P2V V2V

 VMware converter is the background tool to completed the task: P2V assistant + VMware importer; disk size could be changed during the migration process

• Live/hot Migration

1. Guided Consolidation at vCenter : VMware Capacity Planner Service as the background process (Start the live migration process from consolidation plan by running VMware converter as tasks)
2. Just use the import Machine option from vCenter client with VMware converter plugin
3. From stand-alone VMware converter to select the physical box to be migrated.

• Cold Migration

       Conversion of a powered off physical box
       Need VMware vCenter converter boot CD from VMware on Download Drivers and Tools (VMware vCenter Server 4.0 Update 4 and modules->Show details)
       Cold clone is ideal for server with frequent updated data

V2V also use the VMware convert to convert also the support VM format from VMware or other third-party to desired VM format for ESX or VMplayer/Fusion/workstation.