Migration software
StarWind V2V Converter
Suggested in 2 of our migration playbooks, mainly for Servers and cloud. Here is what it handles, how it treats key settings, and other tools for the same jobs.
What it handles
The limits of the built-in tools that StarWind V2V Converter gets around, as covered in our playbooks.
VMware alternatives after Broadcom
- Windows Admin Center VM Conversion is a previewConnects to an ESXi host and converts a selected VM directly to a Hyper-V host.
- Windows Admin Center VM Conversion is an unsupported preview, moves up to 10 VMs at a time and pauses if the browser session closes.Converts a selected VM from an ESXi host directly to a Hyper-V host.
VMware to Hyper-V migration
- Treat Windows Admin Center VM Conversion as a previewConnects to an ESXi host and converts a selected VM directly to a Hyper-V host.
- VM Conversion is a preview with no Microsoft support obligation.Converts a selected VM from an ESXi host directly to a Hyper-V host.
How it handles key settings
From the settings checklists in our playbooks: what StarWind V2V Converter carries across.
| Setting | How it handles it | Playbook |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshots on the source VMs | Not stated in StarWind's documentation: test it in your pilot. | VMware alternatives after Broadcom |
| Downtime and how many VMs at once | Not stated in StarWind's documentation: test it in your pilot. | VMware alternatives after Broadcom |
| Snapshots on the source VM | Not stated in StarWind's documentation: test it in your pilot. | VMware to Hyper-V migration |
| VMs stored on vSAN | Not stated in StarWind's documentation: test it in your pilot. | VMware to Hyper-V migration |
| Disk format and storage space | Not stated in StarWind's documentation: test it in your pilot. | VMware to Hyper-V migration |
| Boot type: BIOS or UEFI, Secure Boot and virtual TPM | Not stated in StarWind's documentation: test it in your pilot. | VMware to Hyper-V migration |
| VMware Tools | Not stated in StarWind's documentation: test it in your pilot. | VMware to Hyper-V migration |
| IP addresses, VLANs and network adapters | Not stated in StarWind's documentation: test it in your pilot. | VMware to Hyper-V migration |
| Downtime, final sync and how many VMs at once | Not stated in StarWind's documentation: test it in your pilot. | VMware to Hyper-V migration |
Tools for the same jobs
Other tools our playbooks suggest for the same migrations.
We write these notes from the vendor documentation cited in each playbook. Tools cannot pay to be included or to change them. Check the vendor's current documentation and terms before you buy.