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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
O
online cloning, See hot cloning
operating systems, support 19
other VMware virtual machine, as source 40
OVF
customizing 62
format for virtual appliances 18
product properties 63
properties 41
P
Parallels Desktop, source 21, 40
port requirements 26
powered-on machine conversion limitations 22
powered-on machine, source 38
progress viewing 76
R
remote cloning, defined 13
remote Converter Standalone server 35
S
selecting destination 42
selecting hardware version 42
selecting sources
Acronis True Image backup 40
ESX host 39
ESX managed by vCenter Server 39
Microsoft Virtual PC 40
other VMware virtual machine 40
Parallels virtualization product image 40
powered-on machine 38
StorageCraft ShadowProtect image 40
Symantec LiveState Recovery image 40
third-party backup file 38
third-party virtual machine 38
virtual appliances 38, 41
VMware Infrastructure virtual machine 38
VMware virtual machine 38
VMware Workstation 40
settings affected by conversion 25
shutting down Windows services 54
Simple File Sharing, turning off 27
starting
conversion 38
machine conversion wizard 38
starting the configuration wizard 65
StorageCraft ShadowProtect, source 21, 40
supported destination types
ESX host 23
vCenter Server 23
virtual appliances 23
VirtualCenter 23
VMware ACE 23
VMware Fusion 23
VMware Player 23
VMware Server 23
Workstation 23
supported operating systems 19
supported source types
Acronis True Image 21
ESX support 21
Hyper-V 21
Microsoft Virtual PC support 21
Microsoft Virtual Server support 21
Parallels Desktop 21
powered-on machines 21
StorageCraft ShadowProtect 21
Symantec LiveState Recovery 21
vCenter Server 21
virtual appliances 21
Virtual Iron 21
VirtualCenter support 21
VMware Fusion support 21
VMware Server support 21
VMware virtual machines 21
Workstation support 21
Xen 21
Symantec LiveState Recovery, source 21, 40
system reconfiguration 10
system requirements
installation space requirements 20
supported operating systems 19
TCP/IP port requirements 26
Windows operating systems 26
T
task manager
adding tasks 74
canceling tasks 74, 75
checking tasks progress 75
combined filtering 78
deleting tasks 75
editing tasks 75
filtering by multiple criteria 78
filtering tasks by history 77
filtering tasks by status 78
number of concurrent tasks 74
viewing task progress 76
Task View, managing tasks with 18
tasks, adding to list 74
tasks, editing 74
tasks, filtering 77
tasks, managing 73
Index
VMware, Inc. 89