Learn how to migrate VMs from VMware ESXi to Proxmox VE using its built-in import tool, with tips for optimizing Windows guests post-migration.
Following Broadcom’s purchase and restructuring of VMware, many enterprise and homelab users have been looking for solutions to seamlessly migrate from its hypervisor platform to another. VMware’s rising software licensing and support costs have generated significant demand for more affordable yet high-performing enterprise-ready hypervisors. Proxmox VE has become a popular platform because of its open-source nature. Using the built-in import tool, let’s go through the steps for migrating a virtual machine from a standalone VMware ESXi server to Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE).