If you are planning an upcoming infrastructure migration,Please let me know: The of your primary source machines. Your target vSphere/vCenter version .
Ability to set the default target virtual machine disk provisioning to "thin" rather than "thick" directly by tweaking the converter-worker.xml configuration file.
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.2, released in December 2017, was a significant update focusing on enhancing interoperability with modern vSphere environments, expanding supported operating systems, and improving the stability of both Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) and Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V) migrations. This free tool remains a crucial component for administrators transitioning workloads to VMware infrastructure, providing a reliable method for cloning and converting powered-on physical machines and third-party virtual machines.
Version 6.2 addressed several legacy bugs that frequently plagued administrators during complex data conversions: vmware vcenter converter standalone 6.2 release notes
The 6.2 release brought essential support for newer platforms and improved the Linux conversion experience.
While 6.2 brought improvements, it also addressed several bugs found in the 6.1.x versions. Resolved Issues
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.2 resolves several issues present in previous versions, including: VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6
Resolved a critical bug causing NFC (Network File Copy) timeouts when migrating physical servers with single volumes exceeding 2 Terabytes.
August 30, 2016 (Historically aligned) Build Number: 6.2.0-5946296 Document Version: 1.0
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.2 offers several key features and enhancements, including: While 6
Enhanced the reliability of Linux guest OS snapshotting (quiescing), reducing the likelihood of failed conversions due to file system locks.
Corrected interoperability bugs failing virtualization procedures from inside VMware Workstation 14.x.
converter-tool --targetServer <vCenter-FQDN> --sourceOS Linux --resizePartitions auto