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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
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Resource.Assign virtual machine to resource pool
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Virtual machine.Configuration
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Virtual machine.Interaction.Power On (required only if you choose to power on the destination virtual
machine after conversion)
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Virtual machine.Inventory
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Virtual machine.Provisioning.Allow disk access
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Virtual machine.Provisioning.Allow read-only disk access
Converting Linux and powered on Windows machines might require a number of additional
vCenter Server privileges.
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Virtual machine.Interaction.Configure CD media (required only if you need to boot a converted Linux
virtual machine to install media after the conversion)
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Virtual machine.Snapshot management.Create snapshot (required only if you want to synchronize
changes between the source and destination Windows virtual machine)
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Virtual machine.Snapshot management.Remove Snapshot (required only if you want to synchronize
changes between the source and destination Windows virtual machine)
For more information about setting permissions, see the vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide.
TCP/IP and UDP Port Requirements for Conversion
To enable conversion, the Converter Standalone server and client must be able to send data to each other, to
remote physical machines, and to vCenter Server. Also, the source and destination hosts must receive data
from each other. Designated ports are reserved for this communication.
If any of these ports is blocked, the corresponding conversion task fails.
Ports Used When Converting a Powered On Physical Machine Running Windows
Table 2-8 contains a list of the ports that must be open during the conversion of physical machine sources
running Windows.
Table 2-8. Ports Required During Windows P2V
Communication Paths
Communication
Ports Notes
Converter Standalone server to
powered on source machine
TCP - 445, 139,
9089
UDP - 137, 138
If the source computer uses NetBIOS, port 445 is not required. If
NetBIOS is not being used, ports 137, 138, and 139 are not
required. When in doubt, make sure that none of the ports are
blocked.
NOTE Unless you have installed Converter Standalone server or
agent on the source computer, the account used for
authentication to the source computer must have a password,
network file sharing must be enabled on the source computer,
and Simple File Sharing must not be used.
Converter Standalone server to
vCenter Server
TCP - 443 Required only if the conversion destination is a vCenter Server.
Converter Standalone client to
vCenter Server
TCP - 443 Required only if the Converter Standalone server and client
components are on different machines.
Converter Standalone server to the
destination ESX/ESXi
TCP - 902
Powered on source machine to
ESX/ESXi
TCP - 443, 902 If the conversion destination is vCenter Server, only port 902 is
required.
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