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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
time zone 79
Windows license 79
WINS 79
workgroup 80
guest operating system customization
computer information 62
DNS 64
network adapters 64
SID 62
time zone 64
Windows license 63
WINS 64
workgroup and domain page 65
guest operating system, configuration 77
guest operating system, customization 62
guest operating system, customizing 62
GUID Partition Table (GPT) disks 14
H
Helper VM 61
hosted destinations
converting to 48
Fusion 48
VMware Server 48
Workstation 48
hosted VM, source 44
hot cloning
defined 9
Linux sources 12
Windows sources 10
hot cloning, synchronization 68
Hyper-V Server VM, source 45
Hyper-V, source 21
I
importing machines
configure the hardware 49
customize the location 47
select a source machine 40
install VMware Tools 65, 77
installation space requirements 20
installing 31
installing Converter Standalone, in Windows 31
installing VMware vCenter Converter Standalone,
Windows command-line installation 34
introduction 7
IPng support 25
IPv6 support 25
J
job 85
job copy 85
job create 85
job manager, checking tasks progress 89
jobs 85, 86
jobs list 84
jobs, adding 84
L
linked clones 13
linked clones, defined 14
live cloning, See hot cloning
log files, exporting and viewing 90
logical volume 54
logical volume group 54
logs, location 90
LVM 54
M
managing jobs, job view 83
managing tasks
canceling 88
changing the number of tasks displayed 88,
89
checking task progress 89
filtering tasks by history 88
filtering tasks by status 89
multiple-criteria filtering 89
task view 83
Master Boot Record (MBR) disks 14
maximum number of tasks 87
Microsoft Virtual PC, source 21
Microsoft Virtual Server, source 21
modes of cloning 13
modifying 35
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
N
network settings 60, 61
not pre-allocated disks 55
O
offline cloning, See cold cloning
online cloning, See hot cloning
operating systems, support 19
optimized partition alignment 57
P
Parallels Desktop, source 21
permissions, configuring for vCenter users 25
port requirements 26
power off source machine 69
power on destination machine 70
Index
VMware, Inc. 93