0, and Norton Ghost version 9.0, 10.0, and 12.0 (.sv2i files).

StorageCraft ShadowProtect (experimental support)

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