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Linux Conversion Overview
Linux Conversion Overview
The Linux P2V process follows the basic workflow described below.
The main components of the Linux conversion process are the Migration Tool Package
(MTP) and the Post Processing Service (PPS). The MTP is uploaded to the Linux
source server, where it prepares and sends the data. The PPS is part of the vConverter
Virtual Appliance components installed on the VMware vMA. The PPS receives data
from the MTP and writes VMDKs for the created VM.
The vConverter client connects to the source server and uploads the Migration Tool
Package. The MTP collects source system configuration information and displays this
information in the vConverter console.
Once the job has been configured
and started, the vConverter client
starts a new migration session and
invokes the Post Processing Service
that is running within the
vConverter VA (installed on the
VMware vMA). The PPS creates
virtual disks and makes some
additional preparations to receive
the data from the source MTP.
When all preparations on the PPS
site have been done, the vConverter
client invokes MTP to start
streaming the source data. The
MTP reads block by block from the
selected hard disks and uploads the
data to target PPS.
Once the data transfer has
completed, the vConverter client
will invoke PPS to migrate
hardware specific configurations to
settings compatible with the target
platform. As a result, PPS gets a
virtual disk image (or set of images)
that can be used to register a new
VM instance within VMware ESX
Server.