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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
View the Job to Which a Task Belongs
You can switch from Task View to Job View to view and edit the job to which a selected task belongs.
Procedure
1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Tasks.
2 From the task list, select a task.
3 On the main menu, select Task > Go to job.
The Converter Standalone manager switches to Job View. The job that contains the task you selected in Task
View is preselected in the list and complies with the current filter of the Job View.
Cancel a Task
You can cancel a task that is in the queue or in progress.
When you cancel a conversion task, the task is removed from the queue. Canceling a configuration task removes
it from the queue and reverts the source machine to its original state. Canceling a task that is not a
synchronization task deactivates the job to which the task belongs.
Canceling a task in progress does not stop it. You cannot restart a canceled task.
Procedure
1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Tasks.
2 From the task list, select the task you want to cancel.
3 Click Cancel.
The task is now out of the queue and the time of cancellation appears in the End Time column.
Filter the Tasks in the Task List
The number of archived tasks can grow to be very large. To minimize clutter in the task list, you can lower the
number of tasks that appear. You can select the tasks that you want the task list to display by filtering them.
You can filter tasks by history, status, or multiple criteria.
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Filter Tasks by History on page 88
You can use the date on which a task is created to filter the task list.
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Filter Tasks by Status on page 89
You can change which tasks appear in the task list based on their running status.
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Filter Tasks by Multiple Criteria on page 89
You can combine filtering criteria to filter tasks in the task list. Tasks that are currently running are
displayed regardless of the filtering criteria you apply.
Filter Tasks by History
You can use the date on which a task is created to filter the task list.
This option does not affect tasks in progress. Tasks in progress always appear in the task list.
Procedure
1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Tasks.
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