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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
Procedure
1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Tasks.
2 Select the row in the task list for the task to view.
The information for that task appears in the Details pane below the tasks list.
3 Click the Task progress tab to view the task status and log highlights.
Export the Log Files for Jobs
You can review the log files for information about the jobs, or send a copy of log files to VMware technical
support. You can export the log files for all jobs in the job list.
Procedure
1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Jobs.
2 Select a job in the job list.
3 On the main menu, select Job > Export Logs.
4 Select a location to which you want to save the files and click Save.
The log files for all jobs in the job list are saved to the selected location.
Export the Log Files for a Task
If any problems cause a task to fail, you can review information about the task in the log files or send a copy
of the log files to VMware technical support. You can export the log files for a specific task in the task list.
Procedure
1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Tasks.
2 Select the task in the task list.
3 In the Details pane, click the Task Progress tab.
4 Click Export Logs.
5 Select a location to which you want to save the files and click Save.
The log files for this task are saved to the selected location.
Back-End and Client Log Files Locations
Converter Standalone saves log files as it operates.
Table 6-1 lists the default locations where log files are saved. You can view the log files or send them to VMware
support, if necessary.
These file locations are also the file locations on the remote machine if you are running a remote hot clone. To
send these log files from a remote machine to VMware support, you must manually compress and send them.
Table 6-1. Log Files Locations
Log Files File Path
Converter Standalone server and agent log files
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application
Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\logs*
Converter Standalone client log files
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application
Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone\Logs*
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