Learn how to import, export and convert VMs with VMware vSphere 6.7 and vCenter Converter

Thanks to this course, you will learn to export and import virtual machines, clone and customize VMs, create and manage vApps, and convert virtual machines between different formats. These skills are essential for system administrators and IT professionals seeking to enhance their efficiency and consolidate their virtual environments.

1. Exporting and Importing Virtual Machines (VMs)

Learn how to export and import VMs using tools like VMware Workstation Pro and the OVF Tool. You will discover how to export VMs to move them to other environments and how to import VMs in OVF/OVA format, including those with compressed hard drives. These skills are essential for flexible management of virtual resources.

2. Cloning and Customizing Virtual Machines (VMs)

Discover how to clone VMs to a content library to facilitate their deployment and management. You will also learn to automatically customize guest operating systems (Windows and Linux), which allows standardizing and optimizing VM configurations.

3. Creating and Managing vApps

Explore creating, exporting, importing, and cloning vApps for advanced management. vApps enable grouping multiple VMs into a single logical unit, making it easier to manage complex applications. You will learn to create vApps, export them to other environments, and clone them for rapid deployment.

4. Converting Virtual Machines (VMs)

Master converting Hyper-V virtual machines to VMware VMs and virtualizing physical PCs. You will learn how to use vCenter Converter to migrate Hyper-V VMs to VMware and how to virtualize physical PCs to integrate them into your virtual infrastructure. These skills are crucial for consolidating and migrating virtual environments.