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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
Prerequisites
To convert virtual machines to vCenter Server destinations with Converter Standalone, you must have the
following vCenter Server permissions set at the datacenter level:
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Datastore.Browse Datastore
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Datastore.AllocateSpace, full permissions.
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Virtual Machine.Inventory
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Virtual Machine.Configuration, full permissions.
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Virtual Machine.Interaction.Power On. Needed only if you power on the target virtual machine after
conversion.
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Virtual Machine.Provisioning.Allow Disk Access
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Resource.Assign Virtual Machine To Resource Pool
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Network.AssignToVM
Procedure
1 On the Destination Type page, select VMware Infrastructure virtual machine from the drop-down menu.
2 Enter the required information.
a From the drop-down menu, select the destination server or enter its IP address or host name if it is
not listed.
b Type your credentials for the destination server.
3 Click Next.
4 On the Host & Cluster page, specify the resources for the converted virtual machine.
a Assign a name to the virtual machine you are creating.
The vCenter Server Inventory pane might contain multiple hosts, clusters, and datacenters.
b Select the host or resource pool within a host from which to run the virtual machine.
c Select a datastore from the drop-down menu.
The datastore capacity appears under the drop-down menu. VMware recommends that you choose
a datastore that can accommodate all files of the source virtual machine. You can check the source
size above the selected datastore.
d For vSphere 4.0 destinations, select the virtual machine version from the drop-down menu.
Option Description
Version 4 Select when sharing storage or virtual machines with
ESX Server versions 3.x.
Version 7 Select for the latest virtual machine features. This
hardware version is not supported for ESX 3.x
destinations.
NOTE Settings on the View/Edit Options page might vary, depending on the virtual hardware version
you select.
e Click Next.
You selected to create a virtual machine to run on an ESX host that vCenter Server or a standalone ESX host
manages.
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