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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
Contents
About This Book 7
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Introduction to VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 9
Migration with Converter Standalone 9
Converter Standalone Components 10
Cloning and System Configuration of Physical Machines 10
Hot Cloning of Physical Machines 11
Remote Hot Cloning of Physical Machine Sources That Are Running Windows 11
Remote Hot Cloning of Physical Machine Sources That Are Running Linux 12
Types of Data Cloning Operations 13
Volume-Based Cloning 14
Disk-Based Cloning 14
Full and Linked Clones 14
Using Converter Standalone with Virtual Machine Sources and System Images 15
System Settings Affected by Conversion 15
Changes to Virtual Hardware 16
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System Requirements 17
Supported Operating Systems 17
Supported Firmware Interfaces 18
Supported Source Types 19
Supported Destination Types 20
Supported Source Disk Types 21
Supported Destination Disk Types 22
Support for IPv6 in Converter Standalone 22
Installation Space Requirements 23
Screen Resolution Requirements 23
Configuring Permissions for vCenter Users 23
TCP/IP and UDP Port Requirements for Conversion 24
Requirements for Remote Hot Cloning of Windows Operating Systems 25
Ensure that Windows Firewall Does Not Block File and Printer Sharing 26
Turn Off Simple File Sharing on Windows XP Professional 26
Prepare the Guest Operating System for Customization 26
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Conversion Limitations 29
Conversion Limitations for Powered On Machines 29
Conversion Limitations for VMware Virtual Machines 29
Conversion Limitations for Third-Party Virtual Machines or System Images 30
Limitations Related to Creating Snapshots of Windows Sources 30
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