No reboot is required at any stage during the installation, conversion, and uninstall process - which eliminates the risk of rebooting production servers, and allows the entire conversion process to be run from a remote desktop.

Re-synchronize a virtual disk with the origin machine at any time after the initial conversion. This enables repeated patch testing, backup, and Disaster Recovery. Disk synchronization significantly reduces the time a server is unavailable during a conversion, allowing more conversions per maintenance period.

P>V Direct uses existing Windows drivers to read the disks, and existing SAN mappings to access external storage - enabling all types of hardware to be supported.

Windows NTFS partitions can be re-sized. Both partitions and entire disks can be excluded from the transfer, reducing disk space requirements.

Converts all dynamic disks that occupy a single physical disk.

The VM can have either the exact settings of the origin machine, or its Windows Machine Name and IP address can be set from the Wizard.

Conversion settings can be recorded and replayed at preset times, enabling a VM to be regularly synchronized with an origin server without manual intervention.

As the VM disk is written from a dedicated OS running within the VM, multiple conversions can be run in parallel, increasing the number of possible conversions in a maintenance window.

Conversion can be made across a wide area network, enabling the physical migration of Data Centers.

P>V Direct always uses the same ports, reducing the need to change firewall settings.

P>V set-up and use is quick and easy - no training necessary. Conversions can be run by any system administrator.

Our low price-point and free trials ensures that we convert many servers. In the rare case a conversion fails, our highly automated support process enables us to debug issue and release fixes rapidly.

Guaranteed successful conversion ($100 each, sold in packs of 20), makes it a very affordable solution for any size of organization.

The product can be used for both one-time and repeated conversion. (There are different licensing conditions in each case.)

No reboot, limited downtime, ease of use, cost, and high success rate make this a compelling solution for large or small conversion projects.

The ability to schedule the synchronization of the virtual disk with the origin machine enables a series of new applications such as: Using the VM for patch testing before patching the origin machine; Making a backup VM to take over should the origin machine fail; Keeping the backup VM in a remote location enabling a low cost Disaster Recovery solution.

The Leostream system consists of a Wizard and a Host Agent, which can be on different networks as long as there is a routable connection for the following ports (8080, 9400, 9401, and 9402). Wide are network connections are supported.

The Wizard is installed and run on the origin machine. It profiles the machine and instructs the Host Agent on the destination host running the virtualization software to create the appropriate virtual machine. The wizard automatically uninstalls from the virtual machine after conversion, and it can be completely uninstalled from the physical machine after the conversion process.

The Leostream Xen Agent RPM is installed on the destination server running the XenSource virtualization software.

The P>V Wizard is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP (All Service Packs) and Windows 2003. There is limited support for simple dynamic disks. The Leostream Xen Agent is compatible with the XenServer 4.x family of products.

P>V Direct for XenSource's XenServer family of products is licensed either for a one-off conversion of a machine, or for repeated conversions from that machine (for backup and D/R).

The best way to determine if a product works is to try it yourself. Leostream has a free trial program, so complete the form and we will send you a trial version of P>V Direct.