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Install converter on the Physical computer to be converted.<br />
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I would actually try a later version. See my EE Articles for Hints and Tips..<br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_11133.html" rel="ugc">HOW TO: Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.1 (ESXi 5.1) using the vSphere Client</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_11489.html" rel="ugc">HOW TO: &nbsp;Synchronize changes when completing a P2V or V2V with VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.1</a>
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Install converter on the Physical computer to be converted.

I would actually try a later version. See my EE Articles for Hints and Tips..


HOW TO: Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.1 (ESXi 5.1) using the vSphere Client [https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_11133.html]

HOW TO:  Synchronize changes when completing a P2V or V2V with VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.1 [https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_11489.html]

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That worked perfectly. Thanks!
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I am trying to convert a physical Windows 2008r2 enterprise 64-bit to a virtual machine using converter 4.x. I am getting the error &quot;Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine&quot;. I'm trying to convert it into VMware ESXi 4.0x<br />
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix the problem?
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I am trying to convert a physical Windows 2008r2 enterprise 64-bit to a virtual machine using converter 4.x. I am getting the error "Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine". I'm trying to convert it into VMware ESXi 4.0x
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix the problem?

TitleVMware converter &quot;Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine&quot;  when trying to convert a physical w2k8r2

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.

TitleVMware converter &quot;Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine&quot; when trying to convert a physical w2k8r2

TitleVMware converter "Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine" when trying to convert a physical w2k8r2