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2V0-622 · Question #328

What VMware technology can be used to move physical servers to the vSphere infrastructure?

The correct answer is B. VMware Converter. VMware Converter (vCenter Converter Standalone) is the dedicated VMware tool for physical-to-virtual (P2V) migrations of servers into vSphere.

Section 8 – Deploy and Administer VMware Virtual Machines

Question

What VMware technology can be used to move physical servers to the vSphere infrastructure?

Options

  • AVMware vMotion
  • BVMware Converter
  • CVMware vCenter Server
  • DOVF transport

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • B
    96% (25)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

VMware Converter (vCenter Converter Standalone) is the dedicated VMware tool for physical-to-virtual (P2V) migrations of servers into vSphere.

AVMware vMotion

vMotion migrates live virtual machines between ESXi hosts within the vSphere infrastructure and has no capability to interact with physical machines.

BVMware ConverterCorrect

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone is purpose-built to perform P2V conversions, cloning the disk and configuration of a physical server and creating a compatible VMDK-based virtual machine in the vSphere infrastructure. It handles Windows and Linux source machines and supports both hot and cold clone methods.

CVMware vCenter Server

vCenter Server is the centralized management plane for vSphere and provides scheduling, inventory, and policy services, but it has no built-in functionality to convert physical servers.

DOVF transport

OVF transport is a format and mechanism for deploying pre-packaged virtual appliances from vendor-supplied templates, not for converting physical machines.

Concept tested: VMware Converter physical-to-virtual migration tool

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/vCenter-Converter-Standalone/index.html

Topics

#VMware Converter#P2V migration#physical to virtual#vSphere infrastructure

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