A group of developers are migrating from physical computers to persistent virtual desktops. What is the recommended migration path?

persistent virtual desktops are virtual desktops that retain their state and configuration across

sessions.

This means that users can customize their virtual desktops with their own applications, settings, and

data, and have them available every time they log on.

Persistent virtual desktops are suitable for users who need a consistent and personalized experience,

such as developers.

According to Nutanix best practices2, one of the recommended migration paths for persistent virtual

desktops is to convert the physical computers to virtual desktops.

This can be done by using a tool such as VMware Converter or Microsoft Disk2vhd to create a virtual

disk image of the physical computer’s hard drive.

Then, this image can be imported into Nutanix Cloud Platform and used as a base image for creating

persistent virtual desktops.

This migration path can preserve the existing applications, settings, and data of the physical

computers and minimize the disruption for the users.