Hello everyone,I am planning a migration from VMware to Nutanix AHV.The environment still includes some legacy operating systems, such as:Windows XP / Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 (non-R2) Very old Linux distributions (kernel 2.6 era)I fully understand that:These OS versions are not supported on AHV Migration is technically difficult and not recommended This would be a best-effort / temporary solutionHowever, due to VMware licensing constraints, the customer must exit VMware and migrate these VMs anyway.My question to the community is simple:👉 In this kind of situation, what has been the most effective or realistic approach you have used to migrate legacy OS VMs from VMware to AHV?Any real-world experience or advice would be appreciated.Thank you.

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Best approach to migrate legacy OS VMs from VMware to Nutanix AHV

Hello everyone,
I am planning a migration from VMware to Nutanix AHV.
The environment still includes some legacy operating systems, such as:

I fully understand that:

However, due to VMware licensing constraints, the customer must exit VMware and migrate these VMs anyway.

My question to the community is simple:

👉 In this kind of situation, what has been the most effective or realistic approach you have used to migrate legacy OS VMs from VMware to AHV?

Any real-world experience or advice would be appreciated.
Thank you.