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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
7 Click Edit Networks to create your own networks for the new virtual appliance.
By default, Converter Standalone creates a network called VMNetwork.
8 Create a network and map it to a network adapter.
a Click Add.
b Enter the name and description in the Network properties window and click OK. Repeat for each
network to add to the list.
c From the Network adapters to connect drop-down menu, select a number.
d (Optional) On the Network adapters list, use the drop-down menus to map the new network to the
network adapters.
e To remove a network from the list, select it and click Remove. If it is mapped to a network adapter,
its network changes to the default network. The default network appears in the uppermost row of
the networks list.
9 Click Edit EULAs to add end-user license agreements to the target virtual appliance.
a Click Add and browse for the EULA files to include in the destination package. You can select multiple
licenses.
b Click the up or down arrows to change the order in which the licenses are listed.
c Click Remove to remove a EULA file from the list.
10 Click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
11 Click Finish to add the conversion task to the Converter Standalone task list.
You created a conversion task to produce a new virtual appliance.
Configure the Product Properties of an Exported Virtual Appliance
For virtual appliance destinations, you can add custom product properties to the target OVF package.
Property elements specify application-level customization parameters and are particularly relevant to
appliances that must be customized with specific settings during deployment.
Prerequisites
All product properties are added to one product section. You cannot add or remove product sections in
Converter Standalone.
Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, click Product Properties.
The properties list appears to the right. You can sort any column by clicking its header.
2 (Optional) To add a new product property, click New.
The Property Settings dialog box appears.
a Type a category and a label for the new property.
By default, the label value is copied in the ID text box, but you can change it if necessary.
NOTE The ID of the property must be unique and the ID text box cannot be empty.
b (Optional) Type a string in the Default value text box.
The Type text box is read-only. Converter Standalone supports only the string property type.
c (Optional) Type a description of the new property in the corresponding text box.
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