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
Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Advanced conversion options.
2 Select Remove System Restore checkpoints on destination.
3 Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
Converter Standalone does not copy the system restore checkpoints from the source to the destination virtual
machine.
Set Up the Network for Helper Virtual Machine
When converting physical machine sources that run Linux, Converter Standalone creates a Helper virtual
machine on the destination host (ESX or vCenter). The Helper virtual machine needs network access to the
source machine in order to clone the source files. Default conversion settings enforce automatic acquisition of
IP address and DNS server for the Helper virtual machine. The following procedure allows you to setup this
network connection manually.
Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Helper VM Network.
The network settings pane opens to the right.
2 (Optional) To assign a static IP address to the Helper virtual machine, select Use the following IP address:
and specify the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.
Be sure the IP address you specify for the Helper virtual machine is not already in use on the network.
3 (Optional) To configure the DNS server address manually, select Use the following DNS server address:
and type the preferred DNS server address.
Optionally, type and alternate DNS server address.
4 Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
Converter Standalone uses the IP address and DNS server you specified to copy data from the source Linux
machine to the destination virtual machine during conversion.
Customize a VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine
When you convert to a VMware Infrastructure virtual machine, you can adjust some of its attributes. If you
skip this procedure and start the conversion process, Converter Standalone applies the default conversion
settings.
Procedure
1 On the Host/Resource page, click Next to go to the View/Edit Options page.
All customization options are listed in the left pane.
2 Click Destination Attributes and select the destination folder for the new virtual machine.
3 Click Data to copy and select the data copy type from the drop-down menu.
Option Description
Select volumes to copy
Performs volume-based copying.
Select disks to copy
Performs disk-based copying.
The options that appear in the drop-down menu depend on the selected source.
4 Click Devices to choose the number of processors to appear on the new virtual machine, as well as the
disk controller type and amount of memory allocated to the particular machine.
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