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
Powered-On Machine Conversion Limitations
When you convert a powered-on machine, some conversion features might not be available for certain source
operating systems.
For a list of limitations dependent on the source operating system, see Table 2-4.
Table 2-4. Powered-On Machine Conversion Limitations
Source Operating System Limitations
Windows NT Server SP6+ Only virtual machine conversion is supported.
Linux
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Only volume-based cloning at the file level is supported.
n
Only managed destinations are supported.
Virtual Machine Conversion Limitations
Certain limitations exist when you convert a virtual machine, depending on the type of operating system on
which you run Converter Standalone.
Virtual machines must be powered off before you convert them. The only way to convert running virtual
machines is if you treat them as powered-on machines.
You can convert multiboot virtual machines only if GRUB is installed as the boot loader. LILO is not supported.
For a list of limitations dependent on the host operating system, see Table 2-5.
Table 2-5. Virtual Machine Conversion Limitations
Host Operating System Limitations
Windows 2000 Reconfiguration and customization are supported only for Windows NT4 and
Windows 2000 guest operating systems.
Windows Server 2003
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
n
Disk-based cloning only for Linux guests
n
No reconfiguration or customization for Linux guests
n
No VMware Tools installation for Linux guests
Linux
n
Only disk-based cloning for all guest operating systems
n
Volume-based cloning is not supported
n
Gathering volume information for Windows guests is not supported
n
Conversion of Symantec LiveState Recovery Image, Acronis, and Storage Craft is not
supported
n
Reconfiguration is only supported for all Windows guests except Windows NT4
n
VMware Tools installation is only supported for Windows guests
n
Customization is not supported
Third-Party Virtual Machine or System Image Conversion Limitations
Converter Standalone can convert third-party virtual machines, system images, and ShadowProtect and
BackupExec System Recovery images with some limitations.
The following are limitations for conversion of third-party virtual machines and system images:
n
Virtual machines from Macintosh versions of Virtual PC are not supported.
n
The operating system on the source Virtual PC or Virtual Server virtual machine must be a Windows guest
operating system supported by the intended VMware platform (for example, Workstation 5 or 6.0.x). For
a list of supported operating systems, see the Guest Operating System Installation Guide.
User's Guide
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