>> If you MUST migrate a physical machine to a VM, the way to do it (an >> annoying way) is to first use the VMWare P2V tool to convert it to a >> VM. Then use a tool to convert VMDK to virtualbox native disk format >> (google around for the tool name). >> > > Does it work properly. AFAIK when you install, the configurations are > made for the present hardware configuration. How are they managed in the VM? This method employs a tool called VMware P2V. The resulting VMDK file works well on VMWare Server. However converting from VMDK to VDI takes a bit of work and involves using qemu to first convert the VMDK to RAW then using VDI tool to convert to VDI. cf : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine/HowTo/Switching_From_VMWare_To_VirtualBox:_.vmdk_To_.vdi_Using_Qemu_+_VdiTool
Linux is surprisingly robust when it comes to moving across various hw configurations. A windows XP box will BSOD quickly whereas for a linux machine the worst case is a single user boot. >> Not recommended unless you _really_ need to. As of now VirtualBox >> doesn't provide a direct Physical to Virtual Converter (P2V). Also, >> performance isn't as great as VMware server/VMware ESX (unscientific >> personal tests, YMMV). >> > > A fresh installation is highly recommended, but it is not apt in some > times,when you have done lots of config tweaks in the current system. > Probably a tool which backups the configuration can be more helpful in > this case. Like I said, not recommended unless you absolutely need to. A fresh install is always advisable > N.B: Can you please bottom post. A kind and sincere request. I don't > mean to offend (following the mailing lists rules) BTW You reply was > highly informative. Sorry about that. I use GMail extensively and it has no bottom posting functionality. I would appreciate some tips on this (except some GreaseMonkey script, which is my last option). Mutt acts weird on my system and insists on re-downloading the IMAP headers every time I start. -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
