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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
3 In the Virtual machine details pane, type a name for the converted virtual machine and browse to select
its destination location.
The name can be 80 characters long, is case-sensitive, and must be unique within the virtual machine
folder. The name can contain alphanumeric characters, underscores (_), and hyphens (-).
4 (Optional) If you are connected to a remote Converter Standalone server, click Connect As and enter the
address and user credentials.
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If the source is a remote physical machine, enter the address and user credentials for a location that
is accessible from that source machine.
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If the source is another virtual machine, enter the address and user credentials for a location that is
accessible to the machine that runs the remote Converter Standalone server.
5 Click Next.
You selected to create a standalone virtual machine to run on one of the supported VMware products.
What to do next
On the View/Edit Options page, you can make more precise settings to the conversion task.
View Setup Options for a New Virtual Machine
Depending on the selected source machine and destination type, the View/Edit Options page provides setup
options for the destination virtual machine or virtual appliance.
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Select the Destination Folder on page 46
The Destination Attributes option is available for VMware Infrastructure destinations. This option
allows you to determine the logical relationship of the new virtual machine to the virtual environment.
You select the folder to which the target virtual machine belongs.
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Organizing the Data to Copy to the Destination Machine on page 46
Depending on the selected source and destination, you can select what data to copy to the destination
virtual machine. You can also select the data's location on specific datastores in your virtual environment.
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Change Device Settings on the New Virtual Machine on page 53
You can change the number of processors, the amount of memory, and the disk controller type to run
on the destination virtual machine.
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Change Network Connections on the Destination on page 54
You can change the number of network adapters to appear on the destination virtual machine.
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Control the Status of Windows Services During Conversion on page 54
You can change the starting mode of the source Windows services on the target virtual machine and stop
the Windows services on the source machine during the conversion. Stopping some services on the source
machine allows easier synchronization between the source and the target machine.
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Advanced Customization Options on page 55
Before you start the conversion, you can use the View/Edit Options page in the Conversion wizard to
adjust advanced settings. These settings include postconversion synchronization between source and
destination, postconversion power state of the source and destination virtual machine, VMware tools
installation, reconfiguration of destination virtual machine, destination computer information, and
system restore checkpoints.
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