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What’s new in Conversion Manager

December 16, 2024

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Download the latest version of the Conversion Manager virtual appliance from the XenServer Downloads page.

If you already have a previous version of the Conversion Manager virtual appliance installed and wish to upgrade to the latest version, there is no automatic upgrade path. Download the latest version of the virtual appliance and remove the older version from your system.

For more information on converting VMware ESXi/vCenter VMs, see Get started with Conversion Manager.

What’s new in 8.4.0

Released (TO DO add release date), 2024

This release includes the following new features:

The Conversion Manager now automatically uninstalls VMware Tools from your VMs and provides the option to install XenServer VM Tools. While VMs can run without XenServer VM Tools, performance might be limited. XenServer VM Tools are installed automatically on Linux VMs, and for Windows VMs, you can configure the Conversion Manager to install them automatically.

Note:

(Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 only) Automatic installation of XenServer VM Tools is not supported for Windows 10 (32-bit) Enterprise edition. Install XenServer VM Tools for Windows manually. For more information, see XenServer VM Tools for Windows.
(XenServer 8 only) Support for Windows 11 VMs for conversion.

Note:

Only UEFI Boot mode or UEFI Secure Boot mode are supported.
(XenServer 8 only) You can now convert Windows VMs that have an attached vTPM. The Conversion Manager automatically removes the existing vTPM and creates a new XenServer vTPM for the VM.

This release contain fixes for the following issues:

Windows VMs converted from VMware to XenServer using the Conversion Manager are incorrectly detected as Linux VMs.

Earlier releases

This section summarises features from previous releases and their resolved issues. These earlier versions are superseded by the latest release, and we recommend updating to the latest version of the Conversion Manager virtual appliance as soon as it becomes available.

Conversion Manager 8.3.1

Released Feb 01, 2024

This release includes the following improvements:

You can now batch convert multiple VMware ESXi/vCenter VMs in parallel at the same time.

Simply select the VMs you want to convert and the Conversion Manager performs the conversions in batches of 10 VMs at a time, automatically selecting the next set of 10 VMs in the queue once the job is complete.

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What’s new in Conversion Manager

December 16, 2024

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December 16, 2024

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What’s new in Conversion Manager

What’s new in 8.4.0

Earlier releases

Conversion Manager 8.3.1

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