VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5 was a critical tool for Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) and Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V) migrations, specifically designed to support the vSphere 5.5 platform.

Disable Services: Turn off SQL, Exchange, or heavy databases during the final sync to prevent data mismatch.

For 99.9% of use cases in 2026, this old tool will:

Virtual SAN (vSAN): Integrated support for vSAN as a destination.

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VMware has removed version 5.5 from official downloads. Legacy versions may exist on: