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Windows P2V Conversions 81
Conversion Overview
synchronizations, is not complete and is not bootable. The final synchronization
performs necessary OS corrections and upgrades the file system to a consistent state.
Only after the final synchronization is the target VM bootable. Moreover, until the
final synchronization finishes, the target VM must not be modified in any way.
The final synchronization is only performed in file mode. This can occur in either hot
mode (VSS is required, available for Windows XP and above) or in cold mode.
Note To use Synchronized Cutover, you must have the vConverter PXE Service and VistaPE
image installed. For more information, please see the vConverter Installation and Setup
Guide.
For procedures specific to Synchronized Cutover, see Additional Task Procedures at the
end of this chapter.
Converting with Different Destinations Cutover
(DDC)
DDC is very similar to Synchronized Cutover, except that with DDC you can change
the location of the target image before the final synchronization. You can write the disk
image file(s) into one location, move the disk image files into other location, and then
specify this new location in task properties to continue cutover operation.
One possible use case for DDC is as follows:
You create a conversion task using a local VMware ESX Server as the target. After the
initial conversion and some subsequent synchronizations, you replicate the local ESX
Server to a remote site (a satellite office or perhaps a hosting provider). You can simply
pause the conversion task and reconfigure the conversion target to match the new
location. When you activate the task, the final synchronization will occur at the
scheduled time to the new target.
Intermediate synchronizations are done only in file mode, again without consistency
compliance. The target VM image, after the initial conversion and any subsequent
synchronizations, is not complete, and is not bootable. The final synchronization
performs necessary OS corrections and upgrades the file system to a consistent state.
Only after the Cutover Synchronization is the target VM bootable. Moreover, until
the final synchronization finishes, the target VM must not be modified in any way.
The final synchronization is only performed in file mode. This can occur in either hot
mode (VSS is required, available for Windows XP and above) or in cold mode.