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Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008 includes a feature which allows the operating system from a physical computer to be converted to run inside a virtual machine. This is a concept referred to as a ''physical to virtual'' or ''P2V'' conversion. Conversions can be performed a number of different Microsoft Windows based operating systems, details of which will be provided later in this chapter. In addition, two forms of conversion (online and offline) are available. Whether or not each conversion type is available depends on the operating system running on the source computer.
== Online and Offline P2V Conversions ==
An online P2V conversion use the Volume Shadow Copy Services to perform the conversion while the source computer system is still running, enabling a conversion to take place without any interruption of service. An offline P2V conversion involves restarting the source computer system using the Windows Preinstallation Environment (PE) environment, resulting in a temporary loss of service from the source computer during the conversion process.
== Supported Source Operating Systems ==
A P2V conversion can only be performed on a limited range of Microsoft Windows editions. Further, P2V online conversions are limited to an even smaller subset of Windows editions as illustrated in the the following table:
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<th>
<p>Operating System</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>Online P2V</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>Offline P2V</p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Windows Server 2008 (32-bit)
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V (64-bit)
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>
Windows Server 2008 without Hyper-V
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) SP1 or later
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>
Windows Server 2003 (64-bit) SP1 or later
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr>
<tr>
<td>
Windows 2000 Server SP4 or later (Offline P2V only)
</td>
<td>No</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 or later (Offline P2V only)
</td>
<td>No</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Windows XP Professional (32-bit) SP2 or later
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>
Windows XP Professional (64-bit) SP2 or later
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Windows Vista (32-bit) SP1 or later
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>
Windows Vista (64-bit) SP1 or later
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<table>
== Online and Offline P2V Conversions ==
An online P2V conversion use the Volume Shadow Copy Services to perform the conversion while the source computer system is still running, enabling a conversion to take place without any interruption of service. An offline P2V conversion involves restarting the source computer system using the Windows Preinstallation Environment (PE) environment, resulting in a temporary loss of service from the source computer during the conversion process.
== Supported Source Operating Systems ==
A P2V conversion can only be performed on a limited range of Microsoft Windows editions. Further, P2V online conversions are limited to an even smaller subset of Windows editions as illustrated in the the following table:
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<tr bgcolor="#cccccc" style="color:black" valign="top">
<th>
<p>Operating System</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>Online P2V</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>Offline P2V</p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Windows Server 2008 (32-bit)
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V (64-bit)
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>
Windows Server 2008 without Hyper-V
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) SP1 or later
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>
Windows Server 2003 (64-bit) SP1 or later
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr>
<tr>
<td>
Windows 2000 Server SP4 or later (Offline P2V only)
</td>
<td>No</td><td>Yes</td>
<tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 or later (Offline P2V only)
</td>
<td>No</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Windows XP Professional (32-bit) SP2 or later
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>
Windows XP Professional (64-bit) SP2 or later
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Windows Vista (32-bit) SP1 or later
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>
Windows Vista (64-bit) SP1 or later
</td>
<td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
<table>
