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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
- Supported Firmware Interfaces
- Supported Source Types
- Supported Destination Types
- Supported Source Disk Types
- Supported Destination Disk Types
- Support for IPv6 in Converter Standalone
- Installation Space Requirements
- Screen Resolution Requirements
- Configuring Permissions for vCenter Users
- TCP/IP and UDP Port Requirements for Conversion
- Requirements for Remote Hot Cloning of Windows Operating Systems
- Conversion Limitations
- 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
- Select 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
Table 2-2. Supported Sources Based on Operating System and Firmware Interface
Operating System BIOS 32-Bit UEFI 64-Bit UEFI
Windows XP
Professional SP3
Yes No No
Windows Server 2003
R2 SP2
Yes No No
Windows Vista SP2 Yes No Yes
Windows Server 2008
SP2
Yes No Yes
Windows Server 2008
R2
Yes No Yes
Windows 7 Yes No Yes
Windows 8 Yes No Yes
Windows Server 2012 Yes No Yes
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 3.x
Yes No No
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4.x
Yes No No
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.x
Yes No No
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6.x
Yes No Yes
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 9.x
Yes No No
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10.x
Yes No No
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 11.x
Yes No No
Ubuntu 10.x Yes No No
Ubuntu 11.x Yes No Yes
Ubuntu 12.04 Yes No Yes
Supported Source Types
With Converter Standalone, you can convert remote powered on machines, powered off VMware virtual
machines, Hyper-V Server virtual machines, and other third-party virtual machines and system images.
Table 2-3. Supported Sources
Source Type Sources
Powered on machines
n
Remote Windows physical machines
n
Remote Linux physical machines
n
Local Windows physical machines
n
Windows virtual machines running on Hyper-V Server
n
Powered on VMware virtual machines
n
Powered on Hyper-V Server 2012 virtual machines
VMware vCenter virtual
machines
Powered off virtual machines managed by the following servers:
n
vCenter Server 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, and 5.1
n
ESX 4.0 and 4.1
n
ESXi 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, and 5.1
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