Evaluating and planning for VMware installation

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	VMware Converter 14 Apr 2008 WORD - VMware Converter is a utility that facilitates the creation of VMware virtual machines from physical systems or virtual machines associated with third-party vendors. The utility also enables migration of virtual machines ...

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