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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
Option Description
Remove System Restore checkpoints on destination Prevents the target machine from reverting to a
preconversion state.
Reconfigure destination virtual machine Installs the necessary device drivers, so that the
destination virtual machine can boot without additional
configuration.
2 (Optional) Select Configure guest preferences for the virtual machine and click Next to configure the
guest operating system.
3 Click Next to view a summary of the configuration task.
4 Click Finish to add the configuration task to the task list.
Converter Standalone configures the source machine according to your settings.
Customize a Virtual Machine’s Guest Operating System
On the Configure Wizard Customization page, you can customize the identity of the configured virtual
machine and generate a new security identifier.
You can configure the guest preferences for sources running on Windows XP or later.
This procedure is applicable to ESX Server; vCenter Server; Workstation 5.0, 6.0, and 6.5; VMware Fusion 1.0
and 2.0; VMware Player 1.0, 2.0, and 2.5; VMware Server 1.0 and 2.0; and VMware ACE 1.0, 2.0, and 2.5 sources.
You can customize the following information:
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Computer information that identifies the virtual machine on a network
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Server license
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Virtual machine time zone
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Network interface properties
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Workgroup and Windows Server Domain
Prerequisites
You must set up the sysprep files before you can customize Windows 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP
sources. You must save sysprep files to %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter
Converter Standalone on the machine where the Converter Standalone server runs. For more details on the
sysprep location for different operating systems, see “Save Sysprep Files,” on page 66.
Procedure
1 On the View/Edit Options page, select Configure guest preferences for the virtual machine and click
Next.
2 On the Customizations page, select Computer Information in the options pane and customize the
computer and owner name, organization name, and the security ID.
3 (Optional) Select Windows License and enter the Windows licensing information for this virtual machine
if necessary.
You can leave the Product ID field blank and proceed to the next option.
The Include Server License Information check box applies only to Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server operating systems. If you do not select this check box, the Server License
Mode buttons are not active. This action does not apply to Windows Vista systems.
4 (Optional) Select Time Zone and select a time zone from the drop-down menu.
5 (Optional) Select Network Interface Settings to configure the network interfaces.
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