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
Index
A
Acronis True Image, source 19
add a disk 54
adding jobs 86
advanced customization
guest operating system 64
installing VMware Tools 67
removing system restore checkpoints 68
synchronizing source and destination 71
agent 10
allocate memory 61
audience 7
C
changing the number of tasks displayed 90, 91
client 10
cloning
disk based 13
disk-based cloning 14
full clones 14
hot, defined 11
linked clones 14
volume based 13
volume-based cloning 14
cloning modes 13
command-line commands 36
components 10
configuration options 79
configuration, submitting job 83
configure the conversion job 69
configure the hardware
allocate memory 61
configure the Helper VM network 63
configure the network settings 62
edit the number of processors 60
edit the number of processors cores 60
edit the number of processors sockets 60
specify a disk controller 62
configure the hardware of the destination
machine 51
configure the network settings 62
configure the software 63
configuring
domain details 82
guest operating system 79
install VMware tools 79
prepare for booting 83
removing system restore checkpoints 83
selecting a source 76
selecting VMware Fusion source 76
selecting VMware Player source 76
selecting Workstation source 76
sysprep files locations 26
Sysprep files locations 75
time zone 81
workgroup 82
configuring permissions for vCenter users 23
connect to a remote Converter Standalone
server 39
controlling the number of concurrent tasks 89
conversion 88
conversion jobs
submitting 74
viewing summary 74
conversion limitations
configuration limitations 29
Linux guest limitations 29
powered on machine limitations 29
third-party images limitations 29
third-party virtual machines or system
images 30
virtual machines 29
VSS snapshots 30
Windows guest limitations 29
conversion tasks
managing 85
maximum running 89
starting 42
conversion throttling 73
Conversion wizard, starting 42
conversion, viewing job summary 74
Converter Standalone
installing client in Windows 33
installing in Windows 33
installing server and agent in Windows 33
modifying installation in Windows 37
repairing in Windows 38
converting
existing system images 15
existing virtual machines 15
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