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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
Select a Source to Configure
You can select a VMware virtual machine as the source for a configuration task.
Procedure
1 On the Specify Source page, select a source type from the drop-down menu.
2 (Optional) Select VMware Infrastructure virtual machine as the configuration source if your source
system is a virtual machine that runs on an ESX host or on an ESX host managed by vCenter Server.
a In the Specify server connection information pane, type or select the ESX host that contains the virtual
machine to be configured.
The Server drop-down menu contains the identifiers or locations of systems that were logged in to
previously. You can type a new identifier.
b Enter your user credentials in the relevant text boxes and click Next.
All virtual machines on the selected ESX host appear in the Inventory pane. You can filter virtual
machines in the Inventory pane. You can narrow the list by selecting VM List from the drop-down
menu and type a machine name to search for.
c Select the machine to configure.
3 (Optional) If your source system is a standalone VMware virtual machine, from VMware Workstation,
VMware Fusion, VMware Player, VMware Server, or VMware ACE, select VMware Workstation or other
VMware virtual machine and browse for the source virtual machine or image.
The file type choices are limited to VMware Workstation *.vmx files.
4 (Optional) Click View Source Details to view more information about the source virtual machine.
5 Click Next.
If you selected a source virtual machine that is password protected, the Enter password pop-up window
appears. Type your password and proceed to the customization page.
What to do next
On the View/Edit Options page, you can select the required configuration options.
Select the Options to Configure
Configuring the source machine helps to improve its performance, customize its operating system, and install
the necessary device drivers.
Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, select options to configure.
Option Description
Install VMware Tools on the imported virtual machine Enhances the performance of the configured virtual
machine.
Configure guest preferences for the virtual machine Allows you to configure the guest operating system.
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