<p>I'd like to use alternatives to System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 is possible, in other words, any FREE tools?</p>

[{'answer_id': 64661, 'author': 'Community', 'author_id': -1, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>Google "Pysical to virtual conversion" or P2V.  There are several solutions available.  Unfortunately it sounds as though not many have had success with Microsoft\'s solution.  </p>\n\n<p>Try the following:\n1. Download and install the VMWare Converter and follow the instructions to convert the physical machine.\n2. Download the VMWare to VHD conversion utility from VMToolkit.com and convert the image.</p>\n\n<p>This didn\'t work for me when I tried it last week, but I think it is because the drive I converted used PGP.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 67954, 'author': 'Mike Dimmick', 'author_id': 6970, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6970', 'pm_score': 3, 'selected': True, 'text': '<p>Before SCVMM, Microsoft\'s solution was the <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualserver/bb676674.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Virtual Server Migration Toolkit</a>. This requires Windows Server 2003 Automated Deployment Services, which in turn can only be installed on Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. It\'s about as far from a free tool as you can get. It only works on SP1, not SP2 (unless ADS has been updated since I last checked), and you have to obtain all the patches you\'ve applied to the physical system.</p>\n\n<p>ADS is limited to four partitions per physical disk, because it can\'t create extended partitions. If your physical system has more than four partitions you have a problem.</p>\n\n<p>Once you do have it running, though, it does actually work.</p>\n\n<p>Many disk copying tools like Ghost or True Image can now produce .vhd files from a physical system.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 343554, 'author': 'Michael L', 'author_id': 41291, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/41291', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': "<p>Use VMWare its not free, but you can get a decent 30 day trial, which should be enough to do your conversions. VMWare also has other great advantages if you're willing to pay for the product. </p>\n"}, {'answer_id': 7577762, 'author': 'Peak', 'author_id': 968234, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/968234', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>First, backup the physical system to an image, and convert it to a virtual disk which can be directly used in a virtual machine.</p>\n\n<p><a href="http://www.todo-backup.com/products/features/convert-physical-to-virtual.htm" rel="nofollow">See this article</a>.</p>\n'}]
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