This link describes a novel approach to converting physical machines to virtual machines and vice versa without using a Converter such as VMWare vCentre Converter.
I’m particularly interested in the the V2P solution, as, having read the offical whitepaper from VMWare about V2P, it’s a little daunting to say the least.
However I haven’t tried this yet so I can’t say exactly how well it works.
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Hey Thanks for the link =) its very interesting learning about virtual machines, but once i go virtual and want to go back, it seems like a no-go