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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
Specify the Windows License Information
Ensure that you enter licensing information for all destination virtual machines running guest operating
systems as necessary.
Prerequisites
On the Options page of the Configuration wizard, select Customize guest preferences for the virtual
machine and click Next to view and adjust the available customization options.
Procedure
1 On the Customizations page, select Windows license from the options list.
2 Type Product ID information for the destination virtual machine.
3 (Optional) Select Include server license information if the guest operating system is Windows Server
2003 or Windows Server 2008.
4 Select a Server license mode option.
Option Description
Per seat
For individual user licenses.
Per server
For a concurrent user license. Specify the Maximum connections value when
you select this option.
The Windows license information is saved to the configuration source machine when the configuration task
is completed.
What to do next
You can select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the configuration job. If the Next button
is inactive, check the Current settings list for other settings that need your attention on this page.
Set the Time Zone
You can configure the time zone for a virtual machine.
Prerequisites
On the Options page of the Configuration wizard, select Customize guest preferences for the virtual
machine and click Next to view and adjust the available customization options.
Procedure
1 On the Customizations page, select Time zone from the options list.
2 Select the target time zone from the Time zone drop-down menu.
The time zone is set on the destination machine when the configuration job completes.
What to do next
You can select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the configuration job. If the Next button
is inactive, check the Current settings list for other settings that need your attention on this page.
Configure the Network Adapters
You can change the network settings of a virtual machine to work with the network configuration of the virtual
environment.
The options for configuring network adapters are available for all supported customization sources.
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