Vm Ware Converter !full!
It’s not pretty, the manufacturer barely supports it anymore, and you might need to kick the tires before each job. But when you need to move that old, mission‑critical physical server from 2012 into your modern vSphere cluster without rebuilding from scratch, there’s honestly nothing else that works as reliably for free.
Currently, the conversion capability is primarily integrated into: vm ware converter
While powerful, VMware Converter is not without its pitfalls: It’s not pretty, the manufacturer barely supports it
Migrates a live physical server (Windows or Linux) into a virtual machine without requiring a reboot. It’s not pretty