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
Index
A
Acronis True Image, source 19, 38
adding tasks 66
advanced customization
guest operating system 51
installing VMware Tools 51
overview 49
powering machines on and off 50
removing system restore checkpoints 54
synchronizing source and destination 50
C
changing the number of tasks displayed 69, 70
cloning
cloning modes 43
defined 8
disk cloning modes 14
disk-based cloning 15, 44
full clones 15
hot cloning 11
linked clones 15, 47
local cloning, defined 11
remote cloning, defined 11
volume-based cloning 14, 44
cold cloning, boot CD 10
command-line commands 29
configuring
guest operating system 62
moving volumes to target virtual disk 46
new target disks 45
options 61
overview 59
selecting a source 61
selecting the options 61
selecting VMware Fusion source 61
selecting VMware Player source 61
selecting VMware Server source 61
selecting Workstation source 61
starting the Wizard 59
Sysprep files locations 59
target datastore 47
view summary 58
viewing task summary 58
connect to a remote Converter Standalone
server 32
controlling the number of concurrent tasks 66
conversion
selecting a procedure 35
starting 36
conversion limitations
Linux guest limitations 20
powered-on machine limitations 20
reconfiguration limitations 20
third-party images limitations 20
third-party virtual machines or system
images 20
virtual appliances 21
virtual machines 20
windows guest limitations 20
conversion options for a standalone virtual
machine 37
conversion tasks
editing 67
managing 65
maximum running 66
conversion wizard, starting 36
Converter Standalone
components 8
Converter Standalone agent 8
Converter Standalone client 8
Converter Standalone server 8
Introduction 7
Converter Standalone agent 8
Converter Standalone client 8
Converter Standalone server 8
converting, powered-on machines 50
copy source machine changes to destination 11
customization
cloning modes 43
data copy types 43
customizing
advanced options 49
datastore folder 43
destination attributes 43
disk controllers 48
disk-based cloning 44
memory 48
network adapters 48
network connections 48
number of networks 48
VMware, Inc. 79