Vmware

VMWare Server

Default VM host

VMWare Center

To connect diferent VMWare Servers, and to clone etc.

VMWare vSphere

Client to connect to a VMWare Server or Center

VMWare Converter

To clone, move, VMs And to create a VM from a Physical machine:

• 1) Download and install VMWare Server on your test system. Unless you prefer default options will work for most environments. You can download this product from www.vmware.com
• 2)Install VMWare vCenter Converter On the server you wish to convert install vCenter Converter selecting default options.
• 3) Run VMWare Converter
  • 1) Map a network drive to the VMWare Server
  • 2) Open vCenter Converter
  • 3) Select Convert a Powered on Machine and select local machine
  • 4) On the next screen you can change hardware options for the VM, if you need to change number of processers or memory.
  • 5) Set the network connections to not power on with the server so that you don't step on the production system
  • 6) Run the converter

http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/483-how-to-create-a-vmware-clone-of-a-physical-server