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5 Click Networks to change the number of network adapters to connect on the destination machine.
6 Use the drop-down menus to map networks from the virtual infrastructure to the network adapters.
7 Click Services to change the status of the source services and set up the starting mode of the destination
services.
8 Click Advanced conversion options to customize the guest operating system, post-conversion power
state, post-conversion synchronization, and VMware Tools installation.
9 Click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
10 Click Finish to start the conversion.
You created a conversion task to produce a new virtual machine that ESX or vCenter runs.
Customize a Standalone or Workstation Virtual Machine
When you convert to a standalone virtual machine, you can adjust some of its attributes.
If you skip this procedure, Converter Standalone applies the default conversion settings. Some of the options
might vary depending on the selected destination Desktop Virtualization product type.
Procedure
1 From the Data to copy drop-down menu, select the data copy type:.
Option Description
Select volumes to copy
Performs volume-based copying.
Select disks to copy
Performs disk-based copying.
Linked clone
Creates a virtual machine that shares the virtual disks of the source machine.
The options that appear in the drop-down menu depend on the selected source.
2 Depending on the selected copy type, adjust the disk types, sizes, and locations.
3 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 this machine.
The number of processors and the disk controller type depend on the selected source and the destination
product type.
4 Click Networks to change the number of network adapters to connect on the destination machine.
Use the drop-down menus to change the connection type. Select or deselect the check box next to each
network connection to control its connection status when the destination machine powers on.
5 Click Services to change the status of the source services and to set up the starting mode of the destination
services.
6 Click Advanced conversion options to customize the guest operating system, post-conversion power
state, post-conversion synchronization, and VMware Tools installation.
7 Click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
8 Click Finish to add the conversion task to the task list.
You created a conversion task to produce a new standalone virtual machine or VMware Workstation virtual
machine.
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