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Part 15: HOW TO: Shrink or Reduce a VMware Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone v6.2.0.1

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024

In this video, I will show you how to perform a Virtual to Virtual conversion of a Windows virtual machine to VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0) using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.2.0.1, and in the same conversion process shrink and reduce the size of the virtual disk.

For more guidance and a step by step tutorial with screenshots, which supports this video, please see the following article which this video is based on  HOW TO: Shrink or Reduce a VMware Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone v5.5.2

Windows XP Professional can be P2Ved using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.2.0.1.

Other reference material which I recommend reading around the use of VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.2.0.1.

HOW TO:  P2V, V2V for FREE – VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.2.0.1

HOW TO: FAQ VMware P2V Troubleshooting

 HOW TO: Shrink or Reduce a VMware Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone v5.5.2

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