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
Table 2-1. Supported Operating Systems (Continued)
Supported
Operating Systems Client Support Server Support
Remote Access
Support Source Support
Windows 2008
Server (32 bit and
64 bit)
X X X X
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 2.1 (32 bit)
X
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 3.0 (32 bit and
64 bit)
X X X
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4.0 (32 bit and
64 bit)
X X X X
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.0 (32 bit and
64 bit)
X X X X
Red Hat Linux
Advanced Server 2.1
(32 bit)
X
SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 8
X X X
SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 9
(32 bit)
X X X
SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 10
(32 bit)
X X X X
Ubuntu 5.x X X X
Ubuntu 6.x X X X X
Ubuntu 7.x (32 bit) X X X X
Ubuntu 8.x (32 bit) X
Installation Space Requirements
During installation you can select which Converter Standalone components to install. All components require
different disk space to install.
Table 2-2 shows the disk space required to install Converter Standalone and its components.
Table 2-2. Installation Space Requirements
Operating System Installation Component Disk Space Required
Windows Installation file 100MB
Decompressed installation file 100MB
Client 25MB
Server and agent 360MB
Linux Installation file 130MB
Decompressed installation file 500MB
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