The VMguy

By now you’ve probably heard of the Virtual Iron Safe Passage program from VMware (which has been very successful so far).  A request was emailed to me (thanks Alan!) for more information on how to actually convert those VM’s from Virtual Iron once you purchase the VMware software.  As luck would have it, there’s a KB article for that.

You can use standalone converter or converter in vCenter.  There are two main points to remember:

1. The source VM cannot be para-virtualized.
2. You must disable the VS Tools Installed setting on the configuration tab within the source VM before starting.

At this point you can do cold cloning or hot cloning (depending on your software versions).  The conversion works about the same as a standard physical machine at this point.  Please make sure to review the KB article fully, it will allow you Safe Passage from Virtual Iron.