vcenter standalone convertor - v2v esxi 6.5 to 8.0

[SathisRatnayake]

Hi Guys,

Needs anybody who did a successful v2v migration using vcenter standalone convertor - vm migration from esxi 6.5 to new H/W with esxi  8.0 . please let us know your experience and version of standalone convertor that you have used for this jump 

Thanks

[a_p_]

I haven't done this myself yet, but what may be worth trying, is to follow https://williamlam.com/2012/06/how-to-copy-vms-directly-between-esxi.html using the current OVFTool version from https://developer.vmware.com/web/tool/4.6.2/ovf-tool/

André

[aurora-chase]

Hi,

For migrating from ESXi 6.5 to new hardware powered by ESXi 8.0, I recommend you check out the official VMware documentation and related discussions in the community.

Additionally, I found an article about moving virtual machines from one ESXi host to another that might be helpful to you. The article is titled "How to Move VM from One ESXi Host to Another in 4 Ways?" and you can find it at the following link: https://www.vinchin.com/vm-migration/move-vm-from-one- esxi-host-to-another.html. 
Hope this information is helpful to you.

Good luck with your migration

[jbastida1985]

Hello @SathisRatnayake,

The option you have is use vcenter converter 6.3 (https://docs.vmware.com/en/vCenter-Converter-Standalone/6.3/rn/vmware-vcenter-converter-standalone-6... to migrate vms to esxi version 7 and then use converter 6.4 (https://docs.vmware.com/en/vCenter-Converter-Standalone/6.4/rn/vmware-vcenter-converter-standalone-6...  to finally move to esxi 8.

You can download the tool from here: https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/details?downloadGroup=VCENTER_STANDALONE_640_GA&product... 

I hope this can help you.