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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
tasks, managing 87
tasks, submitting configuration 81
TCP/IP and UDP port requirements 26
thin-provisioned destination disks 7
thin-provisioned disk 55
third-party VM, source 44
throttling conversion tasks 70
time zone configuration 79
U
uninstall Converter Standalone agent 71
uninstalling 31
uninstalling VMware vCenter Converter
Standalone, in Windows 37
V
VCB, See VMware Consolidated Backup
vCenter Converter
migration with 7
tasks 7
vCenter permissions 25
vCenter Server, destination 23
vCenter Server support 21
vCenter Server virtual machines 43
vCenter Server VM, source 42
version support 21
viewing a task's progress 89
viewing conversion job summary 71
viewing the log files 90
virtual disk 52
virtual disk, adding 53
virtual hardware
CPU issues 17
disk device issues 17
Ethernet adapter issues 17
graphics card issues 17
Virtual Iron, source 21
virtual machines
conversion limitations 22
converting existing 16
destination on same network as source 16
VirtualCenter
destination 23
source 21
support 21
VMware Consolidated Backup 24
VMware Fusion
destination 23
source 21
support 21
VMware hosted products, information not
preserved when using Converter
Standalone 25
VMware hosted products support 21
VMware managed products, information not
preserved when using Converter
Standalone 24
VMware managed products support 21
VMware Player
destination 23
source 21
support 21
VMware Server
destination 23
source 21
support 21
VMware Tools 65
VMware vCenter Converter Boot CD 8
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone
command-line installation in Windows 34
installing remote access in Windows 32
uninstalling in Windows 37
volume cluster size 51
volume-based cloning 13, 50–52, 55, 56
volume-based cloning, defined 14
volume, supported types 13, 14
volumes, excluding 51
volumes, moving 53
volumes, resizing 50
VSS snapshots limitations 29
W
Windows, Simple File Sharing 28
Windows virtual machines, configuring 73
Windows XP, turning off Simple File Sharing 28
Windows XP, checking Windows Firewall
blocks 28
worker 8
Workstation
destination 23
source 21
support 21
X
Xen, source 21
Index
VMware, Inc. 95