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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
Index
A
Acronis True Image, source 21
add a disk 52
adding jobs 84
advanced customization
guest operating system 62
installing VMware Tools 65
removing system restore checkpoints 66
synchronizing source and destination 68
agent 8
allocate memory 59
audience 5
C
changing the number of tasks displayed 88, 89
client 8
cloning
cold, defined 9
disk based 13
disk-based cloning 14
full clones 14
hot, defined 9
linked clones 14
volume based 13
volume-based cloning 14
cloning modes 13
cold cloning
boot CD 13
defined 9
command-line commands 34
components 8
configuration options 77
configuration, submitting job 81
configure the conversion job 66
configure the hardware
allocate memory 59
configure the Helper VM network 61
configure the network settings 60
edit the number of processors 58
edit the number of processors cores 58
edit the number of processors sockets 58
specify a disk controller 59
configure the hardware of the destination
machine 49
configure the network settings 60
configure the software 61
configuring
domain details 80
guest operating system 77
install VMware tools 77
removing system restore checkpoints 81
selecting a source 74
selecting VMware Fusion source 74
selecting VMware Player source 74
selecting VMware Server source 74
selecting Workstation source 74
sysprep files locations 28
Sysprep files locations 73
time zone 79
updating drivers 81
workgroup 80
configuring permissions for vCenter users 25
connect to a remote Converter Standalone
server 37
controlling the number of concurrent tasks 87
conversion 86
conversion jobs
submitting 71
viewing summary 71
conversion limitations
configuration limitations 22
Linux guest limitations 22
powered-on machine limitations 22
third-party images limitations 22
third-party virtual machines or system
images 23
virtual machines 22
VSS snapshots 29
windows guest limitations 22
conversion tasks
managing 83
maximum running 87
starting 40
conversion throttling 70
conversion wizard, starting 40
conversion, viewing job summary 71
Converter Standalone
installing client in Windows 31
installing in Windows 31
installing server and agent in Windows 31
VMware, Inc. 91