VMware has released version 3 of VMware Converter! Such a great product.

With VMware Converter you can:

• Quickly and reliably convert local and remote physical machines to virtual machines while they are still running with zero disruption or downtime.
• Use a centralized management console to manage multiple simultaneous conversions
• Convert other virtual machine formats or image backups of physical machines to VMware virtual machines.
• Create a clone of a physical machine and back it up as part of your disaster recovery plan.

Read on for the public release information, which can also be found here. 

VMware is very pleased and excited to announce the availability of VMware Converter 3.0, the next-generation enterprise-class migration tool that lets you convert physical machines, virtual machines and other disk image formats to VMware virtual machines.

As a registered VMware customer with a current support and subscription contract, you are entitled to VMware Converter 3.0 Enterprise Edition.

With VMware Converter you can:

• Quickly and reliably convert local and remote physical machines to virtual machines while they are still running with zero disruption or downtime.
• Use a centralized management console to manage multiple simultaneous conversions
• Convert other virtual machine formats or image backups of physical machines to VMware virtual machines.
• Create a clone of a physical machine and back it up as part of your disaster recovery plan.

Download your copy of the VMware Converter Enterprise edition today at http://www.vmware.com/products/converter.

LICENSING

In order to access and activate your VMware Converter Enterprise license(s), please visit the VMware web-based license portal at http://www.vmware.com/download/licensing.html

For detailed instructions on the license file activation process, please see the license portal online Help.

Use the license files obtained from the license portal to unlock the enterprise features of VMware Converter Enterprise edition.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• For documentation on your particular product, see http://www.vmware.com/products/converter.
• If you need technical assistance installing or configuring VMware products, please visit http://www.vmware.com/support/, where you can access self-help tools or request support. Please file support requests under your new VMware Converter 3.0 Enterprise entitlement.
• Support for P2V Assistant will continue until the end of contract or August 8th, 2008, whichever comes first.
• If you need help using the licensing portal or downloading VMware products, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . For phone support, see our Technical Support page at http://www.vmware.com/support/phone_support.html.
• Attend an upcoming Webinar to learn more about VMware Converter and how it can help you accomplish your virtualization goals more easily and rapidly.

We hope that this new product offering from VMware will make your server consolidation efforts towards virtualization as painless, seamless and efficient as possible.

Regards,
The VMware Converter Product Team