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Post-Conversion Processing Option Description
Remove System Restore checkpoints on destination Prevents the target machine from reverting to a
preconversion state.
Reconfigure destination virtual machine Installs the necessary device drivers, so the destination
virtual machine can boot without additional configuration.
2 (Optional) Select Configure guest preferences for the virtual machine and click Next to configure the
guest operating system.
3 Click Next to view a summary of the configuration task.
4 Click Finish to add the configuration task to the task list.
Converter Standalone configures the source machine according to your settings.
Customize a Virtual Machine’s Guest Operating System
On the Configure Wizard Customization page, you can customize the identity of the configured virtual
machine and generate a new security identifier.
You can configure the guest preferences for sources running on Windows XP or later. Guest operating system
options are not supported for source machines running under the Windows 2008 operating system.
This procedure is applicable to ESX Server, vCenter, Workstation 5.0, 6.0, and 6.5, VMware Fusion 1.0 and 2.0,
VMware Player 1.0, 2.0, and 2.5, VMware Server 1.0 and 2.0, and VMware ACE 1.0, 2.0, and 2.5 sources.
You can customize the following information:
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Computer information that identifies the virtual machine on a network
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Server license
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Virtual machine time zone
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Network interface properties
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Workgroup and Windows Server Domain
Prerequisites
You must set up the sysprep files before you can customize Windows 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP
sources. You must save sysprep files to %ALLUSERPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter
Converter Standalone on the machine where the Converter Standalone server runs. For more details on the
sysprep location for different operating systems, see “Save Sysprep Files,” on page 59.
Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, select Configure guest preferences for the virtual machine and click
Next.
2 On the Customizations page, select Computer Information in the options pane and customize the
following fields.
Option Description
Computer Name
A unique name to identify the virtual machine on the network. Valid
characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and the hyphen (-). The underscore (_) is
nonstandard, but Converter Standalone permits its use. The computer name
cannot have more than 63 characters and cannot consist only of numerals.
Owner Name
Valid characters include all printable characters. The limit is 63 characters.
Organization
Valid characters include all printable characters. The limit is 63 characters.
Generate New Security ID (SID)
(Optional) Select to generate a new security identifier.
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