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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 (Optional) Select Use the following DNS server address and type the preferred DNS server address to
configure the DNS server address manually.
Optionally, type an alternative DNS server address.
4 Select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
Converter Standalone uses the IP address and DNS server you specify to copy data from the source Linux
machine to the destination virtual machine during conversion.
Customize a VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine
When you convert to a VMware Infrastructure virtual machine, you can adjust some of its attributes. If you
start the conversion process without changing any attributes, Converter Standalone applies the default
conversion settings.
Procedure
1 On the Host/Resource page, click Next to go to the View/Edit Options page.
All customization options are listed in the left pane.
2 Click Destination Attributes and select the destination folder for the new virtual machine.
3 (Optional) For OVF 1.0 sources with deployment properties and vCenter Server 4.0 destinations, click
Properties to view or edit the property values.
You cannot proceed if mandatory properties are missing property values.
NOTE OVF property categories, if any, are not displayed.
4 Click Data to copy and select the data copy type from the drop-down menu.
Option Description
Select volumes to copy
Performs volume-based copying.
Select disks to copy
Performs disk-based copying.
The options that appear in the drop-down menu depend on the selected source.
5 Click Devices to choose the number of processors to appear on the new virtual machine, as well as the
disk controller type, and amount of memory allocated to the particular machine.
6 Click Networks to change the number of network adapters to connect on the destination machine.
7 Use the drop-down menus to map networks from the virtual infrastructure to the network adapters.
8 Click Services to change the status of the source services and set up the starting mode of the destination
services.
9 Click Advanced conversion options to customize the guest operating system, post-conversion power
state, post-conversion synchronization, and VMware Tools installation.
10 Click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
11 Click Finish to start the conversion.
You created a conversion task to produce a new virtual machine that ESX or vCenter Server runs.
Customize a Standalone or Workstation Virtual Machine
When you convert to a standalone virtual machine, you can adjust some of its attributes.
If you do not adjust the virtual machine attributes, Converter Standalone applies the default conversion
settings. Some of the options might vary depending on the selected destination Desktop Virtualization product
type.
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