When I virtualize a physical server, and the server has a logical disk with multiple partitions on it, I always want to convert those partitions into separate virtual disks. In some cases I want those virtual disks on separate datastores (in case of different RAID types for example). When not using a tool like Platespin Powerconvert, it could be a lot of work. I would convert just the system partition with VMware Converter and I would clone the other partitions with a disk cloning tool like Symantec Ghost.

It was a while ago that I P2V’d a server, but when I converted a server yesterday, it took me way less time, and I only used VMware converter! This is why:

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