Reference Guide

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136BDrive Capture Tool with Consistency Support
This component runs on the source server. It reads and transfers disk data to the target
server. Its built-in Consistency Driver tracks data changes, so there is no need to stop
applications or start services to prevent disk data from modifying while copying.
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 systems, you can use Volume Shadow
Service (VSS) instead of the Consistency Driver, to enforce consistency level for VSS-
aware applications such as large databases (MS-SQL server) etc.
137BMigration Tool
This tool performs the operations necessary to ensure that the system is bootable and
functions properly after the move from a physical (or virtual) source to a target virtual
hardware platform. The Migration Tool runs on the client system and operates mounted
to GUID volume. It puts necessary SCSI drivers compatible with new hardware HAL file
and updates the Windows registry on mounted file system.
The tool performs these post-conversion tasks—installs VMware Tools for target desktop
VMware versions, schedules running user scripts on migrated systems during first boot,
and uninstalls required software from migrated systems.
138BDrive Image Mount Tool
Using this tool, drive image file content can be seen as a separate disk with read-only or
read-write access. The Drive Image Mount Tool uses Virtual Disk Driver to mount the
image. It is used in test or troubleshooting scenarios only.
139BCLI Tool
The CLI Tool allows you to run conversion jobs without using GUI. It was developed to
allow P2V features to be added to third-party software. The tool can be used as part of a
vConverter installation or as a standalone set of executables. If you select the latter, the
CLI Tool can be incorporated into any third-party application to provide conversion
functionality.
As a standalone executable, the tool uses License Service running at the same host. As a
set of DLLs compiled for use with appointed third-party executables, the CLI Tool does
not support native vConverter licensing. Instead, it is bound to a predefined name of
caller process. That is, if the caller executable name does not match the expected one, the
tool fails.
140BRemote Launch Tool
The Remote Launch Tool runs an executable on a remote Windows system. It requires
having the administrative credentials for the remote system, and uses Windows 2000
features to run.