4.0.1

Change Network Connections on the Destination
You can change the number of network adapters to appear on the destination virtual machine.
Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Networks in the left options pane.
The network adapter options appear to the right.
2 Select the number of network adapters to connect from the drop-down menu.
3 Select the connection type for each network adapter from its respective drop-down menu.
The list of available networks varies depending on the selected destination. For hosted destinations, you
can view more information about connection types in the bottom of the networks pane.
When you use managed destinations, the drop-down menu contains all networks that are found on the
host.
4 Use the check boxes to enable or disable the connection of each network adapter when the destination
virtual machine powers on.
5 Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
The network connections of your destination virtual machine are configured according to your settings.
NOTE This network setting also applies when you convert remote source machines running Linux and the
target is being run as a helper virtual machine. Choose a network that allows the helper virtual machine to
connect to the source and the Converter server to connect to the helper virtual machine.
Control the Status of Windows Services During Conversion
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.
Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Services in the left options pane.
The following tabs appear in the right panel:
Source Services
Contains a list of all services on the source machine.
Destination Services
Contains a list of all destination services.
2 On the Source Services tab, select the services to stop during the conversion.
Stop the appropriate services, such as Exchange service or SQL service, to ensure the least possible data
loss.
3 On the Destination Services tab, select the relevant services and change their starting mode from the
respective drop-down menus.
4 Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
Converter Standalone shuts down the source services at the beginning of the conversion and configures the
destination services to start according to your settings.
User's Guide
54 VMware, Inc.