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vConverter v4.1 Chapter 1 Introduction 10
vConverter. The conversion completes. You need not be present at the source machine
during conversion.
During the less automated RCC process, you can boot into the source’s PXE
environment. Then, the PXE connects to vConverter’s PXE Service. (Note: To do this,
you must start PXE service. PXE is added automatically when you install vConverter.)
After the source connects to the PXE Service, VC automatically sends its boot image to
the source. Then, the source boots into the cold cloning boot image. At this point, you
must confirm that the source is on the network. Then, you must locate the source in VC
and manually convert it.
This is how the process works when the conversion type is set to RCC:
1. vConverter sends a new boot loader to the source.
2. vConverter sends the VistaPE boot image file directly to the source and initiates a
reboot.
3. The source boots into the vConverter boot image and instantiates the network
stack.
4. vConverter establishes contact with the conversion monitor and initiates the
conversion process.
5. Once conversion is complete, the source restarts and boots into its previous boot
environment with the previous boot loader intact.
There are a few options for using a boot image based on the Windows Vista OS.
• Download Vista PE .ISO image from the Vizioncore website and burn it to a CD.
From the CD, boot the system to be converted. When booting completes, the
source will display in vConverter’s Network Browsers pane. This is called manual
cold conversion.
• Use Vista PE boot .wim and PXE service for machines that support PXE. From a
remote system, reboot the source and use F12 to boot from the network. The
source server will display in vConverter’s Network Browser pane under an object
named Cold cloning ready (under VistaPE). This is called RCC.
• Use Vista PE boot .wim and RCC. The boot image is transferred to a working
source system. This requires 300MB of free space on each active partition. The
boot loader code is replaced. The source is rebooted remotely into the boot image.
The F12 sequence runs automatically. As Vista PE loads, the original boot area is
restored. When loading is complete, the boot image is removed from the source.
Note: If you have any trouble loading Vista PE, see the Manually Install a NIC Device to
Work with VistaPE section in the Appendix. Also, confirm driver compatibility by
checking your drivers against the list provided in Drivers section of the Appendix.
35BFile-based and Block-based Cloning