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Table Of Contents
- User's Guide
- Contents
- Updated Information
- 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
- Distribute Disks over Several Datastores
- Distribute Volumes over Several Datastores
- Create or Delete a Target Disk
- Move a Source Volume to a Target Virtual Disk
- Modify the Settings in the Source Volumes List
- Change the Target Datastore for a Destination Virtual Disk
- Create a Thin Provisioned Disk
- Create a Linked Clone
- 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 the Helper Virtual Machine
- Customize a VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine
- Customize a Standalone or Workstation Virtual Machine
- Customize a Virtual Appliance
- Configure the Product Properties of an Exported Virtual Appliance
- View the Summary of a Conversion Task
- Convert a Machine
- Configuring VMware Virtual Machines
- Configure a Virtual Machine
- Save Sysprep Files
- Select a Source to Configure
- Select the Options to Configure
- Customize a Virtual Machine’s Guest Operating System
- Edit the Computer Information of a Configured Virtual Machine
- Enter the Windows License Information of a Configured Virtual Machine
- Set the Time Zone of a Configured Virtual Machine
- Set Up the Network Adapters of a Configured Virtual Machine
- Assign a Workgroup or Domain Details of a Configured Virtual Machine
- View the Summary of a Configuration Task
- Configure a Virtual Machine
- Managing Conversion and Configuration Tasks
- Glossary
- Index
Table 2-2. Installation Space Requirements (Continued)
Operating System Installation Component Disk Space Required
Decompressed installation file 500MB
Client 130MB
Server and agent 450MB
Supported Source Types
With Converter Standalone, you can convert local or remote powered-on machines, VMware virtual machines,
third-party virtual machines, system images, and OVF or OVA virtual appliances.
Table 2-3 lists the sources that Converter Standalone supports.
Table 2-3. Supported Sources
Source Type Sources
Powered-on machines
n
Windows physical machines (local or remote)
n
Linux physical machines (local and remote)
n
Windows virtual machines running on Hyper-V Server (local and remote)
n
Windows virtual machines running on Citrix XenServer 4 Enterprise Edition (local
and remote)
n
Windows virtual machines running on Virtual Iron version 4.2 (local and remote)
VMware Infrastructure virtual
machines
n
ESX 3.x and 4.0
n
ESXi versions 3.5 and 4.0 Installable and ESXi versions 3.5 and 4.0 Embedded
n
ESX Server 2.5.x (if VirtualCenter 2.x manages ESX)
n
vCenter Server 2.0, 2.5, and 4.0
VMware virtual machines
n
VMware Workstation 4.x, 5.x, 6.0.x, and 6.5.x
n
VMware Fusion 1.x and 2.x
n
VMware Player 1.x, 2.x, and 2.5
n
VMware ACE 1.x, 2.x, and 2.5.x
n
VMware Server 1.x, 2.x
Third-party virtual machines or
system images
n
VMware Consolidated Backup (.vmx)
n
Acronis True Image Echo 9.1 and 9.5, and Acronis True Image 10 Home (.tib).
Supported only in Converter Standalone server and agent for Windows.
n
Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery (formerly LiveState Recovery) 6.5, 7.0, 8.0,
and 8.5, LiveState Recovery 3.0 and 6.0 (.sv2i, .v2i or .iv2i). Supported only in
Converter Standalone server and agent for Windows.
n
Norton Ghost version 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 13.0, and 14.0 (.sv2i). Supported only in
Converter Standalone server and agent for Windows.
n
Parallels Desktop for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, and 4.0 (.pvs
and .hdd). Parallels Virtuozzo containers are not supported.
n
Parallels Workstation 2.0 (.pvs)
n
All versions of StorageCraft ShadowProtect Desktop, Server, SBS, IT, and so on
(.spf). Supported only in Converter Standalone server and agent for Windows.
n
Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 for Windows and Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 for Windows
(.vmc)
n
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 and 2005 R2 (.vmc)
OVF or OVA virtual appliances
n
OVF specification version 0.9 and 1.0
n
Local .ovf or .ova file
n
URL to an .ovf or .ova file
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