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
Contents
About This Book 5
1
Introduction 7
Migration with Converter Standalone 7
Converter Standalone Components 8
Converter Standalone Features 8
2
System Requirements 17
Supported Operating Systems 17
Installation Space Requirements 18
Supported Source Types 19
Supported Destination Types 22
Restoring VCB Images in Converter Standalone 22
How Conversion Affects the Source Settings When They Are Applied to the Destination 23
Changes That Conversion Causes to Virtual Hardware 24
TCP/IP Port Requirements for Conversion 24
Common Requirements for Remote Hot Cloning of Windows Operating Systems 25
3
Installing and Uninstalling VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 27
Install Converter Standalone in Windows 27
Uninstall, Modify, or Repair Converter Standalone in Windows 28
Perform a Command-Line Installation in Windows 29
Command-Line Options for Windows Installation 29
Perform a Local Installation in Linux 30
Perform a Client-Server Installation in Linux 31
Uninstall Converter Standalone in Linux 32
Modify or Repair Converter Standalone in Linux 32
Connect to a Remote Converter Standalone Server 32
4
Converting Machines 35
Convert a Machine 35
5
Configuring VMware Virtual Machines 59
Configure a Virtual Machine 59
6
Managing Conversion and Configuration Tasks 65
Manage Tasks in the Task List 65
Glossary 71
Index 79
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