The second thing we need is an image of the physical server we are converting to a virtual server. Next the Rescue Media can be created, the article below contains details on how to do this: ![]() Once the tools have been downloaded, use a third-party tool (such as 7-zip) to open the VMware-tools.exe archive and copy any .dll files to the C:\Boot\Macrium folder. These drivers can be extracted from the relevant VMWare Tools, for your operating system, that can be downloaded here. Before creating the Rescue Media, it is important that the VMWare drivers are added to the Rescue Media, so that it can communicate with the virtualized hardware. ![]() The first thing you need is the Macrium Reflect Rescue Environment ISO (a bootable environment we can use to restore images). To convert our Physical Servers to Virtual Servers, you need two things. The steps below will detail how to convert a physical server to a virtual server using VMware (ESXI-6.7.0) and Macrium Reflect. Converting a physical server to a virtual server This article will detail the necessary steps to migrate a physical server into a VMWare Environment. In the previous blog post in this series ( Virtualization with Macrium Reflect - part 1), we discussed the advantages of migrating servers into a Hyper-V environment and how this can be easily achieved with Macrium Reflect. Virtualization with Macrium Reflect - part 2
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