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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
Convert a Physical or Virtual Machine 4
You can create a conversion task to convert a physical or virtual machine to a variety of destinations. You can
convert physical machines, VMware virtual machines, third-party backup images and virtual machines, and
Hyper-V Server virtual machines into VMware standalone virtual machines or virtual machines that vCenter
Server manages.
The approach you take for creating the conversion task is determined by the type of source and the type of
destination that you select.
Source type
A powered-on physical or virtual machine, a VMware Infrastructure virtual
machine running on an ESX host, or a standalone virtual machine.
Standalone virtual machines include VMware virtual machines, backup
images, and third-party virtual machines such as VMware Workstation,
VMware Server, Acronis True Image, Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtual Server,
Symantec Backup Exec Server Recovery (formerly known as
LiveState Recovery), LiveState Recovery, StorageCraft, Parallels Desktop for
Microsoft Windows and Mac OS, Parallels Workstation, and Norton Ghost
(only .sv2i) images.
“Supported Source Types,” on page 23 contains a full list of supported source
types and product versions.
Destination type
ESX host, ESX host that vCenter Server manages, or a VMware standalone
virtual machine.
“Supported Destination Types,” on page 25 contains a full list of supported
destination types and product versions.
Procedure
1 Start the Wizard for a Conversion on page 42
The Conversion wizard guides you through the steps of creating a conversion task.
2 Select a Source Machine to Convert on page 42
You can select from several source options for the type of machine to convert.
3 Select a Destination for the New Virtual Machine on page 48
When you set up a conversion task, you must select a destination for the new virtual machine.
4 Configure the Hardware of the Destination Virtual Machine on page 51
You can configure the virtual hardware resources that the destination virtual machine uses.
5 Configure the Software on the Destination Virtual Machine on page 62
You can configure the guest operating system so that it is ready to operate in a virtual environment.
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