5.1
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 3-2. VSS Snapshotting Limitations
VSS Limitations Error Messages Workarounds
For all operating systems that
support volume-based cloning,
you need at least one NTFS
volume for VSS to work.
There is no workaround for this
limitation.
VSS under Windows Server 2008
does not support FAT and FAT32.
Deselect all FAT and FAT32
volumes on the View/Edit
Options page of the
vCenter Converter wizards.
VSS under Windows Server 2008
does not support unformatted or
unrecognized volumes.
Failed to create VSS snapshot of source
volume. Error code :2147754764
(0x8004230C)
n
Format all unformatted or
unrecognized volumes and
try the conversion again.
n
Deselect all unformatted or
unrecognized volumes while
setting up the conversion task
in the Data to copy pane of the
View/Edit Options page.
If the space in the VSS snapshot
storage area is not enough for VSS
to create a snapshot, the
conversion fails.
Failed to create VSS snapshot of source
volume. Error code:
2147754783(0x8004231F)
Clean up the source volumes,
especially the system volume and
all NTFS volumes, and try to
convert the source again.
Importing powered-on Hyper-V
sources fails if the following two
VSS services are not started or are
not operating properly on the
source machine:
n
Microsoft Software Shadow
Copy Provider Service
n
Volume Shadow Copy
Service
Failed to create VSS snapshot of source
volume. Error code: 2147754758
(0x80042306)
1 Set the starting mode for
Microsoft Software Shadow
Copy Provider Service and
Volume Shadow Copy
Service to Automatic.
2 Restart the source machine
and try cloning it again.
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