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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
modifying installation in Windows 35
repairing in Windows 36
converting
existing system images 16
existing virtual machines 16
converting machines 39
converting, powered-on machines 68
copy all disks 57
copy disks or volumes
copy all disks 57
create an expandable disk on a hosted
destination 55
create an expandable disk on a managed
destination 55
delete a disk 56
move a disk to a different datastore 54
move a volume to a different datastore 52
move a volume to a different virtual disk 52
resize a volume 50
skip a volume 51
create an expandable disk on a hosted
destination 55
create an expandable disk on a managed
destination 55
customization 28
customize the location 47
customizing
computing resources 70
tasks throttling 70
customizing the guest operating system 62
D
data to copy 49, 57
delete a disk 56
delete job 85
destination
ESX host 23
vCenter Server 23
VirtualCenter 23
VMware Fusion 23
VMware Player 23
VMware Server 23
Workstation 23
destination machine
folder 46
naming 46
power on 70
destination services, startup mode 67
destination setup
computer information 62
DNS 64
domain details 65
guest operating system 62
network adapters 64
SID 62
time zone 64
Windows license 63
WINS 64
workgroup 65
disk
2GB split 15
not pre-allocated 15, 55
thick 15
thin-provisioned 15, 55
disk cloning modes
disk-based cloning, defined 14
full clones, defined 14
linked clones, defined 14
volume-based cloning, defined 14
disk controller 59
disk-based cloning 13, 14, 54, 55, 57
disks, adding 53
dual boot systems 9
duplicate ID 16
E
edit the number of processors 58
errors, viewing in the log files 90
ESX host
destination 23
source 21
support 21
ESX VM, source 42
exporting
to hosted formats 46, 48
to managed formats 46
exporting a single task log file 90
exporting jobs logs 90
F
feedback 5
filtering jobs 85
filtering jobs by history 85
full clones, defined 14
G
glossary 5
go to job 88
go to running task 84
guest operating system configuration
computer information 78
DNS 79
domain 80
network adapters 79
SID 78
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