User guide

vConverter Functional Overview 13

vConverter Overview

vConverter is an enterprise-class Physical-to-Virtual (P2V), Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V),

and Virtual-to-Physical (V2P) converter that significantly reduces the time, cost and

effort required to convert physical and virtual machines to VMware, and Microsoft

virtual machines, as well as deploy virtual machines to a physical environment. It offers

simple conversions, together with complex disaster recovery plans. Conversions can be

performed from dedicated point(s) of control without having to be in physical contact

with source or target servers

vConverter Architecture

vConverter is a single-tiered, client/server application, with both the “client” and

“server” components installed on the same machine. vConverter utilizes several tools

and components to convert source machines to the target platform. The diagram below

shows the various components, and where they are utilized during the conversion

process.