User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- User's Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction
- Migration with Converter Standalone
- Converter Standalone Components
- Converter Standalone Features
- System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems
- Installation Space Requirements
- Supported Source Types
- Supported Destination Types
- Restoring VCB Images in Converter Standalone
- How Conversion Affects the Source Settings When They Are Applied to the Destination
- Changes That Conversion Causes to Virtual Hardware
- TCP/IP Port Requirements for Conversion
- Common Requirements for Remote Hot Cloning of Windows Operating Systems
- Installing and Uninstalling VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
- Install Converter Standalone in Windows
- Uninstall, Modify, or Repair Converter Standalone in Windows
- Perform a Command-Line Installation in Windows
- Command-Line Options for Windows Installation
- Perform a Local Installation in Linux
- Perform a Client-Server Installation in Linux
- Uninstall Converter Standalone in Linux
- Modify or Repair Converter Standalone in Linux
- Connect to a Remote Converter Standalone Server
- Converting Machines
- Convert a Machine
- Start the Wizard for a Conversion
- Select a Source to Convert
- Select a Destination for the New Virtual Machine
- View Setup Options for a New Virtual Machine
- Select the Destination Folder
- Organizing the Data to Copy to the Destination Machine
- Change Device Settings on the New Virtual Machine
- Change Network Connections on the Destination
- Control the Status of Windows Services During Conversion
- Advanced Customization Options
- Synchronize the Source with the Destination Machine
- Adjust the Post-Conversion Power State
- Install VMware Tools
- Customize the Guest Operating System
- Edit the Destination Computer Information
- Enter the Windows License Information
- Set the Time Zone
- Set Up the Network Adapters
- Assign a Workgroup or Domain Details
- Remove System Restore Checkpoints
- Set Up the Network for Helper Virtual Machine
- Customize a VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine
- Customize a Standalone or Workstation Virtual Machine
- Customize a Virtual Appliance
- View the Summary of a Conversion Task
- Convert a Machine
- Configuring VMware Virtual Machines
- Managing Conversion and Configuration Tasks
- Glossary
- Index
System Requirements 2
This information describes the requirements you must fulfill before you operate VMware
®
vCenter Converter
Standalone and describes the compatibilities and interoperabilities among the systems on which and with
which Converter Standalone works.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Supported Operating Systems,” on page 17
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“Installation Space Requirements,” on page 18
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“Supported Source Types,” on page 19
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“Supported Destination Types,” on page 22
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“Restoring VCB Images in Converter Standalone,” on page 22
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“How Conversion Affects the Source Settings When They Are Applied to the Destination,” on
page 23
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“Changes That Conversion Causes to Virtual Hardware,” on page 24
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“TCP/IP Port Requirements for Conversion,” on page 24
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“Common Requirements for Remote Hot Cloning of Windows Operating Systems,” on page 25
Supported Operating Systems
The Converter Standalone components you can run on an operating system determine the type of support
available: client support, server support, and remote access support. Source support is available if Converter
Standalone can convert the operating system that is installed on a powered-on or virtual machine.
For a list of operating systems on which you can install Converter Standalone components, see Table 2-1.
Table 2-1. Supported Operating Systems
Supported
Operating Systems Client Support Server Support
Remote Access
Support Source Support
Windows NT4 SP6+ X
Windows 2000 SP4 X X X X
Windows 2003
(32 bit and 64 bit)
X X X X
Windows XP
Professional (32 bit
and 64 bit)
X X X X
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