In this article, we will show you how to Convert Physical Computer to Virtual Workstation using a VMware vSphere Converter standard. This article describes converting physical machines to virtual machines to run a virtual machine in VMware Workstation.
Here we will see what kind of installation this software permits and how to convert a physical computer into a virtual machine.
VMware, a leader in software development for creating and managing virtual machines, provides free applications that are very useful to help IT, persons, manage virtual machines in their work environment. One of these is a VMware vCenter Converter, a free tool mainly useful for converting physical computers into virtual machines, but this converter can also be used to reconfigure existing virtual machines.
Convert Physical Computer to Workstation
First, install VMware Converter. Launch the VMware vCenter converter standalone shortcut from the desktop of your system. Click Convert Machine.
Tick source type Powered on and then choose this local machine.
Click Next.
Machine details for, click close.
Select destination type VMware Workstation.
Choose VMware products
Type a virtual machine name
To select the location of the virtual machine click on browse.
Select a folder where you want to save the virtual machine and then click save.
Click next.
Edit Virtual Machine Settings
Set up the parameters for the conversation disk. (CPU, memory, disk) and then choose next.
Review the conversion summary and then click on the finish button to start the virtual machine conversion. This can typically take some time to complete the process. It depends on the physical computer data.
Once the virtual machine conversation is completed go to the virtual machine created folder and check that the .vmx and .vmdk files were created.
Once the virtual machine conversion process is complete, disconnect your external hard drive that stores the VM-converted virtual machine and connect it to the system that is running your VMware product (Workstation, Fusion, or Player).
