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I would strongly suggest you to go through EE expert Andrew's articles on P2V, which deals with VMware vCenter Converter Standalone.<br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_16939-HOW-TO-P2V-V2V-for-FREE-VMware-vCenter-Converter-Standalone-5-5-3-Shellshock-BASH-Fix-included-in-this-version.html" rel="ugc">HOW TO: &nbsp;P2V, V2V for FREE - VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.3 - Shellshock &quot;BASH&quot; Fix included in this version</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_12555-HOW-TO-FAQ-VMware-P2V-Troubleshooting.html" rel="ugc">HOW TO: FAQ VMware P2V Troubleshooting</a><br />
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YES, you can P2V while the server is online!
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I would strongly suggest you to go through EE expert Andrew's articles on P2V, which deals with VMware vCenter Converter Standalone.

HOW TO:  P2V, V2V for FREE - VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.3 - Shellshock "BASH" Fix included in this version [https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_16939-HOW-TO-P2V-V2V-for-FREE-VMware-vCenter-Converter-Standalone-5-5-3-Shellshock-BASH-Fix-included-in-this-version.html]

HOW TO: FAQ VMware P2V Troubleshooting [https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_12555-HOW-TO-FAQ-VMware-P2V-Troubleshooting.html]

YES, you can P2V while the server is online!

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hello Experts <br />
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I want to convert a WIndows 2003 Server to a Virtual Machine (Hyper-V or VMWARE)<br />
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Which tool should i use? <br />
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Can i do the operation while the Server is Online ?<br />
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Rgds
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hello Experts 

I want to convert a WIndows 2003 Server to a Virtual Machine (Hyper-V or VMWARE)

Which tool should i use? 

Can i do the operation while the Server is Online ?

Rgds

P2V tool for Windows Server 2003 Machine

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.