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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
What to do next
You can select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion job. If the Next button
is inactive, check the Current settings list for other settings that need your attention on this page.
Assign a Workgroup or Domain Details
You can set up the workgroup and the domain in which the destination virtual machine belongs.
Prerequisites
On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Advanced options, click the Post-conversion tab, and
select Customize guest preferences for the virtual machine. Click Next to view and adjust the available
customization options.
Procedure
1 On the Customizations page, select Workgroup/Domain from the options list.
2 Select how the virtual machine participates in the destination network.
Option Description
Workgroup
The text box must have a value. Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, space,
and the hyphen (-). The maximum length is 15 characters.
Windows server domain
The text box must have a value. Valid characters include A-Z, a-z, 0-9, space,
period, and the hyphen (-). The maximum length is 64 characters. User
credentials are required.
The destination virtual machine connects to the specified workgroup and domain server.
What to do next
You can select another option to set or click Next to view a summary of the conversion job. If the Next button
is inactive, check the Current settings list for other settings that need your attention on this page.
Install VMware Tools on the Destination Virtual Machine
When converting Windows source machines, you can install VMware Tools to improve graphics performance
of the guest operating system. Other enhancements include automatic grab and release of the mouse pointer,
copy and paste operations between guest and host, and improved mouse performance.
Prerequisites
On the Options page of the Conversion wizard, click Advanced options in the options list.
Procedure
1 Click the Post-conversion tab.
2 In the Post-conversion processing section, select the Install VMware Tools on the destination virtual
machine check box.
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