Failed P2V vmdk files.
I have tried to P2V a couple of machines but they’ve failed for a variety of reasons. I hadn’t realized it, but the vmdk files weer left on the datastore rather than removed as part of the cleanup. Is it safe just to delete them?

Answer Question   |  February 7, 2011  2:11 PM
ESX, P2V, VMware, VMware ESX, VMware P2V

Sysprep and Virtual Machines
Do you sysprep before P2V or after P2V? I want to create a standardized virtual machine to use as a base VM when installing different apps for different uses but not sure of when to use sysprep.

Answer Question   |  September 21, 2010  6:34 PM
Application virtualization, P2V, Sysprep, Virtual Machines, VMware P2V

P2V migration length — VMware
How can I calculate / estimate the time length of p2v migration with vmware vsphere 4?

Answer Question   |  January 14, 2010  6:54 AM
P2V, P2V migrations, VMware, VMware P2V

Power Consumption and UPS sizing
Hello, I am trying to determine if our current power infrastructure is capable of providing the required power for an BladeSystem c7000. the goal is to migrate several of our older servers that are coming off of lease to the blade using vmware’s p2v (physical to virtual) tool. Our current power infrastructure consists of an [...]

Answer Question   |  June 8, 2009  5:18 PM
APC, Data Center power management, HP BladeSystem c7000, Power generation equipment, Power management, UPS, VMware P2V