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4 View Setup Options for a New Virtual Machine on page 42
Depending on the selected source machine and destination type, the View/Edit Options page provides
setup options for the destination virtual machine or virtual appliance.
5 View the Summary of a Conversion Task on page 58
On the Ready to Complete page, you can view a summary of the new conversion task before you add it
to the task list.
Start the Wizard for a Conversion
The Conversion wizard helps you specify your source machine, the destination for the machine, and to select
the machine's settings.
Procedure
1 Start the VMware vCenter Converter Standalone application.
2 Click Convert Machine in the application menu.
The Specify Source page introduces the conversion process: Specify Source, Specify Destination, View/Edit
Options, and Ready to Complete.
What to do next
You can now select the source machine type to convert.
Select a Source to Convert
The Conversion wizard has several source options from which you can select the type of machine to convert.
Select a Powered-On Machine Source
You can select a local or remote running machine as a source for your conversion.
Prerequisites
Before you select a machine source for conversion, complete the following prerequisites:
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Turn off the firewall on a remote source machine.
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Make sure that another conversion task is not using the source you select.
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If the source machine is local, the Converter Standalone server and the Converter Standalone agent must
be installed on it.
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To convert a remote powered-on machine, you must have Administrator credentials.
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To convert a remote Windows powered-on machine, the machine must have file sharing enabled.
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To convert a local Linux powered-on machine, you must treat it as a remote machine. Provide its IP address
and root credentials to connect.
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