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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
overview 45
OVF product properties 63
processors 53
standalone destinations 61
virtual appliance destinations 62
VMware Infrastructure destinations 61
volume-based cloning 49
Windows services 54
Workstation destinations 61
D
deleting tasks 75
destination
ESX host 23, 42
vCenter Server 23, 42
virtual appliances 23, 44
VirtualCenter 23, 42
VMware ACE 23, 44
VMware Fusion 23, 44
VMware Player 23, 44
VMware Server 23, 44
Workstation 23, 44
disk cloning modes
disk-based cloning, defined 17
full clones, defined 17
linked clones, defined 17
volume-based cloning, defined 16
disk-based cloning 17, 48
disks, thin provisioning 52
duplicate ID 25
E
editing tasks 74
errors, viewing in the log files 76, 77
ESX host
destination 23, 42
source 21, 39
support 21
exporting a single task log file 76
exporting all log files 77
exporting virtual machines 44
F
full clones, defined 17
G
guest operating system customization
computer information 57, 69
DNS 59, 70
network adapters 59, 70
network configuration 70
SID 57, 69
time zone 59, 70
Windows license 58, 69
WINS 59, 70
workgroup and domain page 59, 71
GUID Partition Table (GPT) disks 16
H
Helper VM 60
hot and cold cloning compared 11
hot cloning
Linux sources 14
power off source 56
power on target 56
synchronizing source with destination 55
Windows sources 13
Hyper-V, source 21
I
installation space requirements 20
installing VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
in Linux 32, 33
in Windows 29
Windows command-line installation 31
Introduction 9
L
linked clones, defined 17
live cloning, See hot cloning
local cloning, defined 13
log files, exporting and viewing 76, 77
logs, location 77
M
managing tasks
adding to task list 74
canceling 74, 75
changing the number of tasks displayed 77,
78
checking task progress 75
deleting 75
filtering tasks by history 77
filtering tasks by status 78
multiple-criteria filtering 78
task view 73
managing tasks with the Task View 18
Master Boot Record (MBR) disks 16
maximum number of tasks 74
Microsoft Virtual PC, source 21, 40
Microsoft Virtual Server, source 21, 40
N
network, same for source and destination
machines 10
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