4.0.1
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
Updated Information
This User's Guide for vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0.1 is updated with each release of the product or when
necessary.
This table provides the update history of the User's Guide for vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0.1.
Revision Description
EN-000158-02
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In Table 2-1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7.0 is removed from the list as Converter
Standalone does not support this operating system.
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In Table 2-3, the Third-party virtual machines or system images row is updated to
reflect that Parallels Virtuozzo containers are not supported.
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In Table 2-4, a new row is added to reflect the limitations related to synchronizing
the source with the destination machine for Windows 2000 sources.
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In Table 2-4, a new row is added to reflect the limitations related to synchronizing
the source with the destination machine for Windows XP or later sources.
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In Table 2-5, the Linux host limitations are updated to reflect that VMware Tools
installation is not supported.
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The topic “Perform a Local Installation in Linux,” on page 32 now contains the
correct filename of the Linux installer file.
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Step 12 in the "Perform a Client-Server Installation in Linux" topic is updated to
reflect the actual procedure.
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The topic “Customize the Guest Operating System,” on page 56 is updated to state
explicitly that you cannot customize the guest operating system of Linux source
machines.
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In Step 1 of the "Save Sysprep Files" topic, the Sysprep files locations for Linux are
updated to reflect the correct location of the files.
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The topic Virtual Machine Conversion Limitations has been renamed for clarity to
“Conversion Limitations for Virtual Machines,” on page 22.
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The topic Virtual Appliance Conversion Limitations has been renamed for clarity to
“Conversion Limitations for Virtual Appliances,” on page 23.
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The topic Powered-On Machine Conversion Limitations has been renamed for
clarity to “Conversion Limitations for Powered-On Machines,” on page 22.
EN-000158-01 Minor revision.
EN-000158-00 Initial release.
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