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Windows P2V Conversions 86
Creating Conversions
the appropriate columns. Different source systems require different information to be
properly imported.
Note The CSV file fields should not contain leading or trailing spaces. Any leading or trailing
spaces will be incorporated into vConverter files, and may create import failures.
The table below shows the fields available in the CSV, and lists which source systems
use which heading. For example, for importing machines booted to the VistaPE, only
the name field is required.
Note The CSV should not include column labels.
To import the CSV, on the Network Browser pane, go to the Systems to Convert tab and
click the Import Systems to Convert icon.
Creating Folders and Tasks
In vConverter, each task has to be placed into corresponding container, or folder.
Folders are a way to put similar conversion tasks together. It is possible to rename
folders and tasks, create and remove tasks and folders, and move tasks between folders.
Also it is possible to run or stop the entire tasks within given folder with one click, using
Run and Stop commands.
Some common use cases for task grouping are shown below:
• Per Host - Assume that you have to convert four hundred source servers to ten
ESX Server hosts. A logical grouping would be to create a Folder for each host,
with each folder containing the tasks required to convert 40 source systems.
• By Conversion Method - Assume again that you have to convert four hundred
source servers to ten ESX Server hosts. Another grouping option would be to
group by conversion method. Perhaps 60 of the 400 servers require the data
consistency of Cold Cloning, while 150 require the reduced downtime offered by
Name UserID Password SSHUserID SSHPassword SSHPort
VistaPE
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