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Windows P2V Conversions 102
Conversion Tutorial
Step 2: Create P2V/V2V Task
1 Right-click the task folder, and select Create P2V/V2V task.
The Task Properties pane is enabled.
Step 3: Select Target Server
1 In the Task Properties pane, select the appropriate type of VM from the VM
type field.
The value selected here is determined by the target server to which you are
converting. In the example below, we are creating a VM on a VMware ESX
Server.
2 When the VM type field is selected, suitable targets will be displayed in the
Target menu. Select the desired target server.
3 Click Browse to configure the Target folder field. The datastores available to the
selected target server will be displayed.
Note For Hyper-V conversions, the shares available to the target server will be displayed.
The credentials for the selected share must match the credentials used when adding
the Hyper-V server. Full Control over the share is needed for a successful
conversion.
Note When Using the Virtual Appliance for VMware as a target, the Use RDM option will
be disabled.
4 Select a datastore, and click OK.
5 In the VM name field. enter the desired name.
Note The target VM name can contain upper and lower case letters from the latin alphabet
(a-z, A-Z), numbers from 0-9, and the characters "-" and "_".
Caution To avoid errors, please ensure that the VM name is unique within your
environment.
6 Select Single as the Conversion Type.
7 In the Transfer mode field, select Block or File.
• Block: Block cloning uses an Application Programming Interface (API) from
the source OS that allows you to skip unused sectors. This is the default
transfer mode, yielding an exact binary copy of a source volume.