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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
Set the Time Zone
You can set the time zone if you are converting a virtual machine to use in a remote location.
Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Advanced options and select Configure guest preferences for the
virtual machine.
2 Click Next to access the guest operating system settings.
3 In the options list, select Time Zone.
4 Select the target time zone from the Time Zone drop-down menu.
5 Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
The time zone is set on the destination virtual machine.
Set Up the Network Adapters
You can customize network adapter settings on the destination virtual machine.
The network adapters option is available for all supported destinations except virtual appliances.
Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Advanced conversion options and select Configure guest
preferences for the virtual machine.
2 Click Next to access the guest operating system settings.
3 In the options list to the left, select Network Interface Settings.
The list of network adapters appears to the right.
4 Select the relevant adapter and click Customize to open its properties.
a On the General tab, manually enter the IP address and DNS server address.
b On the DNS tab, specify the DNS connections by entering DNS suffixes.
c For each DNS suffix you enter, click Add.
d If you are entering multiple DNS suffixes, use Move Up and Move Down to specify the order in
which a virtual machine is to use the connections.
e On the WINS tab, type the primary and secondary WINS IP address in the text box.
5 Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
Assign a Workgroup or Domain Details
You can set up how a target virtual machine participates in the destination network.
This option is available for all supported destinations except virtual appliances.
Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Advanced options and select Configure guest preferences for the
virtual machine.
2 Click Next to access the guest operating system settings.
3 In the options list to the left, select Workgroup/Domain.
The workgroup and domain settings appear to the right.
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