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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
Index
A
Acronis True Image, source 23
add a disk 53, 54
adding tasks 86
advanced customization
guest operating system 63
installing VMware Tools 66
removing system restore checkpoints 67
synchronizing source and destination 70
agent 10
allocate memory 60
audience 7
C
changing the number of tasks displayed 89, 90
client 10
cloning
cold, defined 11
disk based 16
disk-based cloning 17
full clones 17
hot, defined 11
linked clones 17
volume based 16
volume-based cloning 16
cloning modes 16
cold cloning
boot CD 15
defined 11
command-line commands 36
components 10
configuration options 79
configuration, submitting task 83
configure the conversion task 67
configure the hardware
allocate memory 60
configure the Helper VM network 62
configure the network settings 61
edit the number of processors 59
specify a disk controller 60
configure the hardware of the destination
machine 51
configure the network settings 61
configure the software 62
configuring
domain details 82
guest operating system 79
install VMware tools 79
removing system restore checkpoints 83
selecting a source 76
selecting VMware Fusion source 76
selecting VMware Player source 76
selecting VMware Server source 76
selecting Workstation source 76
sysprep files locations 29
Sysprep files locations 75
time zone 81
updating drivers 83
workgroup 82
configuring permissions for vCenter users 26
connect to a remote Converter Standalone
server 39
controlling the number of concurrent tasks 86
conversion limitations
configuration limitations 24
Linux guest limitations 24
powered-on machine limitations 24
third-party images limitations 24
third-party virtual machines or system
images 25
virtual machines 24
VSS snapshots 30
windows guest limitations 24
conversion tasks
editing 87
managing 85
maximum running 86
starting 42
submitting 73
viewing summary 73
conversion throttling 72
conversion wizard, starting 42
conversion, viewing task summary 73
Converter Standalone
installing client in Windows 33
installing in Windows 33
installing server and agent in Windows 33
modifying installation in Windows 37
repairing in Windows 38
VMware, Inc. 91