Microsoft hat heute die Version 2.0 seines kostenlosen Tools Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter kurz MVMC veröffentlicht.
-> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42497
Was ist neu beim MVMC 2.0?
- Added support for vCenter & ESX(i) 5.5
- VMware virtual hardware version 4 – 10 support
- Linux Guest OS migration support including CentOS, Debian, Oracle, Red Hat Enterprise, SuSE enterprise and Ubuntu.
- On-Premises VM to Azure VM conversion: You can now migrate your VMware virtual machines straight to Azure. Ease your migration process and take advantage of Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure with a simple wizard driven experience.
- PowerShell interface for scripting and automation support: Automate your migration via workflow tools including System Center Orchestrator and more. Hook MVMC 2.0 into greater processes including candidate identification and migration activities.
Auch hat Microsoft für den Herbst diesen Jahres die Version MVMC 3.0 angekündigt. Diese soll dann P2V Konvertierungen / Migrationen unterstützten, die beim SC2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager entfernt wurden.
-> https://www.danielstechblog.io/p2v-mit-system-center-2012-r2-vmm-noch-mglich/
Hier noch der Auszug aus dem Artikel zur Ankündigung von MVMC 3.0.
At this time, we are also announcing the expected availability of MVMC 3.0 in fall of 2014. In that release we will be providing physical to virtual (P2V) machine conversion for supported versions of Windows.