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Procedure
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Use disk-based cloning to create an expandable disk.
a From the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Copy all disks and maintain layout.
b From the Type drop-down menu, select Not pre-allocated.
c To apply your settings, select another option from the options list or click Next.
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Use volume-based cloning to create an expandable disk.
a From the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Select volumes to copy and click Advanced.
b Select the Destination layout tab, select a virtual disk, and select Not pre-allocated from the Type
drop-down menu.
c To apply your settings, select another option from the options list or click Next.
Converter Standalone copies only the existing data to the destination datastore. The empty disk space from
the virtual disk is not copied to the datastore. As you use the destination virtual machine and write new data
to the disk, the size of the destination disk grows.
Exclude a Source Disk from the Conversion Process
You can select a disk from the source machine and delete it from the disk layout of the destination virtual
machine.
Prerequisites
The source machine must have more than one hard disk.
On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Data to copy in the options list.
Procedure
1 From the Data copy type drop-down menu, select Select volumes to copy.
2 Delete the disk.
Option Description
Preserve the volumes associated
with the disk
a Click Advanced and select the Destination layout tab.
b Move the volumes from the disk that you want to delete to another
virtual disks.
c Highlight the empty disk and click Remove disk.
Delete the volumes associated with
the disk
a Click Advanced and select the Source volumes tab.
b Deselect the volumes associated with the disk that you want to delete.
3 Save your settings.
Option Description
Select another option from the
options list
Saves your settings and displays the pane for the selected option.
Click Next
Saves your settings and displays the next page of the Conversion wizard.
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The Customizations page is displayed if you select Customize guest
preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
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The Summary page is displayed if you do not select Customize guest
preferences for the virtual machine in the Advanced options pane.
Converter Standalone creates .vmdk files in the destination datastore only for the virtual disks you decided to
preserve.
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