[clue] VMWare question (and VMware Server EOL)

[Crawford Rainwater]

Richard:

<side tangent>
VMware Server v2.x reached "end of life" as of 30 June 2011 noted on VMware's web site at

https://www.vmware.com/products/server/overview.html

which I think I have mentioned on the CLUE list a few times if not also on other LUGs. ;-)
</side tangent>

For your particular situation though, I think Andrew and David W.'s comments though are valid as well in this situation since the VMware Converter can do "p2v" (physical to virtual) conversions/migrations.  There is also going via the CloneZilla method which I know of, but have never tried.  However, from my discussions with VMware staff on VMware Converter (circa ESX/ESXi 4 days), it is also a "shot from the hip" at times with Microsoft based systems due to similar reasons you are encountering.  Linux ETC has encountered similar with ESX/ESXi based usage as well (yes, I prefer KVM over ESX/ESXi, but that is another thread for another time ;-) ) where the VMware staff suggested just doing full system rebuilds and migrating application and data over later.  At least then it does work in full.

HTH.

--- Crawford

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