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Windows P2V Conversions 78
Conversion Overview
assignment. The server component terminates and enters a wait state controlled through
the TSA to anticipate the next job.
An architectural representation of the Windows P2V process is shown below.
Note A P2V conversion using the VA as a target will not finish successfully if the resulting VM will
have the same name as another VM within the vCenter infrastructure. The error message
"Can't find proper disk-name amount attached disks to VA” will be displayed. Additionally,
several indexed VM copies may be created on the target ESX host.
Hot Conversions
Standard Windows P2V conversions occur in the “hot” mode. Hot cloning is the process
of taking a live source system and creating a complete copy of it in the form of a VM.
To yield a data-consistent image, vConverter Consistency Driver (VCD) and MS VSS
assist in the process. VCD captures write requests from the file system and retains the