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  • 1.  Can you use P2V to clone a Linux machine

    Posted Apr 30, 2007 06:14 PM

    Can you use P2V to clone a Linux machine? If you cannot do it natively, can I use Symantec Ghost to take an image of the machine, and then import that image using P2V? If not, is there anyway to convert a physical Linux machine into a virtual machine? Thanks for the assistance.



  • 2.  RE: Can you use P2V to clone a Linux machine

    Posted Apr 30, 2007 06:42 PM

    Ghost says it supports Linux partitions, but I think you have to cold boot from the Ghost CD in order to make the image as the program is Windows only. (I've never Ghosted a Linux partition so I can't say for certain.)

    This thread has some info on how to virtualize a Linux machine.

    http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=632072&#632072



  • 3.  RE: Can you use P2V to clone a Linux machine

    Posted Apr 30, 2007 10:24 PM

    Converter has experimental support for Linux, see this thread...

    http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=562582&#562582

    Also this...

    Linux conversion - http://virtualaleph.blogspot.com/2007/04/cloning-linux-machine-with-converter.html

    fyi...if you find this post helpful, please award points using the Helpful/Correct buttons...thanks



  • 4.  RE: Can you use P2V to clone a Linux machine

    Posted May 03, 2007 05:54 AM

    You can use a number of tools including Converter to clone a Linux machine. However, you may need to manually configure the VM to make it bootable. This is typically done by booting up the VM using the Linux Installation CD in rescue mode and changing the SCSI and network drivers to the appropriate ones for a VMware VM.