4.3
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
DNS 65
network adapters 65
SID 63
time zone 65
Windows license 64
WINS 65
workgroup and domain page 66
guest operating system, configuration 79
guest operating system, customization 63
guest operating system, customizing 63
GUID Partition Table (GPT) disks 16
H
Helper VM 62
hosted destinations
converting to 50
Fusion 50
VMware Server 50
Workstation 50
hosted VM, source 46
hot cloning
defined 11
Linux sources 14
Windows sources 13
hot cloning, synchronization 70
Hyper-V Server VM, source 47
Hyper-V, source 23
I
importing machines
configure the hardware 51
customize the location 49
select a source machine 42
install VMware Tools 66, 79
installation space requirements 22
installing 33
installing Converter Standalone, in Windows 33
installing VMware vCenter Converter Standalone,
Windows command-line installation 35
introduction 9
IPng support 26
IPv6 support 26
L
linked clones 16
linked clones, defined 17
live cloning, See hot cloning
log files, exporting and viewing 88, 89
logs, location 89
M
managing tasks
adding to task list 86
canceling 86, 87
changing the number of tasks displayed 89,
90
checking task progress 88
deleting 87
filtering tasks by history 89
filtering tasks by status 90
multiple-criteria filtering 90
task view 85
Master Boot Record (MBR) disks 16
maximum number of tasks 86
Microsoft Virtual PC, source 23
Microsoft Virtual Server, source 23
modes of cloning 16
modifying 37
move a disk to a different datastore 55
move a volume to a different datastore 54
move a volume to a different virtual disk 53
N
network settings 61, 62
not pre-allocated disks 56
O
offline cloning, See cold cloning
online cloning, See hot cloning
operating systems, support 21
P
Parallels Desktop, source 23
permissions, configuring for vCenter users 26
port requirements 27
power off source machine 71
power on destination machine 71
powered-on machine conversion limitations 24
powered-on machine, source 43, 44
progress viewing 88
R
reconfiguring, starting the Wizard 76
remote Converter Standalone server 39
repairing 37
S
selecting configuration sources
VMware Desktop VMs 78
VMware Infrastructure VMs 77
selecting sources
ESX virtual machine 44
hosted virtual machine 46
Hyper-V Server VM 47
Linux powered-on machine 44
powered-on machine 43
Index
VMware, Inc. 93