Table 6.1 is a matrix that examines the four p-to-v methods discussed in this chapter. The pros and cons of each method are listed, which may help you decide which method is right for you.
Table 6-1. The Four P-to-V Methods
| cat Your Hard Drive | BartPE | VMware P2V Assistant | Platespin Power P2V |
|---|
Costs money | N | N[1] | Y | Y |
Physical contact with source or target server required | Y | Y | Y | N |
Multiple simultaneous conversions possible | Y | Y | N | Y |
All ESX guest operating system support | | | | |
Windows NT 4.0 | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Windows 2000 | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Windows 2003 | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Windows XP | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 | Y | Y | N | N |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | Y | Y | N | N |
Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 | Y | Y | N | N |
Red Hat Linux 9.0 | Y | Y | N | N |
Red Hat Linux 8.0 | Y | Y | N | Y |
Red Hat Linux 7.3 | Y | Y | N | Y |
Red Hat Linux 7.2 | Y | Y | N | N |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 | Y | N | N | N |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 | Y | N | N | N |
SUSE Linux 9.2 | Y | Y | N | N |
SUSE Linux 9.1 | Y | Y | N | N |
SUSE Linux 9.0 | Y | Y | N | N |
SUSE Linux 8.2 | Y | Y | N | N |
FreeBSD 4.10 | Y | N | N | N |
FreeBSD 4.9 | Y | N | N | N |
NetWare 6.5 Server | Y | N | N | N |
NetWare 6.0 Server | Y | N | N | N |
NetWare 5.1 Server | Y | N | N | N |
Disk resizing | N[2] | Y | Y | Y |
Scheduled P-to-V migrations | N | N | N | Y |
Automatic Hal and Ntoskrnl cleanup | N | N | Y | Y |
Easy to use | N | Y | Y | Y |