MVMC v3 gets P2V (Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter gets Physical to Virtual feature)

System Center: Virtual Machine Manager Engineering Blog - Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.0 is now available for download

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) is a Microsoft-supported, stand-alone solution for the IT pro or solution provider who wants to convert virtual machines and disks from VMware hosts to Hyper-V hosts and Windows Azure or alternatively convert a physical computer running Windows Server 2008 or above server operating systems or Windows Vista or above client operating systems to a virtual machine running on Hyper-V host.

MVMC can be deployed with minimal dependencies. Because MVMC provides native support for Windows PowerShell, it enables scripting and integration with data center automation workflows such as those authored and run within Microsoft System Center 2012 Orchestrator R2. It can also be invoked through the Windows PowerShell command-line interface. The solution is simple to download, install, and use. In addition to the Windows PowerShell capability, MVMC provides a wizard-driven GUI to facilitate virtual machine conversion.

New Features in MVMC 3.0

The 3.0 release of MVMC adds the ability to convert a physical computer running Windows Server 2008 or above server operating systems or Windows Vista or above client operating systems to a virtual machine running on Hyper-V host.

Standard Features

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For complete, up-to-date information as well as a download link, please see the following:

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.0 - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42497

The MVMC has moved pretty quickly since I blogged about it going v1 two years ago. The new P2V feature alone is worth the price. Oh wait, this is free... :)

 

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