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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
Save Sysprep Files
To customize the guest operating system of a virtual machine, you must save the Sysprep files to the specified
locations on the machine where Converter Standalone server runs.
Prerequisites
You must download the Sysprep files that correspond to the operating system of the source machine.
Procedure
1 Save the Sysprep files to the specified location.
Destination OS or
Guest OS Sysprep Files Location for Windows Sysprep Files Location for Linux
Windows 2000
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data
\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\sysprep\2k
/var/lib/vmware-vcenter-converter-
standalone/sysprep/2k
Windows 2003
server (32 bit)
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data
\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\sysprep\svr2003
/var/lib/vmware-vcenter-converter-
standalone/sysprep/svr2003
Windows 2003
server (64 bit)
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data
\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\sysprep\svr2003-64
/var/lib/vmware-vcenter-converter-
standalone/sysprep/svr2003-64
Windows XP (32 bit)
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data
\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\sysprep\xp
/var/lib/vmware-vcenter-converter-
standalone/sysprep/xp
Windows XP (64 bit)
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data
\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\sysprep\xp-64
/var/lib/vmware-vcenter-converter-
standalone/sysprep/xp-64
2 Click Convert Machine or Configure Machine in the application toolbar to begin converting or
configuring a machine.
What to do next
Now you can customize the guest operating system of a virtual machine by using the Conversion or the
Configuration wizard.
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