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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide
- Contents
- Updated Information
- About This Book
- Introduction to VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
- System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems
- Installation Space Requirements
- Supported Source Types
- Supported Destination Types
- Configuring Permissions for VirtualCenter Users
- Support for IPv6 in Converter Standalone
- TCP/IP and UDP Port Requirements for Conversion
- Requirements for Remote Hot Cloning of Windows Operating Systems
- Installing and Uninstalling Converter Standalone
- Perform a Local Installation on Windows
- Perform a Client-Server Installation in Windows
- Perform a Command-Line Installation in Windows
- Command-Line Options for Windows Installation
- Modify Converter Standalone in Windows
- Repair Converter Standalone in Windows
- Uninstall Converter Standalone in Windows
- Connect to a Remote Converter Standalone Server
- Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine
- Start the Wizard for a Conversion
- Select a Source Machine to Convert
- Select a Powered-On Windows Machine to Convert
- Select a Powered-On Linux Machine to Convert
- Select an ESX/ESXi or vCenter Server Virtual Machine to Convert
- Select a VMware Hosted Virtual Machine to Convert
- Select a Backup Image or a Third-Party Virtual Machine to Convert
- Select a Hyper-V Server Virtual Machine to Convert
- Select a Destination for the New Virtual Machine
- Configure the Hardware of the Destination Virtual Machine
- Organize the Data to Copy on the Destination Machine
- Resize a Volume
- Exclude a Source Volume from the Conversion Process
- Move a Volume to a Different Virtual Disk
- Select the Destination Datastore for a Source Volume
- Add a Virtual Disk
- Move a Disk to a Different Datastore
- Create an Expandable Disk on a Managed Destination
- Create an Expandable Disk on a Hosted Destination
- Exclude a Source Disk from the Conversion Task
- Copy All Disks to the Destination
- Create a Linked Clone
- Edit the Number of Processors
- Allocate Memory for the Destination Virtual Machine
- Specify a Disk Controller for the Destination Virtual Machine
- Configure the Network Settings of the Destination Virtual Machine
- Configure the Network for the Helper Virtual Machine
- Organize the Data to Copy on the Destination Machine
- Configure the Software on the Destination Virtual Machine
- Configure the Conversion Task
- Set the Startup Mode for Destination Services
- Stop Services Running on the Source Machine
- Synchronize the Destination Machine with Changes Made to the Source Machine
- Power Off the Source Machine After Conversion
- Power On the Destination Virtual Machine After Conversion
- Limit the Amount of Resources Used by the Conversion Task
- Uninstall Converter Standalone Agent from the Source Machine
- Review the Summary and Submit the Conversion Task
- Configure Virtual Machines
- Save Sysprep Files
- Start the Configuration Wizard
- Select a Source Machine to Configure
- Select the Options to Configure
- Review and Submit the Configuration Task
- Managing Conversion and Configuration Tasks
- Index
Table 2-3. Supported Sources (Continued)
Source Type Sources
Hyper-V Server virtual
machines
Powered-off virtual machines with the following guest operating systems:
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Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64), SP1, SP2, and R2
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Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64) SP2 and R2 SP2
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Windows 7 (except Home editions)
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Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 (except Home editions)
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Windows XP Professional SP2, SP3, and x64 SP2
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 and SP2
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 (x86 and x64)
Third-party virtual machines or
system images
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Acronis True Image Echo 9.1, 9.5, and Acronis True Image 10 and 11 (Home product)
(.tib).
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Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery (formerly LiveState Recovery) 6.5, 7.0, 8.0,
and 8.5, LiveState Recovery 3.0 and 6.0 (only .sv2i).
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Norton Ghost version 10.0, 12.0, and 14.0 (.sv2i format only).
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Parallels Desktop 2.5, 3.0, and 4.0 (.pvs and .hdd). Compressed disks are not
supported.
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Parallels Workstation 2.x (.pvs). Compressed disks are not supported. Parallels
Virtuozzo Containers are not supported.
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StorageCraft ShadowProtect Desktop, ShadowProtect Server, ShadowProtect Small
Business Server (SBS), ShadowProtect IT Edition, versions 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2
(.spf).
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Microsoft VHD format for the following sources:
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Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 and Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 (.vmc)
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Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 and 2005 R2 (.vmc)
Sources that run Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 can be converted to ESX 3.5 Update 5, ESX 4.0, or
later destinations. ESX 3.5 Update 4 or earlier versions do not support Windows 7.
Conversion Limitations for Powered-On Machines
When you convert a powered-on machine, some conversion features might not be available for certain source
operating systems.
For a list of limitations dependent on the source operating system, see Table 2-4.
Table 2-4. Limitations for Powered-On Machine Conversion
Source Operating System Limitations
Windows XP and later Synchronization is supported only for volume-based cloning at the block level.
Linux
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Only volume-based cloning at the file level is supported.
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Only managed destinations are supported.
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You can convert multiboot virtual machines only if GRUB is installed as the boot
loader. LILO is not supported.
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LVM logical volumes are converted to basic volumes on the destination virtual
machine.
Conversion Limitations for VMware Virtual Machines
Certain limitations exist when you convert a VMware virtual machine.
You must power off source virtual machines before you convert them. You can convert running virtual
machines if you follow the procedure for converting powered-on machines.
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