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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Converter Standalone User's Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction to VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
- System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems
- Installation Space Requirements
- Screen Resolution Requirements
- Supported Source Types
- Supported Destination Types
- Restoring VCB Images in Converter Standalone
- Configuring Permissions for vCenter 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
- Change a Volume Cluster Size
- 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
- Set Up a Virtual Disk as a Logical-Volume Group Container
- 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 Process
- Copy All Disks to the Destination
- Create an Optimized Partition Layout
- Create a Linked Clone
- Edit the Number of Processor Sockets and Cores
- 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 Job
- 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 Job
- Uninstall Converter Standalone Agent from the Source Machine
- Review the Summary and Submit the Conversion Job
- 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 Job
- Manage Conversion and Configuration Jobs and Tasks
- Index
Prerequisites
Make sure your system meets the Converter Standalone system requirements.
Make sure that you have Administrator privileges.
If you have Converter 3.0.x installed and your machine runs Windows Vista, uninstall Converter 3.0.x manually
before you install Converter Standalone 5.0.
If you have an earlier version of Converter Standalone agent on the system, uninstall Converter Standalone
agent.
Procedure
1 Download the latest version of Converter Standalone from the VMware Web site.
2 Navigate to the folder that contains the installer file you downloaded and double-click the VMware-
converter-5.x.x-<xxxxx>.exe file, where <xxxxx> is the number of the build.
3 In the Choose Setup Language dialog box, select the language for the install process and click OK.
4 Follow the prompts till the End-User License Agreement page appears.
5 Select I accept the terms in the License agreement and click Next.
6 On the Destination Folder page, select the location to install Converter Standalone and click Next.
The default location is C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone. To install to
another location, you can click Change and browse for the new location.
7 On the Setup Type page, select Local installation and click Next.
8 On the Ready to Install page, click Install.
9 (Optional) On the Installation Completed page, deselect Run Converter Standalone Client now to
complete the installation without starting the application at this time.
10 On the Installation Completed page, click Finish.
A prompt might ask you to restart your system.
Converter Standalone is installed on the local machine and is ready for use.
What to do next
You can use Converter Standalone to convert physical or virtual machine sources to virtual machine
destinations.
Perform a Client-Server Installation in Windows
Perform a client-server installation so that you can create and manage conversion tasks remotely.
During the client-server installation, you can select the Converter Standalone components that you want to
install on your system.
Prerequisites
Make sure your system meets the Converter Standalone system requirements.
Make sure that you have Administrator privileges.
If you have Converter 3.0.x installed and your machine runs Windows Vista, uninstall Converter 3.0.x manually
before you install Converter Standalone 5.0.
If you have an earlier version of Converter Standalone agent on the system, uninstall Converter Standalone
agent.
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