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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
Remove System Restore Checkpoints
Remove the System Restore checkpoints of newly imported source machines to prevent them from reverting
to a preconversion state. For other configuration source machines, removing System Restore checkpoints helps
you save disk space by deleting unnecesary data.
Procedure
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On the Options page of the Configuration wizard, select Remove System Restore checkpoints on the
destination and click Next.
The System Restore checkpoints are deleted from the configuration source machine.
What to do next
Depending on the configuration options you selected, you can either customize the guest operating system or
view the Summary page of the Configuration wizard.
Update the Device Drivers of a Virtual Machine
If a newly converted virtual machine does not start properly in the destination virtual environment, try
configuring it to update its device drivers.
Procedure
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On the Options page of the Configuration wizard, select Reconfigure destination virtual machine and
click Next.
Converter Standalone updates the device drivers on the source machine so it can work in the virtual
environment.
What to do next
Depending on the configuration options you selected, you can either customize the guest operating system or
view the Summary page of the Configuration wizard.
Review and Submit the Configuration Task
After you review your settings on the Summary page of the Configuration wizard, you can go back and change
a setting or submit the task.
Procedure
1 Review the summary of the settings for the source virtual machine.
2 Click Finish to submit the configuration task.
The task appears in the tasks list of the main application window. You can view the progress on the Task
progress tab.
What to do next
To view details about the configuration task, click the Summary tab.
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