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VMware and Virtualization Consultant EE Fellow, MVE, Expert of the Year 2021,2017-11, Scribe 2016-2012, Author of the Year 2018-6,2013-2012 VMware vExpert Pro, vExpert 2022-2011 Published: 2014-06-28 Browse All Articles > HOW TO: P2V, V2V for FREE - VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.2 - OpenSSL HeartBleed Fix included in this version If you need to complete a Physical to Virtual (P2V), Virtual to Virtual (V2V) conversion to a VMware product (VMware Workstation, Player or vSphere) for FREE, then there is some good news... VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.2 was released on 24 June 2014, and this latest version. It's very important you update to this version, which fixes a widely known security issue called The Heartbleed Bug VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.2 provides an update to OpenSSL library, which addresses multiple security issues. The OpenSSL libraries included in VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.2 have been updated to to version openssl-0.9.8za to address security issues in the following:- While I would recommend and use VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.2, there are other commercial products that do exist, and I have used. If you have a large estate of physical machines to migrate, these products have a scheduler and can perform automated workflows, but these are commercial products and not FREE like VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.2 If the operating system is Windows 2003, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0, select and earlier version of VMware vCenter Converter Standalone version 3.0.3 or 4.0, support for early operating systems has been removed now from v5.5.2. Please download VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.0. if you have recently upgraded to vSphere vCenter Server 5.5, and are looking for the Convert/Import vCenter plugin which existed with 4.x, it's now longer available, and has been removed, and you will need to use VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.2 for

To add to the exciting release week for VMware, I am happy to share that the vCenter Converter team has just released a public beta for their next upcoming 6.4 release!If you are an existing vCenter Converter beta participant, you can head over to the vCenter Converter Beta Community to download the latest release. If you wish to join the Beta program, simply register for free at (05/11/23) - vCenter Converter 6.4 has officially GA'ed and can now be downloaded from HERE.There are lots of exciting new updates with vCenter Converter 6.4 such as support for vSphere 8 and another highly requested feature is ability to convert from an Amazon EC2 instance to a vSphere-based VM! For more details, please refer to release notes which can be found HERE.Added support for NVMe disk controllersAdded support for paravirtual SCSI disk controllersAdded support for virtual machine compatibility up to hardware version 20Added support for VMware vCenter version 8.0 and VMware ESXi version 8.0Аdded support for VMware Workstation version 17 and VMware Fusion version 13Added conversion support for Amazon EC2 instances (from AWS EC2 to VMware vSphere or VMware Cloud on AWS)Added conversion support for UEFI secure bootAdded conversion support for Microsoft VBSImproved the overall security of vCenter Converter

MB, and the statistics table is 2,000 MB, then the Postgres /storage/db partition must be at least 200 MB and the /storage/seat partition must be at least 6,000 MB. Download and Run VMware Migration Assistant on the Source Update Manager Machine During the upgrade of a vCenter Server appliance that uses an external Update Manager, the Migration Assistant must be running on the source Update Manager machine. This procedure describes how to download and run the Migration Assistant manually before the upgrade. Log in to the source Update Manager machine as an administrator. The Migration Assistant facilitates the migration of the Update Manager server and database to the new upgraded vCenter Server appliance. The Migration Assistant uses port 9123 by default. If port 9123 is used by another service on your Update Manager machine, the Migration Assistant automatically finds a different free port to use. From the vCenter Server appliance installer package, copy the migration-assistant directory to the source Update Manager machine. From the migration-assistant directory, double-click VMware-Migration-Assistant.exe and the provide the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator password. Leave the Migration Assistant window open until the upgrade of the vCenter Server appliance finishes. When the pre-checks are finished and any errors are addressed, your source Update Manager system is ready for the upgrade. Closing the Migration Assistant window causes the upgrade process to stop.

Server virtualization benefits include cost savings, more efficient resource provisioning and improved productivity. Key features of VMware vCenter Server VMware's vCenter Server offers a number of important features to help streamline operations and optimize virtual environments. The following are some of the more noteworthy features that come with a vCenter instance: VCenter Lifecycle Management Service. Provides lifecycle management for vCenter instances, while making it easier to schedule updates. VCenter Server Profiles. Enables administrators to define, validate and apply configuration settings on multiple vCenter Server instances. VCenter Server Update Planner. Gives administrators a tool for managing compatibility and interoperability related to upgrading vCenter Server instances. Virtual Volumes. Virtualizes external storage, while providing vCenter with VM-aware, policy-based storage management capabilities. VCenter HA. Automatically restarts VMs in a cluster if the physical machine fails. VCenter Backup and Restore. Provides native backup and restore capabilities. VCenter Hybrid Linked Mode. Provides administrators with a single view of their vSphere deployments across on-premises data centers and vSphere-enabled public clouds. VCenter extensibility. Includes a set of representational state transfer APIs for communicating and integrating vCenter with third-party software. VMware partners also offer various plugins for integrating their systems into the vCenter environment. These are by no means the only features included with vCenter Server. In addition, many features are not available to VMware's Essentials Plus Kit edition, which is the most limited of the of the four VMware platforms. Pros and cons of vCenter Server VMware vCenter Server automates operations, provides visibility across virtual environments and is

VMware's ESXi hypervisor is free to license and use, but its capabilities are limited without vSphere. You get what you pay for. VMware customers can use ESXi to build powerful virtualization platforms, but the hypervisor without vCenter and the vSphere client has serious shortcomings that make it better suited for small organizations than an enterprise. Naturally, software you pay for offers more. In this case, free ESXi lacks tools and features such as vMotion, Fault Tolerance and vSAN, all of which require a minimum of three nodes to run. The limitations of free ESXi fall into two categories: hardware and functionality. Difference between ESXi and vSphere The terms ESXi and vSphere are sometimes used interchangeably, but it's important to understand the difference when you compare free and supported versions. ESXi is a type-1 hypervisor available for free download. Customers have the option to purchase commercial support and software, called vCenter, to help manage multiple ESXi installations. VMware vSphere is the name of a software bundle that includes the free ESXi hypervisor, vCenter and the vSphere management client. VMware offers a variety of licensing options for vSphere for companies that need advanced features and professional support. Free ESXi limitations VMware has tried to eliminate the physical restrictions from the free ESXi hypervisor. For example, the memory limitation in ESXi 5 was set to 32 GB. The most current version of ESXi (6.7) has no hardware limitations other than a maximum of two physical CPUs and eight vCPUs per VM. There is

Installing and Upgrading VMwareThis chapter contains the following sections: VMware Release UpgradesVMware Release 5.1 to VMware Release 5.1 Update 1Upgrading to VMware ESXi 5.0 Patch 01Installing ESXi 5.1 Host Software Using the CLICreating an Upgrade ISO with a VMware ESX Image and a Cisco Nexus 1000V VEM ImageVMware Release UpgradesUpgrading from VMware Releases 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1 to VMware Release 5.5 The steps to upgrade are as follows: Note From vCenter Server Release 5.1, you cannot directly upgrade an existing vCenter Server from an older version to Release 5.1. vSphere 5.1 introduces the vCenter Single Sign On service as part of the vCenter Server management infrastructure. This change affects vCenter Server installation, upgrading, and operation. When you upgrade to vCenter Server 5.1, the upgrade process installs vCenter Single Sign On first and then upgrades the vCenter Server. ProcedureStep 1 Installing the vCenter Single Sign On Step 2 Installing the vCenter Inventory Service Step 3 Upgrading the vCenter Server Step 4 Upgrading the vCenter Update Manager to Release 5.5 Step 5 Augmenting the Customized ISO for VMware Release 5.1 and Later Step 6 Upgrading the ESXi Hosts to Release 5.x Installing the vCenter Single Sign On Before You Begin Download the upgrade ISO file that contains the ESXi image and the Cisco Nexus 1000V software image files. See the Cisco Nexus 1000V and VMware Compatibility Information document to determine the correct VIB Version, VEM Bundle, Host Build, vCenter Server, and Update Manager versions. ProcedureStep 1 Navigate to the desired VMware vSphere installation file. Note If you have the ISO image, you should mount it on the host. Step 2 Double-click autorun.Step 3 In the VMware vCenter Installer window, click vCenter Single Sign On.Step 4 Click OK on the warning message and click Next.Step 5 In the Patent Agreement window, click Next.Step 6 In the License Agreement window, click the I agree to the terms in the license agreement radio button and Click Next.Step 7 In the vCenter Single Sign On Deployment Type window, keep the default setting of installing vCenter Single SignOn with basic node and click Next.Step 8 In the