VMware - moving from physical disk to virtual disk

From: Rohan Beckles (rohan.beckles_at_virgin.net)
Date: 04/24/05 

Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 18:33:58 +0100

Hello --

I am running VMware version 4.5. It is currently running off of a
Maxtor 20GB HD. I'm in the process of a system upgrade, and my main
system disk will become 2x Western Digital Raptors (RAID0 or RAID1,
havent decided yet).

I wish to free up a drive bay by moving VMware to a virtual disk,
stored on my main system disk array. Is there a tool that can create
a VMware-readable disk image from a physical disk?

Thanks & best regards,

        Rohan Beckles
        rohan.beckles@virgin.net 

-- 
"No greater love hath a man, than he lay down his 
life for his brother.  Not for millions.  Not for 
glory, not for fame - but for one person...in the 
dark...where no one will ever know, or see..." 
- Sebastian, "Comes the Inquisitor", Babylon 5

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