What is a conversion virtual machine used for?

A conversion virtual machine is specifically designed to facilitate the migration of physical or virtual machines into the vSphere environment. This process, known as conversion, allows users to transition their workloads to a virtualized infrastructure without needing to redeploy applications from scratch.

The conversion virtual machine plays a critical role during this process by capturing the data and configuration of an existing system and converting it into a format that is compatible with vSphere. It essentially acts as an intermediary that aids in ensuring the smooth and efficient transfer of resources.

This functionality is particularly advantageous for organizations seeking to modernize their IT infrastructure by moving existing workloads to a virtualized setting, which often leads to improved resource utilization, ease of management, and scalability.