Remember P2V
Full name: Physical-to-Virtual
Memory aid: Physical machine becomes Virtual.
Drivers, licensing, dependencies, and supportability need validation.
Study area: Operations & legacy systems · Batch 4
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 2 220-1202 · CompTIA Server+ · CompTIA Linux+ · CompTIA Cloud+
Practice with exam flashcards →DevOps & Tooling / Knowledge library
P2V — Physical-to-Virtual
Migrates a physical machine's workload into a virtual machine.
Why learn P2V — Physical-to-Virtual?
Migrates a physical machine's workload into a virtual machine.
Where it came from
Drivers, licensing, dependencies, and supportability need validation.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Physical machine becomes Virtual.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand P2V: Physical-to-Virtual.
- Recall this memory aid: Physical machine becomes Virtual.
- Explain the practical use: Migrates a physical machine's workload into a virtual machine.
- Explain this distinction: Drivers, licensing, dependencies, and supportability need validation.
- Identify P2V in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft Windows Server documentation (learn.microsoft.com)